Kelly Falzone Inouye (b. 1975 Woodland, CA) works in watercolor exploring contemporary culture and nostalgia. For this exhibition she was the recipient of a San Francisco Artists Award from the San Francisco Arts Commission.

Inouye has presented solo exhibitions at venues including Marrow Gallery in San Francisco and Interface Gallery in Oakland. Notable group exhibitions include “The de Young Open” at The de Young Museum and “Contemporary Watercolor” at Morgan Lehman Gallery in New York City. She has been awarded public art projects by the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and was a finalist for the Creative Capital award in 2015.

Inouye also founded and ran Irving Street Projects, an influential San Francisco-based residency program that provided project development and exhibition opportunities to fellow Bay Area artists from 2015-2020.

She is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute (MFA 2008) and UC San Diego (BA 1998). She lives and works in San Francisco with her family and tiny dog.