K E L L Y  F L Y N N

PHOTOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Currently:         Graduate Student in Photography. (MFA) Master in Fine Art in Photography 

                         expected December 2010, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX

2005-2007BFA in Photography, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

2004-2001Undergraduate studies. Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX

1999-2001Undergraduate studies. University of North Texas, Denton, TX

AWARDS

-Mable Maxcy Scholarship, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 2009

-Lowe Art Museum Award, Coral Gables, FL 2008

-Michele Edelson Award in Photography 2007

-University of Miami, Scholarship Award 2007

-Jeannie Pearce Award for Digital Technology, Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Miami FL 2007

-University of Miami Art Department, Multimedia Award 2006

-University of Miami, Scholarship Award 2006

-Miami Dade County of Cultural Affairs and Tigertail Productions Artist Access Grant Award. 2005

-Finalist, Best of Photography Annual 2005, Photographer’s Forum magazine.

-University of Miami, Scholarship Award 2005

-Finalist, Best of Photography Annual 2004, Photographer’s Forum magazine.

-“Best of Show” The Center For Fine Art Photography, Museum of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins CO. Juror Mary-Virginia Swanson. 2004

-University of Miami, Scholarship Award 2004

-Award of Excellence, Her-Story, Manhattan Arts International, NY 2004

-Honorable Mention, The Voertman Show, Texas Woman’s University,

Denton, TX. Juror Nancy Whitenack. 2004

EXHIBITIONS

SOLO Exhibitions:

-Chelsea Galleria: Kelly Flynn Photography: The Housing Project/Latex Project, Miami, FL. 2007

-Conduit Gallery: Male Torso Series. The Project Room, Dallas TX 2004

Group Exhibitions:

2008-Annual Exhibition, The Lowe Museum, Coral Gables, FL

2007-Barely Legal. Art Basel: Miami, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, FL

-International Discoveries, FotoFest Headquarters Gallery, Oct. 25 – Dec. 8, 2007, Houston, TX.  Curated by Wendy Watriss.

-FotoRio 2007, Centro Cultural Correios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

-The Housing Project Series, June 12 – July 29, 2007.

-Annual Student Exhibition, The Lowe Museum, Goral Gables, FL

-Art Miami: 2007 Art Fair, Chelsea Galleria, Jan 4 – 9, Miami, FL.

2006-20/20 Members Show, Art Basel: Miami, Chelsea Galleria, Dec. 5–11, Miami, FL.

-Wynwood Project Space – University of Miami, Department of Art and Art History, Art Basel Show, Dec 7, 2006 – Jan 9, 2007, Miami, FL

-Superman Forever, Chelsea Galleria, Nov. 6 – Dec. 2, Miami, FL

-“2-D-3-D” Online Exhibition, The Energy Gallery. Toronto, Canada. August 1 - November 1, 2006.  www.energygallery.com

-The Photomedia Center, Online Featured Exhibition. www.photomediacenter.org.

-Member’s Show, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC

-On the Edge, Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO

-Annual Exhibition, The Lowe Museum.  Coral Gables, FL

-Citizens Board Research and Creativity Forum 2006, iLatex presented on the University Green, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

2005-Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX.  Show Juried by Alison Devine Nordstrom.

2004-The Center For Fine Art Photography, Museum of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins CO. Juried by Mary-Virginia Swanson.

-PAC Members Show, Premier Image Gallery, Richardson TX

2003-New Texas Talent Exhibition, Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX.

2002-PAC Members Show, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX.

1999-Blaze Summer Show, Student Center Gallery, Texas Woman’s

University, Denton, TX.  Juried by Kelli Connell.

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

-The Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL   August 2008

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

-”The Cane Art Fair at the UM Gallery’s Wynwood Project Space,” MAG Magazine (Miami Art Guide), Jan/Feb 2008

-Keppler, Nick. “World Class,” The Houston Press, October 2007

-Turner, Elisa. “Art Pick,” The Miami Herald, June 2007

-Hirsch, Robert. Exploring Color Photography: From the Darkroom to the Digital Studio, McGraw-Hill: New York, 2005.

BIO

Kelly Flynn was born in 1980 in Dallas, TX and currently is attending Texas Woman’s University for an MFA in photography.  She received her BFA in photography from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL.  Themes in her work involve self-portraits representing gender equality, common stereotypes and roll play dealing with issues of feminism.  Other projects include photographing firework stands in Texas, houses in Miami, graffiti in the streets and bathrooms of New York City, and her very popular iLatex Series of photographs and animated video projections.