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Kelly Boehmer

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., studio art, University of South Florida 
  • B.F.A., general fine arts, Maryland Institute College of Art

Credentials

  • Professor, foundation studies, 2018–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Co-coordinator (with Chuck Carbia)/artist, 2014, Tallahassee, FL
    Project Art-Reach: Part 2, organized artists to create original artworks for Someplace Else Youth Shelter.
  • Co-coordinator (with Chuck Carbia)/artist, 2011, Tallahassee, FL
    Project Art-Reach, organized artists to create original artworks for Someplace Else Youth Shelter.
  • Volunteer, 2011, Art for Dinner, installation benefit for 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
  • Volunteer studio art instructor, 2009–2014, Pyramid Studios, Tallahassee, FL
  • Board member, 2009–2011, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
  • Actor, 2009, "Behind the Mountains," Japancakes music video, Smashbox Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • Studio assistant, 2006, Tallahassee, FL
  • Graphic designer and symposium contributor, 2004, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
    "Representing Death," designed flyer and assisted in creating the concept and organizing the symposium.
  • Graphic designer, performer, and symposium contributor, 2003, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
    "Microperformance," designed flyer and assisted in organizing the symposium.
  • Commission, 2003, Beltsville SDA School, Beltsville, MD
    Mural collaboration with Suzanne Bucklew
  • Illustrator, 2002
    Sense Abilities, a children's book by Nancy Marx, published by PSB Imaging
  • Graphic designer, 2001–2002, PSB Imaging, Arlington, VA
    Designed flyers, business cards and stationery, brochures, and advertisements.
  • Photography department assistant, 1999–2001, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
  • Registrar's and vice principal's assistant, 1995–1997, Takoma Academy, Takoma Park, MD

Organizations

  • Grant review panelist, 2017–2018, Georgia Council for the Arts, Project Grants, Atlanta, GA
  • Commission, series of collages, 2014, Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Tallahassee, FL

Publications and presentations

Selected exhibitions and performances

  • "20th Annual Postcards from the Edge," Benefit for Visual AIDS, Hosted by Visual AIDS at Gallery 524, New York, 2018.
  • Clio Art Fair, HYDRA Art Project Inc., selected to exhibit as a call for Chelsea Winner, New York, 2018.
  • SCAD Foundations Faculty Show, Anderson Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2018.
  • Alter Ego, "Any Day Now (Love Will Let Me Down)," performance with Glitter Chariot, in conjunction with SCAD deFINE ART, curated by Ben Tollefson and Amanda York, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2018.
  • Small Works 2018, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, online exhibition, trestlegallery.org, 2018.
  • Spectrum Gestalt 5, BG Project Space Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2018.
  • Fiber Options: Material Explorations, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, curated by Jeanne Medina, Juror’s Choice Award, Annapolis, MD, 2018
  • Wish You Were Here 17: Make a Splash, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2018.
  • Rituals and Identity, Ann Street Gallery, curated by Virginia Walsh, Newburgh, NY, 2018.
  • 621 Gallery's 24th Annual Art Auction, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2018.
  • Belly Up: Recent Works by Kelly Boehmer, Tallahassee Community College Fine Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2017.
  • To the Touch, Blue Line Art's West Park Gallery, juried by Katie Curler, Roseville, CA, 2017.
  • 54th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, juried by Gia Hamilton and Daniel Stetson, Honorable Mention Award, Monroe, LA, 2017.
  • Character Study, two-person exhibition with Summer Wheat, Gutstein Gallery, curated by Ben Tollefson and Amanda York, Savannah, GA, 2017.
  • Gritty in Pink, Bailey Contemporary Arts, curated by Lisa Rockford and Megan Castellon, Pompano Beach, FL, 2017.
  • Summer Session, Soup Experimental, curated by Ashton Bird, Tallahassee, FL, 2017.
  • Hard Body, Slayer Gallery, curated by Lindsay Coffman and Maria Joranko, slayergallery.com, 2017.
  • Cute and Creepy 3, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, curated by Carrie Ann Baade, Valdosta, GA, 2017.
  • Nasty Women of the North, The Arts Center of the Capital Region at the Knockdown Center, curated by Angel Bellaran, New York, 2017.
  • Psychic Jacuzzi, Instagram Artist Takeover, curated by Matthew Wicks, @psychicjacuzzi, 2017.
  • Believing Is Seeing, Artist and Makers Gallery, curated by Rebecca Cross, Rockville, MD, 2016.
  • Wish You Were Here 15: Make a Splash, A.I.R. Gallery at Interstate Projects, Brooklyn, NY, 2016.
  • Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, 2016.
  • Covers and Hides, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2016.
  • Underbelly, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2016.
  • Re-produce, Bailey Contemporary Arts, curated by Lisa Rockford, First Place Award, Pompano Beach, FL, 2016.

Presentations

  • Panelist, co-presenting with Chuck Carbia, Parties and Parades panel discussion, Mid-America College Art Association Conference, Lincoln, NE, 2018.
  • "Artist Talk," 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2016.
  • "Artist Lecture," Georgia Southern University, as part of the New Faculty Exhibition with Jason Hoelscher, Statesboro, GA, 2015.
  • Presenter, Pecha Kucha Night, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2010.
  • Visiting artist lecturer, University of South Florida, Painting and Drawing Department, 2009.