Reflectionist Artist · Contemporary Abstract Painter
Kelly Steller Hrad
Texas (originally New Mexico)
Kelly Steller Hrad is a contemporary abstract painter whose richly textured, dimensional works explore memory, movement, emotion, and the quiet energy of lived experience.
The Artist
Memory, movement, and the quiet energy of lived experience.
Rooted in the principles of Reflectionism, her paintings move beyond the flat canvas through layered color, expressive gesture, and evolving surface — works that shift with light, perspective, and the presence of the viewer. Her process is intuitive and deeply personal: rather than beginning with a fixed composition, each painting develops through accumulated layers of color, texture, and movement, so that what begins as a breath, a memory, or a moment of feeling gradually becomes a visual record of reflection and intention.
Her work embodies the Reflectionist belief that painting can preserve the artist's constructive energy while inviting viewers to encounter something meaningful within themselves. Originally from New Mexico, she was shaped by expansive landscapes, sweeping skies, and canyon horizons; early experiences with music, theater, travel, museums, and roadside galleries continue to inform the rhythm and emotional atmosphere of her work.
Today she lives and works in Texas, creating paintings that offer viewers a place to pause, reflect, and reconnect.
Signature Moments
At a Glance
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Commissioned: Louis Vuitton (Legacy West, Plano, TX)
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Commissioned: Lamborghini HQ (Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy)
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Held in private & corporate collections
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Juried & solo exhibitions across the United States
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Medium
Dimensional abstract oil on canvas
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Location
Texas (originally New Mexico)
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Exhibition
Samuel Lynne Galleries, Dallas · September 12, 2026
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Movement
Reflectionism
Selected Works
On Display at the Exhibition
Four works on display at the Inaugural Reflectionist Exhibition, September 12, 2026, Dallas.
Work forthcoming
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Dimensional oil on canvas
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Dimensional oil on canvas
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Untitled
Dimensional oil on canvas
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Dimensional oil on canvas
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Collections & Commissions
Notable Holdings
- ◆Louis Vuitton — Legacy West, Plano, Texas
- ◆Lamborghini Headquarters — Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
- ◆Private and corporate collections across the United States
The Movement
On Reflectionism
Reflectionism is a contemporary art movement founded by JD Miller in Dallas in 2001. Its central proposition is that the constructive intentions of the artist — joy, gratitude, love, wonder, inspiration — are preserved within the physical substance of a dimensional oil painting and can be experienced by anyone who stands before it. Nine founding artists, each working in three-dimensional oil, carry this philosophy forward in their individual voices.
The Movement
Related Artists
JD Miller
Founder of Reflectionism. Twenty-five years of dimensional oil painting.
Philip Romano
Reflectionism artist and co-owner of Samuel Lynne Galleries.
Sharon Virts
The Art of Living History — historical narrative reimagined in dimensional oil.
Lea Fisher
Bold, emotionally expansive works born from a life in human emotion.
Experience the Movement
September 12, 2026. Samuel Lynne Galleries, Dallas.