Kelsey Overstreet
was Born in 1981 and raised in San Diego, CA. Overstreet discovered her passion for painting in her early teens and now primarily works with water-based paints, oil sticks, thread, and spray paint. Overstreet received her MFA in 2018 from Azusa Pacific University.
Her artistic journey is rooted in process-based abstraction, with conceptual explorations that delve into mark-making as a representation of both celebration and clean-up. The act of creating becomes a sensory sharing experience between the artist, observer, and a blueprint of contemporary human existence. Overstreet's choice of materials reflects themes of relationship, conflict, connection, resolve, and the beauty born from chaos.
With a diverse background in various mediums, including textile design and nontraditional printmaking, Overstreet spent three years in Italy crafting one-of-a-kind hand-printed textiles for unique clothing. These distinctive processes manifest in the explorative marks within her paintings.
Currently residing in San Diego, California, she shares her life with her husband and their two children.
