Artist Bio

Brian Scott Kelley (b. 1977, Honolulu, HI) is a photographer based in Travelers Rest, SC. With a cross between fine art and documentary perspectives, Kelley uses various processes of photography to reflect his subject matter: black and white, Polaroid transfers, hand tinting, cyanotypes, gum printing, and digital. His work has been displayed in more than 70 exhibitions and is part of the permanent collections at the Pickens County Museum of Art and History and the Spartanburg County Art in the Library Collection.

For more than a decade, Kelley has worked closely with the legendary Blues musician Mac Arnold. This partnership led to the inclusion of his work on the cover of four albums, a PBS documentary, and a photography book documenting Arnold and his band. 

As a supplement to a career in the world of Fine Art and music photography, Kelley was also a photographer with edible Upcountry Magazine, an award-winning publication celebrating food and farms of Upcountry South Carolina. Brian Kelley worked with the magazine for seven years and was a major contributor until the magazine ended production in 2020.