Artist Statement
Sometimes playing a role for the camera allows me to feel outside of myself. Other times it forces me to feel my skin tautly strung over my bones. I see myself in my minds eye and feel fragile and human. That vulnerability is as thrilling as it is terrifying.

 

 

Education

•August 2007 – May 2010
Syracuse University Syracuse, New York
Master in Fine Arts, Transmedia, Fine Art Photography

•November 2004 - December 2004
Next Level Language Institute Prague, Czech Republic
A Teaching English as a Foreign Language course (120-hours)

•August 1998 - May 2003
Towson University Towson, Maryland
Bachelor of Science, Major in Visual Communication, Fine Art Photography

Fellowships/ Awards

•October 2009
Top 175
Critical Mass
Photo Lucida
Portland, Oregon

•June – July 2009
Constance Saltonstall Foundation
Summer Artist Fellowship
Ithaca, New York


Curating Experience

• September 2009 - December 2009
Luminous Construction - The Works of Howard Bond
Special Collections Research Center - Bird Library, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Selected Exhibitions

•May 2013
Short Stories
Black Box Gallery
Portland, OR

•July 2012
North Bank Gallery
Vancouver, WA

•May - September 2011
Portland Community College - Faculty and Staff Exhibition 2011
Cascade Gallery
Portland, Oregon

•March 8 - 13 2010
MFA Show
Spark Contemporary Art Space
Syracuse, New York

•January 2010
Emerging Artist’s Auction
Daniel Cooney Fine Art
www.iGavel.com
New York, New York

•January 2010
CONVERGE
School of Photographic Arts and Sciences Gallery
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York

•January 2010
The Photographic Bush - TransMedia Photo Annual
Light Work
Syracuse, New York

•October 2009
Artist At Work
Light Work
Syracuse, New York

•February 2009
Matrilineage Show
Spark Gallery
Syracuse, New York

•December 2008
Transmedia Annual
Light Work
Syracuse, New York

•May 2007
Mississippi May
North Mississippi Warehouse
Portland, Oregon

•June 2006
Breathing Free Air
Rake Gallery
Portland, Oregon

Press
•June 24, 2013
Show Me Pictures
http://showmepictures.co.uk/post/53780080407/c-kelli-pennington-intimacy-2008-website

•April 18, 2013
In The New Frontier
http://inthenewfrontier.tumblr.com/post/48325226182/kelli-pennington-photography-portland


•November 23, 2012
Global Yodel
http://globalyodel.com/yodel/city-escape/

•November 15, 2012
Booooooom
http://www.booooooom.com/2012/11/15/photographer-kelli-pennington/

•October 2012
Quick Brown Fox
http://quickbrown-fox.tumblr.com/post/33222960719/kellipennington

•October 21, 2011
Flak Photo
http://www.flakphoto.com/archives/6333_1646490288/356662

•February 25, 2010
Nymphoto - Conversations
http://nymphoto.blogspot.com/2010/02/conversation-with-kelli-pennington.html

•December 11, 2009
Feature Shoot
http://www.featureshoot.com/2009/12/theme-friday-christmas-tree/

•August 13, 2009
ARTmostfierce
http://artmostfierce.blogspot.com/2009/08/artmostfierces-photolucida-critical_124.html


•July 2, 2009
Booooooom - Photo!
http://www.booooooom.com/2009/07/02/kelli-pennington-photography/

•June 26, 2009
Feature Shoot
http://www.featureshoot.com/2009/06/bird-photography/

•May 7, 2009
Hey Hot Shot - Contender
http://www.heyhotshot.com/blog/2009/05/07/hey-hot-shot-contender-kelli-l-pennington/