ABOUT

BIO



Kelly O’Neal is a contemporary figurative /abstract artist, actress, and filmmaker. She was born in Miami, Florida, and is based in the Atlanta area in North Georgia. She studied at N.C. School of the Arts and Florida State University where she earned a BFA in Acting. 

She is the co-illustrator of Capes & Cowls, The Adventure Board Game, and her work has been commissioned for the covers of books and periodicals.

In parallel with her visual art practice, O’Neal has acted professionally in film, television, theatre, and stand-up comedy. She was a founding member of the 1990s glam/funk musical stage show Superchick & Goodpussy and a pioneer of early YouTube content creation through her web series The Gilda Sue Rosenstern Computer Internet Show. Her award-winning film Gilda Sue Rosenstern: The Motion Picture! is currently available on Amazon.She continues to collaborate with Droom Vox Theatre, co-producing the  film series based on the work of Robin Spriggs.

She lives in a purple house in the woods, surrounded by many four-leggers, and one creative genius two-legger to whom she is married.


 EXHIBITIONS

SOLO

2025, Ventulett Gallery, “Heritage,” Atlanta, GA
2024, Gallery Chimera, “Auguries of Ascension,” Atlanta, GA
2001, Tressa’s, “Clown Gods,” Asheville, NC

GROUP

2026, Poetic Tiger Gallery, "The Long Way Home", online
2026, Gallery Chimera, "I Paint My Own Reality", Atlanta GA
2026, Sewell Mill Cultural Center, "Second Nature," Marietta GA
2026, Future Gallery, "Ain't Life Grand?" Atlanta GA
2026, Fulton County Arts Council, "EmpowerHer," Atlanta G

2025, Shop LaLibrarie, “Mod Muses,” Atlanta, GA
2025, Gallery Chimera, “Honey I Shrunk the Art,” Atlanta, GA
2025, Ventulett Gallery, “Deck the Walls,” Atlanta, GA
2025, Victoria Phillips Gallery, Dalton, GA
2025, Alpharetta Arts Center, Atlanta Collage Society, Alpharetta, GA
2025, 1904 Gallery, Braselton, GA
2025, Blue Heron, “Placemaking: A Story of Time and Water,” Sandy Springs, GA
2025, d’Art Center, “Portrayed,” Norfolk, VA

2024, Art & Industry, “Tarot Card Show,” Atlanta, GA
2024, Gallery Chimera, “Honey I Shrunk the Art,” Atlanta, GA
2024, Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA
2024, Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, “Cut It Out,” Douglasville, GA
2024, Zhou B Art Center, “Awakening Earth: Narratives of Spring”

2023, Ventulett Gallery, “Deck the Walls,” Sandy Springs, GA
2023, Blue Ridge Mountain Arts, “Elevate: New Heights in Collage,” Blue Ridge, GA
2023, REK Gallery, “Encore,” Atlanta, GA
2023, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, “Building Reflections,” Atlanta, GA
2023, Art Station, “Command Performance,” Stone Mountain, GA

2022, Sautee Nacoochee Cultural Center, “All Mixed Up: Collage Collection,” Sautee Nacoochee, GA

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2025, "Deck the Walls," Gallery, Group Show, Atlanta, GA, Organizer
2024, “Urban Summer Vibes”, Gallery Chimera, Atlanta GA, Jury Member

AWARDS

FINE ART

2025, Long List of Finalists, Women United Art Prize
2024, Short List of Finalists, Women United Art Prize
2023, Honorable Mention, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

FILM
2017, Best Comedy, Vegas Movie Awards
2017, Best Actress in a Comedy, Southern States Indie Fan Film Festival
2017, Best Comedy Feature, Central Florida Film Festival
2017, Finalist, Moving Parts Film Festival
2017, Finalist, Best Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Production Design, Tampa Bay Underground 2017, Film Festival
2017, Finalist, Best Comedy, Best Director (Southern States), Southern States Indie Fan Film Festival

PUBLICATIONS

Women United Art Magazine, Curator's Pick,  Issue XIV, Summer 2026
Oz Magazine, Kelly O’Neal, “Scratch That Itch. A journey from actor to filmmaker” 2015
The Untold Tales of Ozman Droom, Robin Spriggs, Cover Art, 2014
Diary of a Gentleman Diabolist By Robin Spriggs, Cover Art, 2010
Capes & Cowls: The Superhero Board Game , Robin Spriggs, co-illustrated, 2008
Asheville Poetry Review,  Vol. 9, No. 1., Cover Art, 2001
Wondrous Strange, by Robin Spriggs, Cover Art, 2001

FILMMAKER

2018 Gilda Sue Rosenstern: The Motion Picture, Feature Film, Producer/co-writer/director/designer/editor/lead actress
2019 Droom Vox Theatre, Short Film Series, Producer/Editor
2016 Ozmandroomunculus, Short Film, Producer/Editor/Prop Designer
2008 The Gilda Sue Rosenstern Computer Internet Show, Web Series, Producer/writer/director/designer/editor/lead actress

EDUCATION

Florida State University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theater
North Carolina School of the Arts, Theater

Tom Roche Editorial, Film Editing Apprentice

COLLECTIONS

Private Collection (FL)
Private Collection (Atlanta, GA)
Private Collection (Decatur, GA)