Kelly Rae is a fine artist and photographer creating emotionally resonant, conceptually rich work rooted in visual truth, intuition, and spiritual symbolism. Her portfolio includes self-portraits, portraiture, abstract compositions, and mythic visual narratives that reflect a deep engagement with the human condition, memory, and transformation.

With a background in photography, painting, and sculpture, Kelly’s work crosses genres while maintaining a distinctive voice: raw, intelligent, and uncompromising. Every piece is grounded in lived experience and inner vision, revealing layers of meaning through light, form, and emotional nuance. Her images are often described as haunting, prophetic, or sacred - visual tapestries that speak quietly but strike deeply.

This site features curated galleries, conceptual projects, and selected works spanning over two decades of artistic exploration. Viewers will find recurring themes of identity, resilience, psychic observation, and divine presence, woven through fine art photography, paintings, sculptures, and symbolic compositions.

Kelly Rae’s artistic practice is not about trends or commercial spectacle. It is about honest witnessing - of self, of society, and of the unseen. She works independently and outside traditional systems, guided by instinct, integrity, and an enduring commitment to artistic freedom.

Available for select exhibitions, commissions, and collaborative projects.

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Fine art prints are available upon request.
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Publications
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San Francisco MOMA Artist Gallery
CIRCUMFLEKS Magazine may 2009
Disenthralled Magazine, June 2010
W5RAN
Photography Served
Sinescope Magazine Nov. 2011
PH Magazine Dec. 2011
Represented work Gault Gallery 2017
The Cafe Review 2024
Model Society 2024

Oracle’s Grove at Deering Oaks 2025

A small white curly-haired puppy lying on green grass next to a person's leg. The person is wearing a red and white patterned shirt or skirt, and the person's shadow is cast on the grass.

"Though mentored by Henry Wessel in the art of clarity and presence, her work resists the passive gaze. It dares to feel. It refuses polish. In doing so, it becomes difficult to market, harder to contain. Suppressed not for lack of vision—but because it sees too much."

- RBT