About

Kaeli VonHaggin is an oil painter based in Albany, New York, whose work explores the quiet intensity of still life and the emotional presence of the human figure. Her paintings are bold and expressive, yet grounded in careful observation — capturing texture, weight, and mood with a technical precision that belies her self-taught path.

Kaeli came to painting after years as a labor and delivery nurse, a career defined by high-stakes presence and profound human moments. That hunger for depth and meaning carries directly into her studio practice. Largely self-taught and currently studying under acclaimed oil painter Rebecca Tait, she brings a rigorous curiosity to the craft — constantly pushing her understanding of light, form, and paint handling.

Her work is rooted in the belief that everyday subjects — a bowl of fruit, a figure at rest — can hold extraordinary emotional weight when painted with intention.