BIO

KELLI BICKMAN is a multi-media artist currently residing near Woodstock, NY…the most famous small town in America.  In Gaelic her name translates as "Spiritual Warrior". Her art has been seen in many publications, shown in many galleries and is held in private collections worldwide.

Along with her deeply personal studio work, Bickman is the founder and director of Youth Mural Arts, a grassroots community engaged public art program. Bickman’s work brings her together with youth groups to create large scale public art projects that inspire action and forward thinking in otherwise at-risk populations. The program has won many grants and awards with partners including the A to Z Impact fund, the Giving Back Foundation, the Awesome Foundation, the Global Sisters Fund, Healthy Kids, ArtsWestchester, the Boys and Girls Club, the Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health, Ulster Boces, the Kiwanis Club, the Peekskill Rotary, Art in Public Places in Jacksonville, FL, the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art and many more.

She is the CEO of 11:11 Style – Fine Art into Fashion – a collection of wearable Kelli Bickman art made for the yogic and athletic lifestyle. .

Kelli believes deeply in the statement “thoughts create reality.” This reminds her to be mindful, to live in the light, and to embrace the joy of creation. Anything else you may want to know about her you can find in her art.

“People like Kelli help to make the world a better place. We are lucky to have such an amazing Ambassador to the Arts.  Kelli’s zest for the arts and her community is infectious.”

-Lori McNee, Power Artist

SELECTED​ ​AWARDS:

2025 Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Boys and Girls Club Mural

2025 A to Z Impact Fund award - Boys and Girls Club Mural

2024  Dandelion Wishes memorial mural for Cosmopolitan Photographer J. Uphandye, Esopus Creek

2023 Saugerties Village cultural grant recipient - Rocky Owl,  mural arts program

2023  Lions Club grant recipient - Rocky Owl, mural arts program

2023 Kiwanas award grant recipient - Rocky Owl, mural arts program

2022 Creatives Rebuild New York $18,000 grant recipient 

2022 SELCO grant recipient - Main Street, mural arts program / Minnesota

2022 Paint the Town grant recipient - Main Street, mural arts program / Minnesota

2020 Saugerties Village cultural grant recipient for mural arts program, Strong Together

2019 Saugerties Village cultural grant recipient for mural arts program

2018 Awesome Foundation grant recipient for mural in Poughkeepsie, NY

2018 The Giving Back Foundation grant recipient, Love Bomb, Poughkeepsie Community Center

2017​ ​Ulster​ ​Boces,​ ​PTA​ ​grant​ ​recipient, Cahill Elementary Courtyard Beautification, Mural

2016​ ​Ulster​ ​Boces,​ ​PTA​ ​grant​ ​recipient, Cahill Elementary Courtyard Beautification, Mural

2015​ ​Global​ ​Sisters​ ​Fund,​ ​Scholarship for World Peace Mural, Salt Lake City, UT

2015​ ​A​ ​to​ ​Z​ ​Impact​ ​Fund,​ ​grant​ ​for​ ​the​ ​World​ ​Peace​ ​Mural, Woodstock, NY

2014​ ​Healthy​ ​Kids​ ​grant​ ​recipient,​ ​Youth​ ​Mural​ ​Arts - Five Hudson Valley After-School programs

2013​ ​Vision​ ​for​ ​White​ ​Plains,​ ​grant​ ​recipient​ ​ArtsWestchester 

2011​ ​ARTS​ ​Alive​ ​grant​ ​recipient​ ​from​ ​ArtsWestchester - The Banner Project

2010​ ​ARTS​ ​Alive​ ​grant​ ​recipient​ ​from​ ​ArtsWestchester, Peekskill Youth Center

2010​ ​Peekskill​ ​Rotary​ ​grant​ ​for​ ​Youth​ ​Mural​ ​Arts, Peekskill Youth Center

2010​ ​Peekskill​ ​BID​ ​grant​ ​for​ ​Youth​ ​Mural​ ​Arts, Peekskill Youth Center 

2010​ ​MTA​ design ​finalist​ ​for​ ​Port​ ​Chester​ ​Train​ ​Station, New York 

2007​ ​Integral​ ​Institute,​ ​featured​ ​artist

2004​ ​Art​ ​in​ ​Public​ ​Places​ ​Grant,​ ​Jacksonville,​ ​FL  - Brentwood Library Mural

2001​ ​MTV​ ​showcased​ ​artist,​ ​Times​ ​Square,​ ​NYC - Exhibition of fine art