Brian Kelly
- Faculty
- Professor
- Coca Cola/BORSF Endowed Professor
- brian.kelly@louisiana.edu
- Fletcher Hall, Room 303
Biography
Brian Kelly received an M.F.A. in Printmaking at Louisiana State ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, a B.F.A. in Printmaking from Northern Illinois ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, and a Certificate in Waterless Lithography from the Tamarind Institute of Lithography. Professor Kelly serves as Head of the Printmaking program and is Coordinator of Marais Press at UL Lafayette. Kelly holds the Universities Coca Cola/BORSF Endowed Professorship and has been recognized as a ÐÓ°É×¨Çø ÐÓ°É×¨Çø Distinguished Professor (2010), a UL Lafayette Eminent Faculty for Leadership and Service (2017), has received the Dr. Ray P. Authement Excellence in Teaching Award (2019), and the UL Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award.
Kelly has presented and conducted over 70 printmaking workshops and lectures concerning his printmaking research at universities and museums throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada, and has held residences at GLATT/YMAGOS Atelier in São Paulo, Brazil.
KellyÐÓ°É×¨Çø™s prints have been included in over 500 exhibitions throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, China, Ireland, Australia, Brazil, Poland, England, Scotland, and Slovenia.
His prints have been included in museum and university collections that include the United States Library of Congress, The New York Public Library, Southern Graphics International Printmaking Archives, the Block Museum, the Spencer Museum of Art, The Hilliard Art Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art, the ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of Arizona Museum of Art, Arizona State ÐÓ°É×¨Çø Art Museum, Museum of Texas Tech ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, Janet Turner Print Museum at the ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of California Chico, the Northern Illinois ÐÓ°É×¨Çø Art Museum, the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, the ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of Aberystwyth, Monash ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, Print Australia Print Archives Australia, Limerick School of Art and Design, West Cork Arts Center in Skibbereen Co. CorkÐÓ°É×¨Çø“Ireland, GLATT/YMAGOS Atelier, San Paulo, Brazil, the ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of Wisconsin at Madison, the ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of Colorado, Virginia Commonwealth ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of Alabama, Eastern New Mexico ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, Murray State ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, Purdue ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of Mississippi, ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of North Carolina at Pawbroke, The ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of South Florida, ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of South Dakota, ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of North Dakota, ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of Miami at Florida, ÐÓ°É×¨Çø of Central Florida, Miami Public Library, Louisiana State ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, Nicholls State ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, Southeastern Louisiana ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, McNeese State ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, among others.
Email: briankelly@louisiana.edu
Education
M.F.A. in Printmaking
Louisiana State ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, Baton Rouge, LA
B.F.A. in Printmaking
Northern Illinois ÐÓ°É×¨Çø, DeKalb County, IL
Certificate in Waterless Lithography
Tamarind Institute of Lithography, Albuquerque, NM
Awards & Recognition
ÐÓ°É×¨Çø Distinguished Professor (2010)
UL Lafayette Eminent Faculty for Leadership and Service (2017)
Dr. Ray P. Authement Excellence in Teaching Award (2019)
UL Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award