Kelsey Miller
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor in Art
Visual artist working primarily in printmaking.
I will be teaching drawing and 2D Design at Wellesley in the 2022-23 academic year. In my own work, text, images, and print processes combine to create and reflect on meaning. Right now, we receive news and information at a rate faster than we are able to process. Political opinion simmers below the surface of everyday conversations. My work is how I filter the polarization of opinion and fact prompted by current events, historical documents, national identity, and weather—both a symbol of change and its real harbinger. The act of making resists the act of skimming, insisting that I absorb and respond to what is before me; that I be informed and stay informed. In many ways, my work is about pause. It is an archive of my experience of this current moment, a glimpse at one chapter of an unfolding story that is in constant flux.
Artist website: www.kelseynmiller.com
Education
- B.A., Wellesley College
- M.F.A., University of Connecticut
Current and upcoming courses
Drawing I
ARTS105
A foundational course that explores observational strategies and theories of perception using a range of drawing tools. Project work is focused on observational drawing methods with attention to the articulation of line, shape, time, form, gesture, perspective, and value. In-class drawing exercises, weekly homework assignments, and group critiques address a variety of approaches to image making and visual expression, with some attention put towards the human figure. Aimed at first years and sophomores and those considering majors in Studio Art or Architecture. Also recommended for those considering majors in Media Arts and Sciences, or Art History.