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Biography

Ken
Kelleher

Ken Kelleher is an American sculptor and the creator of Anchorball, a creative practice built around the belief that art can function not merely as individual objects, but as living worlds — universes of characters, ideas, and environments that unfold across sculpture, narrative, and design.

Working across monumental public installations, studio editions, paintings, and collectible art objects, Kelleher has developed two distinct but interconnected visual languages: Luminal Pop, where bold colour, exaggerated form, and emotionally expressive characters draw from popular culture, myth, and human emotion; and Elemental, where raw natural forces — expressed through steel, bronze, wood, and mass — speak without ornament, letting form itself become the statement. Together they form a single sculptural universe.

Kelleher's practice is iterative and long-form. Recurring figures such as Ghost Mawse, Tommy Toucan, Willy, and Petal Power inhabit evolving territories — Low Orbit City, Toytopia, Superforms — appearing across scales from collectible works to architectural installations, each iteration building continuity rather than repetition. Series such as Hand Drawn and Fin Flyers explore line, velocity, and engineered form, while Elemental works like The Boundless Sea of Stars compress the force of nature into mirror-finish steel that holds motion permanently still. Production methods range from welded armatures and engineered frameworks to high-gloss composite finishes and hand-applied paint — fabrication treated as part of the artistic language, never separate from it.

Based between North America and Europe, Kelleher continues to develop monumental commissions, new sculptural series, and an expanding constellation of characters and worlds that move fluidly between fine art, public installation, and contemporary culture. His work appears in public settings and private collections across continents.

Play loud. Dream big.

Biography

Sol
Kelleher

Sol Kelleher is a creative partner and the wife of sculptor Ken Kelleher, working alongside him in the evolving development of the Anchorball Universe.

Her first love is modern art, and she brings an intuitive sensitivity to the cultural and imaginative dimensions of the studio's work. With a sensibility that moves fluidly between science, beauty, and design, Sol contributes to the expanding world surrounding the studio's practice — helping shape its cultural direction, long-term vision, and the broader narrative that connects art, objects, and lived experience.

Her interests also extend to organic skincare, perfumery, fashion, footwear, and luxury design, which she approaches with a curiosity for formulation, materials, and sensory experience. She is deeply engaged in the development of intellectual property and creative strategy, helping cultivate the structures through which artistic worlds can grow and endure.

Together, Sol and Ken share a creative life rooted in imagination, curiosity, and exploration. Their partnership reflects a belief that art is not limited to sculpture alone, but can extend outward into the textures, scents, and objects that shape everyday life.

The Anchorball Universe

Sculpture
as a Living
World.

Ken Kelleher is an American sculptor and the creator of the Anchorball Universe, an expansive artistic world where monumental sculpture, character-driven narratives, and immersive environments converge.

Working across sculpture, painting, and large-scale installation, Kelleher has developed what he describes as Luminal Pop — a visual language that blends the playful immediacy of popular culture with elemental themes of light, transformation, and human emotion. His works often move fluidly between humor and myth, appearing both whimsical and quietly contemplative, inviting viewers into spaces where imagination and lived experience meet.

Kelleher's sculptures frequently inhabit public landscapes, transforming parks, gardens, and urban environments into places of wonder and encounter. Whether through luminous stainless-steel forms or vibrant character-based figures, his installations create moments of pause within the rhythms of everyday life.

At the center of Kelleher's practice is the belief that art can function not only as individual objects, but as living worlds — universes of characters, ideas, and environments that unfold across sculpture, narrative, and design. The Anchorball Universe continues to grow as a creative ecosystem where public art, storytelling, and imaginative culture intersect.

This shared vision has led to the development of SOL & Ken, a creative platform that expands the imaginative language of the Anchorball Universe into the realm of design and sensory experience — a future design house emerging from the studio.

Design House

SOL & Ken

SOL & Ken is a creative platform developed by Sol Kelleher and Ken Kelleher, extending the imaginative language of the Anchorball Universe beyond monumental sculpture into the realm of design and sensory experience.

Emerging naturally from their shared creative life, the project explores the intersection of art, science, beauty, and craftsmanship. Through materials, form, and atmosphere, SOL & Ken seeks to translate sculptural imagination into objects that can be carried, worn, touched, and lived with.

Future collections will explore luxury bags, skincare, fragrance, eyewear, footwear, and collectible design objects — conceived not as merchandise but as quiet extensions of a creative world where art, form, and daily life gently converge.

Bags Skincare Fragrance Eyewear Footwear Design Objects

Permanent Works & Collections

In Collections

2019PapillonThree-meter bronze public sculpture, permanent collection of Al Khaliji Bank, Doha, Qatar
2020MadrigalSeven-meter public sculpture, Kushan China Sculpture Park
2020–21BecomingPrivate collection, Surabaya, Indonesia
2021ScribbleFour-meter stainless steel sculpture, Doha, Qatar
2021Inner ChildSet of four three-meter stainless steel sculptures, Krasnodar Park, Russia
2021Velocity VariationTen-meter mirror-finish stainless, Mongolia, China
2021–22Boundless Sea of StarsSix-meter mirror-finish stainless, Hangzhou, China
2021–23OOLALAThree-meter stainless with blue mirror finish
2022Back in the SaddleSix-meter mirror-finish stainless, Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas
2023VelocityThree-meter mirror-finish stainless, private collection, Shanghai
2023Hand Drawn SculptureFive-meter blue stainless, San Diego
2023Spiral Vortex7.5-meter mirror-finish stainless, Regis Maya Resorts, Cancun, Mexico
2023Hand Drawn — RaDDFive-meter blue stainless installation at IQHQ RaDD, San Diego — California's largest urban commercial waterfront life-science district
2024Year of the DragonInflatable, Bangkok, Thailand
2024Flower DreamHyundai Department Store, Pangyo, South Korea
2024Boulevard City CollectionPermanent collection, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2024Garden SasquatchSix-meter public sculpture, part of the Boulevard City Collection, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2024EllieSix-meter public sculpture, part of the Boulevard City Collection, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2024MagmusSix-meter public sculpture, part of the Boulevard City Collection, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2024ElioSix-meter public sculpture, part of the Boulevard City Collection, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2024Fine Feathered FriendsSix-meter public sculpture, part of the Boulevard City Collection, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2024IridessaSix-meter public sculpture, part of the Boulevard City Collection, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2024Willy & WinkyGeorge Pérez Collection, Highley House, Wynwood Arts District, Miami — recurring figures from Low Orbit City
2025Tommy Toucan – The RingEight-meter sculpture commissioned by Hongkong Land for The Ring Live, Shanghai — recurring Low Orbit City form translated into architectural presence
Massive ReachPrivate collection, Buffalo, NY
Mysterious ConnectionPrivate collection, Alfred, NY
Cosmos Deluxe
PivotStudio sculpture from the Elemental series

Exhibitions & Brand Activations

Shows & Activations

19917 Sculptures — Wood & Steel ExplorationsAlfred, NY
2001Outside In — Group Sculpture ShowKent Moses Museum, Exeter, NH
2019Off the Charts — Art Basel Group ShowManolis Projects, Miami, FL
2020Art Palm BeachMiami, FL
2022The Boundless Sea of Stars — The Wave6m mirror-finish stainless wave sculpture installed December 2022, Hangzhou, China
2022NCL × Anchorball — Bench SculptureCustom sculptural bench commissioned for Norwegian Cruise Line
2023Boulevard City — Seven 6m SculpturesRiyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2023Trove Gallery — Opening & OngoingDubai Mall, Dubai
2023ROTOR — Ricardo Fernandes Gallery × London Art CollectiveLe Carousel du Louvre, Feb 21–22
2023Spiral Vortex Opening7.5m mirror-finish stainless, Regis Maya Resorts, Cancun, Mexico
2023Mijo Restaurant — Custom PiecesCustom velvet skull couch & Mariachi sculpture, Las Vegas — opening with Mark Wahlberg
2023Fatima Gallery — OpeningSpain — featured pieces shown at the gallery's opening exhibition
2023W1 — LondonGroup exhibition, W1 Mayfair, London
2024Airside × AnchorballHong Kong — three-month activation: 7 large-scale inflatables, 5 2m plush sculptures, food truck, licensed merchandise
2024Greatest Year of the DragonSiam Paragon Mall, Bangkok — inflatables & assets, New Year's activation Jan 1 – Feb 15, opening Feb 8–11
2024Garden of DreamsLarge-scale paper flower installation & retail activation with 8m flower sculpture, Hyundai Department Store, Pangyo, South Korea
2024Boulevard City Permanent CollectionRiyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2024NCL × Anchorball — Bench Sculpture (II)Second sculptural bench commission for Norwegian Cruise Line
2024Porsche Dubai — Sculpture ShowcaseFeatured sculpture presented at the Porsche Dubai show
2025Siam Paragon × NextopiaBangkok — premiere of three new Anchorball characters, November 2025, Siam Paragon Mall
2026A Curious Art JourneyRoyal Botanical Gardens — opening June 20, 2026

Press

Featured In

Selected coverage of Ken's sculptures, public installations, and character worlds from art & design press around the world.

MyModernMet US-based art & culture magazine celebrating creativity and a positive culture.
Fubiz Paris-based art & culture magazine.
Ideel Art London-based site focused on contemporary art.
Gessato NYC-based magazine celebrating exceptional art, architecture, and style.
Designboom The first and most popular digital magazine for architecture & design culture — daily news for a professional and creative audience.
Ignant Berlin-based interdisciplinary online magazine covering art, design, photography, fashion and architecture.
Collater.al Italian online magazine focused on contemporary creative culture — illustration, design, music, trends and street culture.
Feel Desain Art & culture magazine based in Turin, Italy.
AD Magazine (Russia) Magazine on architecture, culture and art.
WhiteHot Magazine "Off the Charts" — group show review by Anthony Haden-Guest.