Elizabeth Kelly
Born in Houston, TX
Texas-raised, Arkansas-trained, Pennsylvania-planted, Elizabeth Kelly is a Philly-based photographer and art educator working primarily in traditional and alternative process photographic techniques. Her artistic and theoretical work has a substantial focus on the ethics of portraiture and expanding access to traditional photo education. These philosophies are integrated into her personal practice through collaboration and community work based in teaching and traditional photography.
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Education
2020 - 2022
M.F.A. Moore College of Art and Design, Socially Engaged Studio Art
2015 - 2017
M.Ed. University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Secondary Education, Art
2011 - 2015
B.A. Hendrix College, Studio Art
Teaching Experience
Current
Visiting Assistant Professor of Design and Photography, St. Mary's College of Maryland
2021-2022
Off-Site Art Coordinator, St. Theresa Catholic School, Little Rock, AR
Instructor of Photography and Design Foundations, SADI, YAW, and Adult CE programs, Moore College of Art and Design
2018 - 2020
Pk-8 Art, St. Theresa Catholic School, Little Rock, AR
2017 -2018
Pk-8 Art, St. Edward Catholic School, Little Rock, AR
2015-2017
Lower Elementary Art, Village Montessori School, Little Rock, AR
Grants
2023
St. Mary's College of Maryland, Faculty Development Grant
2020
CASA grant, Retraction of Identity
Residencies/Fellowships
2021
Resident - Big Day Film Collective, Collingswood, NJ
Fellow - Mildred's Lane, Beach Lake, PA
Exhibitions
2024
AV/ARK, Group Exhibition, Windgate Museum of Art, Hendrix College, Conway, AR
Haunting Beauty, Joint show with Dafna Steinberg, Wanderlife Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Chosen Family Values, St. Mary's College of MD, Saint Mary's City, MD
2023
Art of Pride, Group Exhibition, South East Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
2022
Texas State Photo Rodeo, group exhibition, Dab Art Co. - Si Gallery, Austin, TX
Collected Departures - The 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Joint show with Dafna Steinberg, Wanderlife Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Photo but Not Photo, group exhibition, Float Photo Magazine, Online Exhibition
2021
Silver, Iron, Light, group exhibition, The Mildred Complex(ity), Narrowsburg, NY
Privilege and Consequence, group exhibition, Colorado Photo Arts Center, Denver, CO
Inspired By Words, group exhibition, Millepiani Gallery, Rome Italy
Visualizing the Past, group exhibition, Mills Pond Gallery, St. James, NY
Big Day Film Collective, Collingswood, NJ
A Wave, Still Here, group exhibition, Cherry Street Pier, Philadelphia, PA
2020
Catharsis, group exhibition, Play + Inspire Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Private exhibition St. Theresa Catholic School, Little Rock, Arkansas
2015
Elucidation group show, Hendrix College
Permanent Private Collections
South East Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
Mildred's Lane, Beach Lake, PA
St. Theresa Catholic School, Little Rock, AR
Publications
A More Receptive Beauty, Growing up Queer in Arkansas, Paperchase Press, 2023
Texas State Photo Rodeo Publication, DAB Art Co., 2022
Common Ground - An Annual Female and Non-Binary Artist Zine, Borderline Press, 2022
Inspired by Words Exhibition Catalog, LoosenArt, 2021