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Press, Awards and Exhibits
2010 Stafford Bench on Display at Spaso HouseStafford Bench on Display at Spaso House
Houston, the Bench Has Landed! The Stafford Bench is on display at the Spaso House, the residence of the US Ambassadors in Moscow, Russia. Honoring lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford and the 35th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz joint mission in space.
KGA Donates Wildflower Truck to the  Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterKGA Donates Wildflower Truck to the
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The artwork on the truck was done by the late Barbara Jones, and has been displayed in numerous parades and car shows since its completion in 1989.
KGA 2010 Bluebonnet SocialKGA 2010 Bluebonnet Social
Friday, June 25, 2010
Bluebonnets, Beach Boys, chocolates, benches, truck, energy, and people coming together to help raise funds and awareness for high-quality healthcare in Brazoria County. A wonderful atmosphere and amazing sense of hope.
KGA and Plan CKGA and Plan C
What to do when you need to freshen up. where do you go after Plan B? Plan C, of course! Let's continue to create the process of change and adventure, without throwing it all out in the dishwater.
KGA and James Bute ParkKGA and Jame Bute Park
Saturday, May 22, 2010
The KGA Wildflower TruckThe KGA Wildflower Truck
The KGA Wildflower Truck, painted by the late Barbara Jones, will journey in the Art Car Parade once again this year on Saturday, May 8, 2010, before finding a new home at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, TX.
KGA and The Mermaid ProjectKGA and The Mermaid Project
Meet the Artist
April 29, 2010
Making a Mark Helps Children Tell  Stories of Hope and CourageMaking a Mark Helps Children Tell
Stories of Hope and Courage
an article from the TCH Intranet
March 10, 2010
Filling the CanvasFilling the Canvas
KGA Benches featured at IAH
February 2010
KGA Featured in February 2010 Issue of Houston MagazineDedication of Race for the Cure Bench at the Rose's
New Galleria Location

January 2010
KGA Featured in February 2010 Issue of Houston MagazineKGA Featured in Houston Magazine
February 2010
kga's staircase/2010KGA's Staircase/2010

Mayor Annise Parker Takes Oath of OfficeMayor Annise Parker Takes Oath of Office
( Includes Post-Interview with Kelly Gale Amen )
January 2, 2010

 
about KGA
2009 Party at the home of Kelly Gale Amen with Mayor-Elect Annise ParkerParty at the home of Kelly Gale Amen
with Mayor-Elect Annise Parker
KGA Bench Installed at James Bute ParkKGA Bench Installed at James Bute Park
KGA "On the Move" Exploring GreenKGA "On the Move" Exploring Green
Change is in motion with KGA and new construction.
Honoring Norman BrinkerHonoring Norman Brinker.... Lifetime Board Memeber, Mentor and Friend of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Naming of the executive boardroom at the International Headquarters in Dallas and "Honoring the Promise Collection" commissioned art bench designed by Kelly Gale Amen in commemoration of Norman Brinker.
Dedication: September 22, 2009

KGA and Komen Bench at Eleanor Tinsley Park KGA and Komen Race For the Cure Bench at
Eleanor Tinsley Park

Mayor Bill White and other honored guests helped kick off the start of the 2009 Komen Houston Race for the Cure® season with the placement of a Komen Honoring the Promise Collection Bench donated to the city by Encore Bank

KGA Featured in June Issue of Houston Chronicle's GlossKGA Featured in June Issue of Houston Chronicle's Gloss
June 29, 2009
Dedication of an "Honoring the Promise" Collection Bench Dedication of an "Honoring the Promise"
Collection Bench
by Eileen Campbell and Family to The Rose
June 22, 2009
Fundraiser for Annise Parker for MayorFundraiser for Annise Parker for Mayor
May 2009

KGA and the Pink Ribbons Project"Honoring the Promise Collection" Bench Installed at the Brazosport Cancer Center
April 14, 2009

KGA and the Pink Ribbons ProjectKGA and the Pink Ribbons Project
KGA and Houston's ASID Designer's CookbookKGA and Houston's 2009 ASID Designer's Cookbook

KGA Donates Texas Bench to the Texas Heart Institute in Honor of Dr. WillersonHook 'Em Horns
The University of Texas at Austin Licensed Commemorative Bench Honoring Dr. James T. Willerson
Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas
KGA: A 360 degree perspectiveKGA and Colt Photography
A 360 degree perspective into the life of a creative pioneer
KGA's PoofKGA's Poof

KGA's Poof: Change
KGA's Process: Cash
This all started in 1990 with KGA Fire's Poof.
Now we move into the new layers of creative adventure.
about KGA
2008 KGA and Hook'Em Horns For Dress For SuccessHook'Em Horns For Dress For Success
October 2008
KGA and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Honoring the Promise Collection Featured in 002Houston MagazineKGA and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Honoring the Promise Collection Featured in 002Houston Magazine
September 2008
KGA, Barbara Jones and Susan G. Komen for the CureKGA, Barbara Jones and
Susan G. Komen For the Cure

Opening: September 10, 2008
Inversion Coffee House
Kelly Gale Amen: A Video RetrospectiveKelly Gale Amen: A Video Retrospective
Mark Larsen has put together an excellent video detailing the tremendous impact Kelly Gale Amen has had over the years. Please take a few minutes and enjoy.

KGA "On the Move" Exploring GreenKGA "On the Move" Exploring Green
The end of an era and the beginning of a creative and new design. KGA explores simple and clean.

KGA Selected as 2008 Inaugural “Star of Design" by Decorative Center HoustonKGA Selected as 2008 Inaugural
“Star of Design" by Decorative Center Houston

KGA and the Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing Memorial Bench Program KGA and the Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing
Memorial Bench Program

KGA Unveils the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Promise CollectionKGA Unveils the Susan G. Komen
for the Cure Promise Collection

March 13, 2008, Historic Magnolia Brewery Building's, "Petal Gallery"
KGA and photographer Sergio Santos Collaborate for FOTOFEST  KGA and photographer Sergio Santos
Collaborate for FOTOFEST

Transformed Permanence represents the collaborative efforts of art furniture designer Kelly Gale Amen and photographer Sergio Santos; Art furniture lasting 1000 years and photography capturing the juxtaposed existence of the here and now. Opening: March 13, 2008, Historic Magnolia Brewery Building's, "Petal Gallery"
Installation of the KGA LT. General Thomas P. Stafford, Astronaut Commemorative Museum BenchInstallation of the KGA LT. General Thomas P. Stafford, Astronaut Commemorative Museum Bench
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Weatherford, OK

KGA and Photographer Jack Potts Present "Two Sides"  KGA and Photographer Jack Potts
Present "Two Sides"

What does a famous designer, punk, business woman, stay-at-home mom, and a powerful social director have in common? Opening: February 21, 2008 - Inversion Coffee House

The KGA Functional Art Bench ProgramThe KGA Functional Art Bench Program
Award-winning Houston designer Kelly Amen, formerly of Weatherford, donates his special Stafford Benches to be purchased by donors at the Stafford Air and Space Museum
KGA to exhibit themed dinner table at “Dinner in the Deuce”KGA to exhibit themed dinner table at
“Dinner in the Deuce”

Opening: January 11, 2008, Untitled [ArtSpace],
Oklahoma City, OK
about KGA
2007 "No Shortage There""No Shortage There"
Bering & James
Opening: December 12
, 2007
"Have a Seat" - KGA Featured in Antigue Shops & Designers Magazine "Have a Seat" - KGA Featured in Antigue Shops
& Designers Magazine

Kelly Gale Amen, designer, artist, philanthropist. Choose any of those titles and they fit, yet try to describe Kelly in one word and you can’t. Who is the designer behind the infectious smile? His joie de vivre and zest for the sublime set him apart, leading to a sense of design like no other. His style is truly original, derived from a sense of space, light and color, motivated by his heart and soul.

KGA Featured in October/November 2007 issue of the Atlanta PeachKGA Featured in October/November 2007
issue of the Atlanta Peach

All in the Family: Designer Kelly Gale Amen creates an environment of easy luxury for his cousin Todd Tautfest

KGA Memorial Benches Dedicated at Stafford Air & Space MuseumKGA Memorial Benches Dedicated at Stafford Air & Space Museum
Two new art benches donated by KGA were recently dedicated as permanent fixtures of the Stafford Air & Space Museum.

KGA to be featured in Beautiful Homes of TexasKGA to be featured in Beautiful Homes of Texas
Published and available in Summer of 2007
( Click to preview the cover )

Oklahoma Arts CouncilOklahoma Arts Council
November 17, 2007
KGA Memorial Bench included in the official state art collection of Oklahoma

KGA and Looscan LibraryKGA and Looscan Library
September 2007

"No Shortage Here/No Shortage There""No Shortage Here/No Shortage There"
Corpus Christi, Islander Gallery
September 14 - October 21, 2007

 


KGA and CINCO YEAR 3KGA and CINCO YEAR 3
August 25, 2007
KGA and Paint Day Featured in August 2007 Issue of 002 Magazine KGA and Paint Day Featured in August 2007
Issue of 002 Magazine

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Kelly Gale Amen - "Out of the Box"  Galerie GAM, Monaco - July 9, 2007Kelly Gale Amen - "Out of the Box"
Galerie GAM, Monaco - July 9, 2007

Zina Garrison Tennis Academy, Paint Day in the Park with Kelly Gale Amen: Houston, TX : July 18, 2007

Zina Garrison Tennis Academy, Paint Day in the Park with Kelly Gale Amen: August 13, 2007
Another successful Paint Day in the Park took place on August 13, 2007 at Lee LeClear Tennis Center.  Houston's own designer extraordinare Kelly Gale Amen provided giant canvases which were be made into artistic pieces by dipping tennis balls in paint and then thrown at the canvases.


The Amen Bed The Amen Bed
The Amen Bed is a custom-made canvas upholstered art bed by renowned furniture artist Kelly Gale Amen. The bed was originally created by Amen in 1998 and donated to the Texas Children’s Hospital. Fifty-one artists, including Cancer Center patients, family and staff, helped Amen ( a cancer survivor himself ) paint the bed, creating a one-of-a-kind piece of modern functional art.

KGA and Just DinnerKGA and Just Dinner featured in April 2007 issue of PaperCity
Inside the walls of Just Dinner — an intimate BYOB just opened by Andrew Rebori — Kelly Gale Amen has enhanced the dining experience with exposed wood walls, hardwood floors and a palette of olive and wheat shades — restrained but for some whimsical splashes of marinara-red paint.

KGA and Inversion CoffeeKGA and Inversion Coffee featured in April 2007 issue of PaperCity
Montrose's newest nexus melds caffeinated beverages and homegrown art. Sited in the just-unveiled Art League Houston Studio School ( building by architect irving Phillips ), Inversion boasts interiors by Houston design wizard and internationally exhibited artist Kelly Gale Amen. When owners and partners Amy and Greg Johnson approached Amen 16 months ago, he immediately said yes, with one condition that the new coffee stop provide a venue for "an authentic experience."


WATERCOLOUR.........RENAISSANCE NOWWATERCOLOUR.........RENAISSANCE NOW
After 14 years of visual embrace and adventure it is time to change. Watch as the process takes hold and watercolor enters a period of transition and style.
about KGA
2006 KGA Featured in Mystical Garden of Jewish Community CenterKGA Featured in Mystical Garden of Jewish Community Center
View as Kelly unviels his Memorial Bench at the Mystical Garden
KGA Featured in  Art is the Good LifeKGA Featured in Art is the Good Life
Click to view as Kelly Gale Amen invites you to Art is the Good Life
KGA Featured in  Shout AmenShout Amen
Click to Shout about Kelly Gale Amen
KGA Featured in August 2006 Issue of Houston House & Home MagazineKGA Featured in August 2006 Issue of Houston House
& Home Magazine

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KGA Featured in July 2006 Issue of Houston House & Home MagazineKGA Featured in July 2006 Issue of Houston House & Home Magazine
A complete biographical write-up on KGA was published in the July issue of Houston House & Home Magazine. KGA was the lead profile in the magazine's "Creators of Custom" article on local Houston-area artists.
Zina Garrison Tennis Academy, Paint Day in the Park with Kelly Gale Amen: Houston, TX : July 2006Zina Garrison Tennis Academy, Paint Day in the Park with Kelly Gale Amen: Houston, TX : July 2006
On July 10, 2006 Houston's own designer extraordinaire Kelly Gale Amen brought "art in action" to the kids of the Zina Garrison Academy at Memorial Park. KGA has been an influential participant in the Houston arts community for decades.
KGA Donates Art Furniture Bench to Thomas P. Stafford Air and Space Center : Weatherford, OK : March 2006KGA Donates Art Furniture Bench to Thomas P. Stafford Air and Space Center : Weatherford, OK : March 2006
On March 29, KGA donated an art furniture bench to the Thomas P. Stafford Air and Space Center in his hometown of Weatherford, OK. General Thomas Stafford, a record-setting NASA astronaut and space pioneer, recevied the KGA bench at the dedication ceremony in Weatherford.
Divine Design Houston : Presented by Pi Beta Phi : April 2006Divine Design Houston : Presented by Pi Beta Phi
Hilton Americas, Houston, TX : April 2006

The Houston Alumnae of Pi Beta Phi, a national membership fraternity of more than 180,000 business professionals, held its “Divine Design Houston” benefit gala on April 3-5, 2006. KGA was featured as part of the Pi Beta Phi 2006 Showcase.
The Radar Art : Houston Magazine : March 2006The Radar Art : Houston Magazine : March 2006
KGA Featured in Houston Magazine article announcing grand opening of the new Bering & James art gallery in Houston, TX.
Kelly Gale Amen : No Shortage Here : FotoFest 2006“No Shortage Here” Exhibit by KGA Opens at Bering & James Gallery and Fotofest 2006
Interior designer Kelly Gale Amen will feature a piece of original fabric furniture, then covered in resin and perched on oil drums in the center of the new Bering & James gallery space beginning March 17, 2006. The exhibit will also be featured as part of FotoFest 2006.
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2005 The Women's Home Auxiliary Style Show : November 2005Zina Garrison All Court Tennis Academy presents 2005 Service with Love Award to KGA on November 11, 2005 in Houston
Kelly Gale Amen is an active supporter and Honorary Committee member of the Academy which serves to teach Houston's youth life skills and personal responsibility through positive role models and the sport of tennis.
The Women's Home Auxilary Style Show : November 2005Hats Off To You!
Kelly Gale Amen creates the gala centerpiece for The Women's Home Auxiliary Style Show held November 14, 2005 in Houston.


Art on the Avenue 2005
KGA will be a featured Table Artist at Art On The Avenue, an annual event supporting the affordable housing efforts of Avenue Community Development Corporation on Saturday, November 12, 2005, 6:00PM until 9:30PM.

Dark & Stormy Décor : Houston Chronicle/GLOSS : October 2005Kelly Gale Amens' Dark & Stormy Décor
KGA is featured in the Houston Chronicle GLOSS special section in October 2005. Story by Molly Glentzer. Photography by Craig H. Hartley.

Bering & James presents The Season of Lights : Houston, TX : November 5, 2005KGA Poofs and Art Furniture on Exhibit at Bering and James' The Season of Lights
Saturday, November 5, 2005 : KGA custom art furniture will be on display at Bering and James' The Season of Lights gallery exhibit on November 5 from 6-9 p.m.
Robinson Iron Celebrates KGA Art BenchRobinson Iron Celebrates KGA Art Bench
For nearly two decades, Robinson Iron has been privileged to work with renowned Houston based artist and designer Kelly Gale Amen. Over the years the company has faithfully produced Kelly's ever expanding KGA custom furniture line in bronze, iron and aluminum.
Bering & James presents CINCO : Houston, TX : August 27, 2005KGA Featured at Bering and James' CINCO Show
Saturday, August 27, 2005 : KGA is featured at Bering and James' CINCO group art exhibition on August 27 from 6-9 p.m. Bering and James is a Houston-based art gallery showcasing artists from around Texas.
2005 Art Car ParadeJoin Us at the 2005 Art Car Parade
Saturday, May 14, 2005 : The KGA Energy’s Blue Bonnet Express filled with good friends from THE ZINA GARRISON ALL COURTS TENNIS ACADEMY will be rolling along in this year’s art car parade titled “Magic of the Moving Marvels.”
KGA Memorial Bench Installed at City of Houston Bob Lanier Public Works Building : Houston, TX : May 2005KGA Memorial Bench Installed at City of Houston Bob Lanier Public Works Building : Houston, TX : May 2005

In May 2005, the permanent installation Kelly Gale Amen's "Memorial Bench" in the City of Houston's Bob Lanier Public Works building is dedicated and celebrated as the latest of Kelly's Art Furniture pieces to be included in the official art collection of the City of Houston.
East Montrose Civic Association Home TourKGA Hosts the East Montrose Civic Association Home Tour : Houston, TX : April 9, 2005

The East Montrose Civic Association celebrates its neighborhood history with a Home Tour on Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This historic Houston area is rich in architectural design and appeal from the early 20th century.
From Forest to Sea : Houston House & Home Magazine : March 2005From Forest to Sea : Corpus Christi & Houston, TX
(as published in Houston House & Home Magazine : March 2005)

Charles Baldridge travels so much in his work as chief of staff of one of Houston’s fastest growing financial strategies firms, he prefers to live in low-maintenance condominium apartments. During the week, he lives in an apartment overlooking an oak and pine forest in Houston’s Memorial area; on weekends, they escape to their apartment overlooking Corpus Christi Bay. While Baldridge’s views may change from forest to sea—his choice of interior designer does not—Kelly Gale Amen of Houston.
Oklahoma City Home TourKGA Design Featured in Home Tour : Oklahoma City, OK :
March 2005
(as published in The Oklahoman)

Traditional décor, custom interior design and antique furnishings are among the themes of homes on the first ever home tour organized by Epworth United Methodist Church.
Minimalist OpulenceMinimalist Opulence : Corpus Christi, Texas : January 2005
(as published in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times)

New York City chic meets Japanese Zen. Technology meets simplicity. High art meets nature. Although contradictory in theory, these aesthetics were swirled together like paint on canvas throughout Charles Baldridge’s recently completed Ocean Drive condo by Kelly Amen, Houston-based interior and art furniture designer.
The Duchesne Academy : The Wizard of OZ Chair : Houston, TX : February 2005KGA and The Duchesne Academy Bring The Wizard of OZ to Life : Houston, Texas : February 2005
Kelly Amen and The KGA Engery help create The Wizard of OZ Chair with The Duchesne Academy’s 2005 Eighth Grade Class.
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2004 KGA Art BenchH.I.S.D. and J. Will Jones Elementary Unveil Installation of KGA Art Bench : Houston, Texas : August 2004
Students and faculty at H.I.S.D.'s J. Will Jones Elementary school celebrate the installation of the first in a series of KGA Bronze & Fossil Stone single benches at the school.

KGA : Houston Home Show : August 2004KGA Showcases Zina Garrison “Tennis-Paint-Ball” Artwork at 2004 Houston Home Show : Houston, Texas : August 2004

Zina Garrison All Court Tennis Academy 2004 BenefitZina Garrison All Court Tennis Academy 2004 “Tennis-Paint-Ball” Benefit
KGA donates a hand-painted table, a custom chaise lounge and KGA Signature “Poof” upholstered with “Tennis-Paint-Ball” canvas fabric created by children from the Zina Garrison All Court Tennis Academy. The event gala will be held November 11, 2004 at The Houstonian.

KGA on the project: “Our future lies in the hands of children; they become the next creative force through what they see, touch and embrace."

2004 Art Car ParadeThe Art Car Parade
The Bluebonnet Express is rolling again. The Orange Show asked for it and we brought it back! It's time for fun and The Art Car Parade, Saturday May 8th, 2004.
KGA Energy Exhibit, Fotofest 2004FLUID - FLOW - FLUSH, KGA Energy Exhibit
Kelly Gale Amen, Scott Griesbach and Barbara Jones converge with KGA Energy to create an atmosphere heavy with visuals for FotoFest 2004.

Sculptures : Havanna, Cuba : January, 2004"SCULPTURES" Havanna, Cuba, January 26, 2004
Quick Touch-Up Expands To Total RemodelQuick Touch-Up Expands To Total Remodel
Kelly Gale Amen transforms this West Houston house from a quick touch-up project to the house this retired couple has always wanted.
about KGA
2003 Spectacular Homes of TexasSpectacular Homes of Texas
An impressive showcase of more than 250 colorful photographs of the finest interior designers in the Lone Star State. Peek inside KGA's personal living compound in Houston’s museum district.
Doing 'The Flip' in SuburbiaDoing ‘The Flip’ in Suburbia
Kelly Gale Amen and “The Flip” design process are featured again in Houston House and Home Magazine as KGA reworks the home of Mary and Gerry Averitt.
KGA Memorial Bronze Park BenchKGA Memorial Bronze Park Bench
City of Houston Chooses KGA Design for Eleanor Tinsley Park
Living Out Loud GalleryLiving Out Loud Gallery
Art Gallery in Aspen, Colorado, Becomes Exclusive Dealer of
KGA Memorial Table, Metal Chair and Square Card Table
about KGA
2002 The Fabulous Plan BThe Fabulous Plan B
Houston House and Home Magazine features KGA and his signature starting point for many of his designs, known as “The Flip,” to redesign the 1960s rambler home of Joe and Jeanne Gillen.
moods *
ME Magazine: Style & Décor, Autumn Issue, Oct./Nov. 2002

Inside Cover
Full Color Fold-Out Supplement, ME Magazine

KGA Donates Upholstered Bed to Houston Astros' Wives Benefit Gala
Black Ties and Baseball Caps, August 26, 2002
Aluminum Inspired Furniture
Light Metal Age, June 2002
Sex, Fire and...Furniture
ArtsHouston, June 2002
Color Solutions
Better Homes and Gardens Books, June 2002
KGA Memorial Bronze Park Bench Dedication Ceremony
Shady Grove Plaza Ground Breaking, April 22, 2002
"Fire"
March 1 - April 1, 2002
The Art of Fine Furniture
Houston House & Home, Furniture As Art, March 2002
FotoFest 2002
002 Magazine, March 2002
The Feng Shui of Fire
Houston Press, February 28, 2002
Livable Luxury
Houston House & Home, February 2002
A FotoFest® Fire
January 2002
about KGA
2001 New Bench to Offer Solace to Visitors at Urban Oasis
Houston Chronicle, December 6, 2001 KGA, January 25
This Comfortable Oasis is Sprinkled With Unconventional Accents to Invite a Smile
Houston House & Home, Welcome Home, December 2001
Kelly Gale Amen: An Interview With A Creator
Les Avenues, Sept/Oct 2001
Merging the Skills of 25 Designers
Houston Lifestyles & Homes, ASID's Showcase Villa, May 2001
Amen to this Irreverent Interior/ Illogical Irreverence
Houston House & Home, May 2001, Vol. 8 No. 5
"Heavy Metal"
Macon and Co., Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
"Kelly Gale Amen & Nall"
Macon and Co., Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
"ASID Showhouse"
Texas Association for Interior Design Exhibit, Sugar Land, Texas
"Collaboration/Bayou City Cat Fish"
KGA * John Palmer Art / The Collaboration Bayou City Art Festival, Houston, Texas
For Art's Sake
Kelly Gale Amen & John Palmer - Featured Artists
Party with KGA Engery
KGA welcomes Jennifer Ringo and Scott Dunn
Collaboration
KGA * John Palmer Art & Nall, Atlanta, Georgia
about KGA
2000 Holiday Cheer
KGA celebrates the Holiday Season
Holy Name Retreat Center
Da Camera
KGA and John Palmer donate cat bed for Da Camera's silent Auction
The Energy
Featured Artist, Kelly Gale Amen and John Palmer Art, Debra Duncan Show, ABC 13, Houston, Texas
Lofty Ideas
Lofty Ideas
Light the Way to Literacy
Society Spy: Who's Who
This article originally appeared in Society Spy, August 2000
"Tablescapes 2000" From sedate to far, far out
by Alex Ashcraft, Houston Lifestyles and Homes, May 2000
"Tablescapes 2000"
Houston Pi Beta Phi Foundation, Houston, Texas
AIDS Foundation Houston
The Party of a Lifetime, February 2000
"The Art of Health"
Bayou Bend Family Days, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
about KGA
1999 Designer of Home and Heart
Sense Houston, November 1999
"Westside"
Macon and Co. Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Holman Law Offices
Holman Law Firm turns to KGA to boost firm's work environment. Houston Business Journal - Sept. 24, 1999
10th Annual ASID Fantasy Gala
Celebrationg the launch of Traditional Home's Interior Design Book, Signature Style
Waverly's Colors of Provence
Traditional Home Magazine
Signature Style
Traditional Home Magazine, September 1999
Special Affections
Texas Magazine, Houston Chronicle, July 1999
Renowned Local Artist and Cancer Survivor Kelly Gale Amen Contributes Art Bed to Texas Children's Cancer Center Exhibit
Check It Out, Texas Children's Hospital Publication, June 1999
about KGA
1998 Bright Ideas
August, 1998
Deep Color in a Small Space
Paper City, July, 1998
"Style with a Smile"
Traditional Home, May 1998
"National Route 66 Museum"
Da Camera of Houston: Surreal Progressive Brunch
Metals, Petals and Paints
Show At M D Modern Features Works By Houstonians Kelly Gale Amen And Barbara Jones
Traditional Home Design Award Presented to Kelly Gale Amen
about KGA
1997 Home Design: Opening the bath to the outdoors
by Madeleine McDermott Hamm, Houston Chronicle Home Design Editor
"Sculpture in the Garden: Collection in Harmony with Nature"
Macon and Co. Fina Art, Atlanta, Georgia
"Humidor Exhibition & Auction: Smoke & Mirrors"
The American Society of Furniture Artists, Houston, Texas
Artist of the Month, ASOFA
about KGA
1996 A Passion for Pets
Houston Chronicle, 1996
Furniture as Art: Bronze Aluminum & Iron
The Sculpture Center at Esperante, West Palm Beach, Florida
"Furniture of the 90's: 1996"
National Competition and Touring Exhibition, ASOFA
Style: Two points of view from two designers
Stories by Madeleine McDermott Hamm, Houston Chronicle Home Design Editor
West U family cherishes, preserves charm of home amid huge brick mansions
by Deborah Mann Lake, Houston Post Design Editor
Novel House: Writer returns home to palette of color
by Deborah Mann Lake, Houston Post Design Editor
about KGA
1995 A Kitchen That Works
By Deborah Mann Lake, Houston Renovator (now Houston House & Home)

about KGA
1994 Brushstrokes . . . Watercolor on the Waves
By Patti Restivo, Luxury Homes
Art Furniture by Kelly Gale AmenHouston Museum of Natural Science
Dina M. Kohleffel, Director of Development
about KGA
1991 The Fantasy Awaiting
Southern Accents, July/August.

about KGA
 Other Selected Publications:
  • 1997 Houston Style, Houston Home & Living, April/May
    In the Spotlight, Houston Design Resources
  • 1996 Artfully Furnished, Southwest Art, June
    Amento the Art of Furniture, Culture (West Pal Beach), Volume 14
    Art Furniture finds a '90s Niche, Houston Chronicle, Thursday, May 16
    Cover Article, Public News, May 1, Issue #725
    Exclusively Atlanta
    Cover Article, Houston House & Home, December 1996
    A Passion for Pets, Houston Chronicle
  • 1995-96 Houston Consumer's Guide
  • 1995 Exhibits Showcase Decorative Arts, Houston Chronicle
  • 1994 Artist's Renderings, Houston Chronicle, Sunday, June 26
    Room With a View, Houston Chronicle
  • 1993 Sit This One Out!, Style (Baltimore), July/August
    accents, Southern Accents, May/June
    Furnishings the Outdoors, House Beautiful, May
  • 1992 Heavy Duty Designs, Robb Report, December
    Artful Affections, Houston Press, November 19-25
    The Tree is the Key Element, TEXAS: Houston Chronicle Magazine, October 18
    Maxine Messinger, Houston Chronicle, October 5v
    Kelly Amen, Houston at Home, August
    Houston at Home, June 26


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