Kelly Chen
Contemporary Oil Painter
Dusk, 2026. Oil on canvas, 36 × 48 inches — $1700
Hypnagogia, 2025. Oil on canvas, 22 × 16 inches — $660
Pendant, 2025. Oil on canvas, 11 × 9 inches — $200
About
Kelly Chen is an oil painter based in Boston, MA. Her work reimagines Asian cultural scenes and personal memories through atmospheric, cinematic imagery. Drawing on layered color and dramatic lighting, Kelly captures the emotional weight of fleeting moments, creating compositions that linger beyond the frame. Through her paintings, she explores themes of memory, identity, and shared nostalgia, inviting viewers into places and experiences that may be unfamiliar, yet deeply resonant.