EveryGoatJones Art

scratchbord art of cat with logo

Kelly Panky

Kelly was born and raised in Bakersfield, CA, but moved to the Lake Isabella area after a five year enlistment in the US Navy.

She attended Cerro Coso Community College and CSUB, and earned a bachelor’s degree in English.

Her work is almost entirely on Ampersand Scratchbord and Claybord for finished work, but I draw, sculpt and paint as well. Kelly's style is loose but detailed, and I work mostly from my imagination or from photographs I have taken.

Exhibitions, Features, and Awards

Kelly has shown her work in the following exhibitions:

  • Kern Valley Museum- Kernville, Ca October 2016
  • Bakersfield Museum of Art- Bakersfield, Ca May 2019 Visual Arts Festival
  • Kern Valley Museum- Kernville, Ca June 2019
  • Work used by Ampersand Art to advertise Fall Scratchbord sale, 2019
  • Arts Illiana Gallery “The Crow Show” February-April 2020
  • Bakersfield Museum of Art 2021 Visual Arts Festival
  • Arts Illiana Gallery “Landscapes” show 2021
  • KRVAA Armchair Art Show

She has been featured in the following publications and reviews:

  • “Bodfish Artist Carves Creations with Scratchboard” Channel 17 news, May 2021. View Video
  • "KRV's Hidden Gems: Kernville Arts and Crafts Festival" Kern Valley Sun, September 2019.
  • "Skilled Hands" Bakersfield Magazine, February 2018.
  • "Artist Finds Focus" Kern Valley Sun, June 28, 2017. First Friday, Dagny’s Coffee, November 2019.

Awards and Recognition:

  • Best in Show, “The Crow Show,” Arts Illiana Gallery, Terre Haute, IN 2020
  • 1st Place, Kern County Fair, Professional Scratchboard Art - Bakersfield, Ca 2019
  • 1st Place, Kern County Fair, Professional Scratchboard Art - Bakersfield, Ca 2018