Kelly Penz is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and creative mentor whose work weaves the emotional, the mythic, and the sacred. Her debut novel Querencia blends magical realism, lyrical prose, and spiritual undertones into a tale of healing, memory, and portals between worlds.
With a background in fine art, storytelling, and over two decades of yoga and movement practice, Kelly creates not only with her hands, but with her whole heart. Her art has been exhibited in Artists Who Tend (Brooklyn), Artrepreneur: Curated (NYAE), and lives in private collections across the country. She studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art and currently manages the Pennsylvania Academy of Dance.
She lives in Pennsylvania with her children, surrounded by wildflowers, origami bugs, and a quiet but powerful belief in magic.
“WE WRITE TO TASTE LIFE TWICE, IN THE MOMENT AND IN RETROSPECT.” —ANAÏS NIN