BIO
Jacob O'Kelley is an Atlanta-based visual artist and curator. He received his BFA in Drawing and Painting from Georgia State University in the Spring of 2016. O'Kelley is the Artistic Director of Swan Coach House Gallery and Curator/Co-Founder of ShowerHaus.
Recent exhibitions include Akin to Realism and Storyteller, both group exhibitions at Swan Coach House Gallery. From 2021 to 2022, he managed MINT Gallery, a local arts non-profit focused on emerging artists in Atlanta. With ShowerHaus, he has curated numerous shows across Atlanta, most notably The High Rise Show, a large-scale exhibition of over 200 artists across four floors of a Downtown skyscraper. He has also written as a contributor for Burnaway and Art Papers.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2024
TBD, Westobou, Augusta, GA
TBD, Echo Contemporary, Atlanta, GA
2023
Offerings, 66 Peachtree St, Atlanta
Akin to Realism, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2022
Storyteller , Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2020
Weightless, Atlanta Airport Art Program, Atlanta GA
SHOWERHAUS Show 6, ShowerHaus, Atlanta, GA
Anthropocene, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2019
SHOWERHAUS Show 5, ShowerHaus, Atlanta, GA
The High Rise Show, 34 Peachtree, Atlanta, GA
SHOWERHAUS FIXTURE 2, ShowerHaus, Atlanta, GA
SHOWERHAUS Show 4, ShowerHaus, Atlanta, GA
SHOWERHAUS Show 3, ShowerHaus, Atlanta, GA
SHOWERHAUS FIXTURE 1, ShowerHaus, Atlanta, GA
SHOWERHAUS Show 2, ShowerHaus, Atlanta, GA
SHOWERHAUS Show 1, ShowerHaus, Atlanta, GA