Olivea Pearl Kelly

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Olivea Pearl Kelly is a multidisciplinary designer and visual artist whose creative practice spans digital and print design, creative direction, textiles, fiber art, and more.

 

Olivea Pearl Kelly is an independent designer and visual artist based in New York City with over a decade of experience in graphic design, textile art, creative direction, and more.

Olivea (b. 1992, Rhode Island) received her BFA in Graphic Design from The New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University in 2014. After several years in the corporate design world, she shifted her focus to hands-on making, founding OPK Studio, a textile and fiber art practice dedicated to tactile, handmade work.
Her creative practice has since expanded across many craft-based disciplines, reflecting a deep dedication to material exploration and process. While her design background continues to inform her sense of composition and communication, her current work is rooted in the traditions of craft, slow making, and the expressive possibilities of textiles.
Today Olivea maintains an intentionally multifaceted independent practice, producing textile-based artworks, pursuing collaborations across mediums, and taking on select freelance design projects. She is available for commissions, exhibitions, and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Jordan Nassar Studio
Embroidery Artist
2021 – Present

OPK Studio
Artist + Freelance Designer
2016 – Present

Bandulu Street Couture
Embroidery Artist
2019 – 2021

FACT Magazine
Digital Designer
2017 – 2020

360PR+
Designer
2013 – 2016

Mother Juice
Art Director & Designer
2013 – 2015

Boston Magazine
Graphic Design Intern
2013

The New England School of Art
& Design at Suffolk University

BFA Graphic Design, Cum Laude
2010 – 2014

 
 

EXPERTISE

Hand Embroidery
Traditional Tatreez
Mosaic Tiling
Crochet
Punch Needle
Rug Tufting
Fiber & Textile Art
Art Production

Creative Workshops
Visual Design
Art Direction
Branding & Identity
Digital Marketing
Content Creation
Social Media
Creative Strategy

 

SELECT DESIGN CLIENTS

Abundant Beginnings
Ball Canning
Company One Theater
Fact Magazine
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Make & Mend

Mother Juice
Nasoya
Peapod
PBS Kids
Stonyfield Organic
Wellness Pet Company