MVUUF Chalicelight Gallery
The walls of the sanctuary of Miami Valley UU Fellowship offer space to display 2-dimensional art by local artists, both members of the Fellowship and from the community at large. There are approximately ten exhibits each year, rotating among photography, paintings in various media, and fabric art. The art provides a colorful and dynamic addition to the worship experience. The Fellowship receives a small commission on any work sold. We are always looking for artists to display their work.
The current artist:
Kelly Joslin
February 2012
Biography:
Kelly Joslin is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Art Department at Sinclair Community College. Kelly began teaching Art History and Art Appreciation courses at Sinclair in 1998. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Humanities - World Classics from Antioch University-McGregor, a Master of Humanities Degree (M.Hum.) in Art History/Philosophy from Wright State University and is currently a doctoral candidate (Ph.D.) in the University of Dayton's Educational Leadership - Higher Education Administration program.
Kelly is an exhibiting artist. Her most recent body of work focuses on experiments with Non-Silver/Alternative photographic processes - Cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, Gum Print, and Palladium. These experiments have allowed her to create photographs that appear more expressive and painterly.
Artist's Statement
My alternative process photographic prints openly explore self-portraiture as a means of documenting the temporal aspects of physicality. This interest began after my rediscovery of 35mm negatives featuring self-portraits I created when I was 21 years old. As I examined the various images of my younger self, I became increasingly intrigued by the idea of juxtaposing those images with portraits of myself as I appeared - 20 years later - at age 41. This exploration continued to evolve over the course of two years. The resultant imagery serves as a seamless conduit between complex abstract compositions and straightforward images that provide an unaltered portrait of me at a given moment in time.
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