Kellmis Fernandez is a nationally celebrated glass artist. His accomplishments include solo exhibitions at major museums such as The Museum of Modern Art of the Americas in Washington D.C. His work is further accomplished by inclusion in the permanent collection of the American Museum of Glass. Mr. Fernandez was born in 1954 in Caracas Venezuela. He studied at the Massachusetts College of Art where he received his BA in Photography and MFA in Sculpture. Kellmis sees glass as the ultimate sculpture material “it is both a liquid and solid”. Within the glass he sees this dual nature of the material in objects waiting to bloom. In addition to being an artist, Mr. Fernandez has been distinguished as a instructor and lecturer at several institutions such as; MIT in Cambridge, The University of Wisconsin, Salem State College, Pilchuck Glass School, and the Rhode Island School of Art and Design. In recognition of his importance as a contemporary artist, Kellmis has been invited to participate in dozens of group and solo shows. His work has been shown at cultural institutions including;
• The Museum of Contemporary Art, Caracas.
• The University of South Carolina’s Rowe Gallery.
• The Coro Art Museum, Venezuela.
• Valencia Athenaeum.
• National Museum of Fine Art, Havana Cuba.
• National Gallery of Art, Caracas.
• Jose Luis Cuevas Museum, Mexico City.
• University of Zulia, Venezuela.
• Francisco Navaez Museum, Venezuela.
• York Quay Center for the Arts, Toronto.
In addition to showing at Sonnet Gallery, the work of Mr. Fernandez can be seen at the Elizabeth Doyle Gallery in Kapalua Hawaii.