Kellianne O'Brien was born in 1965 in Columbus, Ohio.  Ms. O'Brien grew up in Columbus and Andover, Massachusetts.  In 1988, she received a BA in French Literature and Philosophy from Miami University of Ohio.  Kellianne moved to Madison, Wisconsin after graduating and began painting in June, 1994.  The following year she had a series of emotional breakdowns which led her through, and taught her about, the entire mental health system.  After three years of successful recovering, Kellianne has become the first person to be hired by the State of Wisconsin as an advocate for persons with mental illness.  She now resides and paints in Madison, Wisconsin.  The works in this exhibit are acrylic, oil, or watercolor executed on an assortment of flat surfaces.