KGA

For over 45 years KGA has been creating unique interior design, functional art furniture, cast metal, bronze, wood, fabrics, rugs, and wallpaper.

Kelly started Kelly Gale Amen Design (KGA Design) in 1974, and has been an influential participant in the Houston arts & design community ever since. His work has been featured in all available media, from a feature on HGTV’s Extreme Homes, to frequent spotlights on his design projects in local and national print media, to publication in books and magazines.

In the 1990’s Kelly began creating his own Art Furniture to give voice to his personal vision. At the time artists were fomenting a movement to include functional art within the arena of fine art. Architects and Designers were creating functional work to augment their portfolios and allow their artistic work to be legitimized within that realm. He is also a founding member of the American Society of Furniture Artists.

His KGA Triple Benches are on display as a permanent installation in Houston’s Shady Groves Victims Memorial at Tinsley Park. Kelly is proud to have had one of his Memorial Benches installed in Houston’s Bob Lanier Public Works Building. He has his Art Furniture in the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the Thomas P. Stafford Air and Space Center in Weatherford, Oklahoma, the National Route 66 Museum in Elk City, Oklahoma, and many other locations.

Kelly has thrown his support behind many charitable ventures throughout his career, adding his special slant on how to engage and reward those involved in fund raising as well as those receiving the benefit of those funds. Some of those organizations are: The Texas Children’s Cancer Center, Aids Foundation Houston, and most recently, the Zina Garrison Foundation.

Starting in 2007, Kelly branched out with the signed & numbered edition collections, partnering with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, The Stafford Air & Space Museum, and the Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing organizations.