Kalcium Fortified
Kalcium Fortified (Kelsey Strauch) is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist known for her biomorphic, whimsical "bone" paintings. She is also the founder of GalleryBQE, a public grassroots initiative that displays wheat-pasted art under the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway in Williamsburg.
Her visual work is shaped by movement arts—an accomplished juggler and circus artist who has appeared onstage at The Metropolitan Opera, including Philip Glass's 'Akhnaten'. With a BFA in Painting from the University of Oregon, Kalcium continues to blend performance, community, and public art; in 2025, she was awarded a Brooklyn Arts Council grant to curate a GalleryBQE group exhibition at Brooklyn Art Haus along with guided art tours beneath the highway. She loves hosting wheat-pasting nights, teaching handstands and all things David Lynch.
Shows
Strong Rope Brewery
November 6 - December 1, 2026
Opening party
November 6, 2026, 6-9 PM
Music by BierWax
Kalcium's biomorphic "bone" paintings bring a whimsical, otherworldly energy to the wall. Come out, grab a drink, and support local artists in the neighborhood spots we all love.
Work
Driggs
Painting · 60 × 48 in
Newton
Painting · 54 × 60 in
Effemoral Bone
Painting · 60 × 36 in
Banker
Painting · 36 × 36 in
Leonard
Painting · 36 × 36 in
Milton
Painting · 36 × 36 in
Lover's Arm
Painting · 60 × 36 in
Bone Nap
Painting · 72 × 72 in
Conselyea
Painting · 36 × 36 in