Brian Kelly

- Faculty
- Professor
- Coca Cola/BORSF Endowed Professor
- brian.kelly@louisiana.edu
- Fletcher Hall, Room 303
Biography
Brian Kelly received an M.F.A. in Printmaking at ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, a B.F.A. in Printmaking from Northern Illinois ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, and a Certificate in Waterless Lithography from the Tamarind Institute of Lithography. Professor Kelly serves as Head of the Printmaking program and is Coordinator of Marais Press at UL Lafayette. Kelly holds the Universities Coca Cola/BORSF Endowed Professorship and has been recognized as a ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ at Lafayette ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Distinguished Professor (2010), a UL Lafayette Eminent Faculty for Leadership and Service (2017), has received the Dr. Ray P. Authement Excellence in Teaching Award (2019), and the UL Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award.
Kelly has presented and conducted over 70 printmaking workshops and lectures concerning his printmaking research at universities and museums throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada, and has held residences at GLATT/YMAGOS Atelier in São Paulo, Brazil.
Kelly’s prints have been included in over 500 exhibitions throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, China, Ireland, Australia, Brazil, Poland, England, Scotland, and Slovenia.
His prints have been included in museum and university collections that include the United States Library of Congress, The New York Public Library, Southern Graphics International Printmaking Archives, the Block Museum, the Spencer Museum of Art, The Hilliard Art Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art, the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Arizona Museum of Art, Arizona State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Art Museum, Museum of Texas Tech ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, Janet Turner Print Museum at the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of California Chico, the Northern Illinois ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Art Museum, the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Aberystwyth, Monash ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, Print Australia Print Archives Australia, Limerick School of Art and Design, West Cork Arts Center in Skibbereen Co. Cork–Ireland, GLATT/YMAGOS Atelier, San Paulo, Brazil, the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Wisconsin at Madison, the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Colorado, Virginia Commonwealth ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Alabama, Eastern New Mexico ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, Murray State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, Purdue ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Mississippi, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of North Carolina at Pawbroke, The ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of South Florida, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of South Dakota, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of North Dakota, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Miami at Florida, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Central Florida, Miami Public Library, ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, Nicholls State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, Southeastern ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, McNeese State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, among others.
Email: briankelly@louisiana.edu
Education
M.F.A. in Printmaking
ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ State ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, Baton Rouge, LA
B.F.A. in Printmaking
Northern Illinois ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, DeKalb County, IL
Certificate in Waterless Lithography
Tamarind Institute of Lithography, Albuquerque, NM
Awards & Recognition
ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ at Lafayette Distinguished Professor (2010)
UL Lafayette Eminent Faculty for Leadership and Service (2017)
Dr. Ray P. Authement Excellence in Teaching Award (2019)
UL Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award