Kelly Hall (b. 2001, Miami, FL) is a mixed-media artist based in Baltimore County. She earned her BFA in Art+Design with a Concentration in Painting, Drawing and Printmaking from Towson University and has shown her work at venues in Towson, MD and Baltimore, MD. Her work features a developing visual language that engages viewers on an intensely optical, physical, and psychological level.

She explores the complex emotional and physical feelings that stem from living with eczema by utilizing a varied combination of vibrant, fluorescent, neon colors with paint, patterns, and texture. This highly visual and playful color placement, as well as slightly uneven patterning, creates a unique dichotomy in the viewing experience.

What results is a reaction that places a physical strain on the eyes when viewing the work, while still engaging the audience in a way that makes it difficult to look away. This phenomenon is similar to personal experiences in being unable to disengage both visually and physically from an eczema flare-up.

The ringing sensation from the resulting visual stimulation creates a challenging perspective that mimics the obsessive and burning sensations while battling eczema symptoms on a daily basis.