Kelli Connell

Kelli Connell
Born 1974
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Education Texas Woman's University[1]
Known for Photography
Movement Contemporary
Surrealist[2]

Kelli Connell is a contemporary American photographer. Connell is known for creating portraits, which may appear as self-portraits, similar to the portrait work by Cindy Sherman.[3] Her work is held in the collections of Microsoft, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Dallas Museum of Art.[4]

Personal life and education

Kelli Connell was born in 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas in 1997.[5] Kelli was a resident at the CentralTrak Artist Residency in 2004.

Artistic career

I use photography not as a means to show a truth but as a tool to question our thoughts about ourselves and our relationships with other people.
Kelli Connell, 2012[4]

Kelli Connell became a photographer to explore how photography can raise questions. In her series Double Life, she seeks to question ideas of identity, gender roles, and expectations made by society on the individual. The series, which depicts a woman in a romantic relationship with herself, shows the "couple" having intimate and private moments in their lives. Connell worked with the same model over a series of years to produce the work.[3] She teaches at Columbia College Chicago.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kelli Connell (2007). "Bio & Resume". Kelli Connell. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Leo Costello. "Kelli Connell: Double Life". Art Lies. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Martha Schwendener (2007). "Art in Review; Kelli Connell". Arts. New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Christopher Harrity (2012). "Artist Spotlight: Kelli Connell". Photography. The Advocate. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Biography & Links". Kelli Connell. artnet. 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.

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