RESUME

EDUCATION

2006  

MFA, Studio Art, University of South Florida, School of Art and Art History, Tampa, FL

2003  

BFA, General Fine Arts, Cum Laude, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2023

Soft Adaptation, Two-person exhibition with Heather Deyling, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL (upcoming)

2022

Duo, Two-person exhibition with Mark McLeod, ATHICA (Athens Institute of Contemporary Art), Athens, GA

Growling Stomach, Solo Exhibition, Arc Gallery, Chicago, IL

2021

Gnawing Feeling, Solo Exhibition, CICA Contemporary Art Solo Show Series, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, catalogue

Embedded, Solo Exhibition, Telfair Museum, Jepson Center, for Boxed In/Break Out, juried by Dr. Kimberli Gant, awarded an honorarium, Savannah, GA

Beastly Luster, Solo Exhibition, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI

2020

Pit of My Stomach, Solo Exhibition, Cedar House Gallery, Savannah, GA

2019

Kelly Boehmer - Pop-up Solo Exhibition: Savannah College of Art and Design, in conjunction with Sidewalk Arts, Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA

Fiber Redux, two-person exhibition with Meg Schaap, Howard County Center for the Arts, curated by Katie Wofford, Ellicott City, MD

2019

Gut/Cut, two-person exhibition with Brittany Watkins, Curated by Allison Westerfield, Park Ave Studio, Savannah, GA        

2017

Character Study, two-person exhibition with Summer Wheat, Gutstein Gallery, curated by Ben Tollefson and Amanda York, Savannah, GA

Belly Up: Recent Works by Kelly Boehmer, Tallahassee Community College Fine Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2016

Covers and Hides, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA

Underbelly, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2015

New Faculty Exhibition, two-person show with Jason Hoelscher, University Gallery, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

2013

Heart Out, Centre Gallery, Tampa, FL

The Works of Kelly Boehmer, The Loft Gallery, Lakeland, FL

2011

Cryin' Time, The Front, two-person exhibition with Charles Carbia, New Orleans, LA

2006

Acts, William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, Tampa, FL                 

Venus in Faux Fur, Red Pearl Yoga, two-person exhibition and performance with Rachel Hoffman, Fort Lauderdale, FL           

Venus in Faux Fur, Edge Zones Art Space, two-person performance and installation with Rachel Hoffman, Miami, FL         

2005

More at Home, Centre Gallery, two-person exhibition with Charles Carbia, Tampa, FL    

More at Home, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, two-person exhibition with Charles Carbia, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 

2004

More at Home, William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, two-person exhibition with Charles Carbia, Tampa, FL

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES 

2022

Eight-Armed Sun Cross, Paradice Palase, curated by Kat Ryals, New York, NY

Grave New World, ABC No Rio hosted at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space at the C-Squat, curated by Kit Mills and Kristen Leonard, NYC, NY

Artfields, juried, Lake City, SC

Echoes of the Ancient, 56 Bogart #112, Curated by Jacki Davis, Jolene Dosa, and Ambrus Gero, Brooklyn, NY

Positive/Negative 37 - National Juried Art Exhibition, juried by Kevin W. Tucker, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN (catalogue)

Garbage Person, Gallery C3, curated by Taylor Lee, Charlotte, NC

Art Club Members’ Art Show, Satellite Art Club, curated by Joseph Latimore, Brooklyn, NY

Tension, THIRST Art, curated by Nikki Zuaro, Savannah, GA, online

Saturated, THIRST Art, curated by Nikki Zuaro, Savannah, GA, online

2021

Unraveled: Confronting The Fabric of Fiber Art, The Untitled Space, curated by Indira Cesarine, New York, NY

Apparitions, 3rd Annual Exhibition, Paradice Palase, New York, NY

Satellite Art Show, 1655 Meridian Ave., curated by Brian Andrew Whiteley and Quinn Dukes, during Art Basel, Miami, FL

2020

Experimental Fashion & Fiber Art Exhibition, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum, juried exhibit, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (catalogue)

Life in a Pressure Cooker, Young Space, curated by Kate Mothes and Adam D. Miller, online

B20: Wiregrass Biennial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, juried by Angie L. Barry, Dave Brown, and Mario Gallardo, 2nd Place People’s Choice Award, Dothan, AL, online

2019  

PULSE Art Fair, Treat Gallery, in conjunction with Art Basel, Miami, FL

Design Plus, Hyatt hosted by d | a | c | gallery, in conjunction with Art Basel, Miami, FL (catalogue)

Inhabited, The Projects Contemporary Art Space in FAT Village, curated by C3 (collaborative curatorial group: Leah Brown, Lisa Rockford and Kara Walker Tomé), Fort Lauderdale, FL

ArtCURATED, “Art FTL” Art Fort Lauderdale Art Fair, curated by Lisa Rockford, Fort Lauderdale, FL

RAUCOUS, Lyndon House Arts Center, curated by Beth Sale, Athens, GA

Animal Farm, Gutstein Gallery, juried exhibition, Savannah, GA                   

Satellite Art Show, Treat Gallery, New York, NY

Clio Art Fair, HYDRA Art Project Inc., awarded free exhibition as a Call for Chelsea Winner, New York, NY (catalogue)

2018

Rituals and Identity, Ann Street Gallery, curated by Virginia Walsh, Newburgh, NY

Alter Ego, “Any Day Now (Love Will Let Me Down), performance with Glitter Chariot, in conjunction with deFINE ART, curated by Ben Tollefson and Amanda York, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA

Fiber Options: Material Explorations, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, curated by Jeanne Medina, Juror’s Choice Award, Annapolis, MD

2017  

54th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, juried by Gia Hamilton and Daniel Stetson, Honorable Mention Award, Monroe, LA

Gritty in Pink, Bailey Contemporary Arts, curated by Lisa Rockford and Megan Castellon, Pompano Beach, FL (catalogue)

Cute & Creepy 3, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, curated by Carrie Ann Baade, Valdosta, GA        

Small Works Show, 440 Gallery, curated by Angel Bellaran, Brooklyn, NY

2016

Re-produce, Bailey Contemporary Arts, curated by Lisa Rockford, 1st Place Award, Pompano Beach, FL      

2015

Felt Sew Knot Bound, The Projects Contemporary Art Space in FAT Village, curated by Leah Brown, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Dashing and Crashing, Vertigo Art Space, curated by Amber Cobb, Denver, CO  

(A) State of Florida, Alfstad&, curated by Danny Olda, Sarasota, FL

2014  

Ringling Underground, Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL

Poor Happy, three-person exhibition with Andrew Nigon and Carmen Tiffany, Swampspace, Miami, FL                      

Dashing and Crashing, Hyperlink at Zhou B Art Center, curated by Amber Cobb, Chicago, IL

The Stuff of Legends, Glitter Chariot video, Gray Matters Gallery, curated by Margaret Meehan, Dallas, TX                           

Acid Reflux, collaborative sculpture with Andrew Nigon, The Projects Contemporary Art Space, curated by Lisa Rockford, Fort Lauderdale, FL

2013  

I Lost You There (Shining in and Catching Me), Glitter Chariot performance, 2301 N. Miami Ave., juried storefront, during Art Basel, Miami, FL

2012  

Sixth All-Media Juried Biennial, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, juried by Hunter Braithwaite and Gean Moreno, Hollywood, FL           

Fiber Optics, 1310 Gallery, curated by Lisa Rockford, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Get Us Through the Night, Glitter Chariot performance, The Front, New Orleans, LA

Dissonance, “Fountain of Sorrow”, Glitter Chariot performance, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL                 

Heart to Heart Talk, performance with Chuck Carbia, TEDxFSU: The Collaborative Collective, Club Down Under, Tallahassee, FL           

2011  

Cute & Creepy, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, curated by Carrie Ann Baade, Tallahassee, FL (catalogue)        

Intersecting Cultures/Virtual Worlds, The Underground Gallery at the Betsy, curated by Leslie King-Hammond and Lowery S. Sims, Miami, FL                 

2010

Ribbon of Darkness, Glitter Chariot, The Front, performance, New Orleans, LA

2008

Seeing Green: an Eco-art Exhibition, Alija Derzelez House (national monument), three-person show, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2007  

Combined Talents: The Florida International Competition, Honorable Mention, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL 

2006                                                  

Hechas de Amore, Edge Zones Art Space, performance series and soft sculpture installation with Rachel Hoffman, Miami, FL      

BEDART, “Venus in Faux Fur,” Hotel Nash, two-person performance, and installation with Rachel Hoffman, in association with the 8th Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, curated by Dana Keith, Miami, FL         

Freaks, "Yours Truly", Glitter Chariot, performance, Privateer Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Circa Puerto Rico ’06 First International Art Fair, “Tranceplant”, performance, Puerto Rico Convention Center, performance series, San Juan, Puerto Rico       

12th Annual El Corazon Art Exhibition, Bath House Cultural Center, curated by Jose Vargas, Dallas, TX

2006

30th Annual Juried U.S.F. Student Art Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum, The Salvador Dali Museum Best in show award, juried by Claudia X. Valdes, Tampa, FL          

2005

16th Annual University Student Exhibition, juried by Christopher Wool, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL

12th Annual All Florida Show, Centre Gallery, juried by A. A. Rucci, Merit Award, Tampa, FL    

2004

Ser Libre, Gala Corina, juried by John Langley, Tampa, FL

2003  

1st Annual Juried Show, The H. Lewis Gallery, juried by Linda DePalma, Baltimore, MD

Microperformance, Fiasco’s, collaborative performance with FrenchMottershead, Tampa, FL    

2001  

Yearbook, The H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, juried by Leslie Shaffer    

SELECTED PRESS 

Shea Pire Cobb, “Observations”, book published by Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI, 2022.

Theresa Medoff, “3 Places to Indulge Your Artsy Side”, AAA Living Magazine, January, 2022.

Neha Jambhekar, “Editors’ Picks: 12 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Greater New York to Archtober”, #2 “Apparitions” at Paradice Palase, New York, Artnet News, October 4, 2021.

Rachael Flora, “Glitter and guts: Kelly Boehmer’s ‘Embedded’ on display in Jepson Center windows”, The Savannahian, July 19, 2021 (photos).

Rob Hessler, “Kelly Boehmer is bringing faux fur, glitter and taxidermy to the Jepson Center, Telfair Museums”, Do Savannah and SavannahNow.com, May 3, 2021.

Dana-Marie Lemmer, “B20 Artist Interview with Kelly Boehmer”, Wiregrassmuseum.org, August 2, 2020 (Photos).

Rob Hessler, “Art off the Air: Kelly Boehmer Reinvents the Call of the Wild”, Do Savannah and dosavannah.com, December 6, 2019 (Photos).

Rachael Flora, “5 Questions with Kelly Boehmer”, Connect Savannah, August 14, 2019.

Kayla Goggin, “200-Word Review: Kelly Boehmer’s ‘Covers & Hides’”, Savannah Art Informer, Oct 14, 2016 (Photos).

Hunter Braithwaite, “Poor Happy: Kelly Boehmer, Andrew Nigon, and Carmen Tiffany”, The Miami Rail, Fall, 2014 (Photo).

Anny Crane, “Interview with Kelly Boehmer”, Textile Arts Center, Textileartscenter.com/blog, February 26, 2013 (Photos).

Danny Olda, “Kelly Boehmer Threads the Needle”, Art At Bay, September 26, 2013

AWARDS

2021

Boxed In/Break Out, Telfair Museum, juried by Dr. Kimberli Gant, awarded a $1,000 honorarium, Savannah, GA

2020

2nd Place People’s Choice Award, B20: Wiregrass Biennial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, juried by Angie L. Barry, Dave Brown, and Mario Gallardo, Dothan, AL, online

2018

Juror’s Choice Award, Fiber Options: Material Explorations, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, curated by Jeanne Medina, Annapolis, MD

2017  

Honorable Mention Award, 54th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, juried by Gia Hamilton and Daniel Stetson, Monroe, LA

2016

1st Place Award, Re-produce, Bailey Contemporary Arts, curated by Lisa Rockford, Pompano Beach, FL                       

2011             

Outstanding Volunteer Award, Florida Network of Youth and Family Services

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

2022

Artist talk for Boxed In/Break Out, Telfair Museum, Jepson Center, Savannah, GA

2021

Studio Tour, Paradice Palase, video available on Paradice Palase website and Instagram, Brooklyn, NY

Artist talk for Beastly Luster – Conversation with Gallery Director, Michele Leclaire, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI

Studio Tour, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, video available on ECOCA website and Instagram, New Haven, CT

2019  

Artist Talk with the artists from RAUCOUS, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA        

Presenter, Talk about Teaching, “The Fine Art of Critiques”, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA    

Artist Talk, Savannah College of Art and Design, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA

2018  

Panelist, co-presenting with Chuck Carbia, Parties & Parades panel discussion, Mid-America College Art Association Conference, Lincoln, NE

2016  

Artist Talk, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2015              

Artist Lecture, Georgia Southern University, as part of the New Faculty Exhibition with Jason Hoelscher, Statesboro, GA

2010              

Presenter, Pecha Kucha Night, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2009              

Visiting Artist Lecturer, University of South Florida, Painting and Drawing Department, Tampa, FL       

CURRENT TEACHING POSITION

2018- 

Professor of Foundations Studies, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Courses Taught: Design I: Elements and Organization, Color: Theory and Application, 3-D Forms in Space, Design II: 3-D Forms in Space (eLearning)

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2011              

Co-curator (with Charles Carbia), Dispensability and Good Intentions, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

2008-15        

Co-director (with Chuck Carbia), Violet McLendon Gallery, Marianna, FL                      

2006             

Co-curator (with Liza Oliver and Shawn Cheatham), Postcolonialism and After, Covivant Gallery, Tampa, FL

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Maureen Garvin, Savannah, GA

Alexandro Santana, Savannah, GA         

Ben Tollefson, Savannah, GA                              

Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Tallahassee, FL                               

Luna and Thierry Joubert, Sarajevo, Bosnian and Herzegovina        

Dr. Arturo and Lisa Mosquera, Miami, FL