Kelly grew up in Durban on the East Coast of South Africa but has recently moved and settled in the UK.

Her passion for art lead her to a Degree in Fine Art at Durban Institute of Technology. Kelly was invited to exhibit at the Grahamstown Arts Festival and continued her career in painting. She is an established and commissioned artist who has sold many paintings for private and corporate clients in South African and abroad including selling limited addition prints throughout the world.

As well as being a fine artist, her vast and diverse career has included managing the Visual Merchandising team that took the largest South Africa homeware retailer from 50 to 140 stores in 18 months. 

Kelly chose to embark on a career of her own, painting being her number 1 passion, followed by product. she started her own business sourcing homeware, decor and furniture internationally for many retailers. After exploring most of the worlds product trade fairs she needed to do something where art, design and product could merge.

This has brought her to a point where she has been able to merge her art, design, and product buying. Her time is now focused on consulting for an Asian based international trading company, designing and coordinating their furniture ranges, as well as their international show stands. This also offers her the opportunity to create and exhibit her own Art work in Asia.