Kelsie Ward
kelsie.e.ward@gmail.com
Education:
May 2016
Master of Fine Arts, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), Edwardsville, IL.
May 2012
Bachelor of Arts, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN (Summa Cum Laude).
Majors: Economics & Psychology Minor: Art
Professional Experience:
2020 to Present
Friends of Art, Non-Profit, Board Member.
January 2018
Substitute Teacher, John Burroughs School, St. Louis, MO.
October 2017
Artist in Residence, Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN.
2016-2017
Visiting Professor, Division of Fine Arts, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY.
July 2016
Artist in Residence, Gulkistan Center for Creativity, Laugarvatn, Iceland.
2015-2016
Teaching Assistant, SIUE (Foundation Studio: Visual Organization II, Instructor of Record)
2014-2015
Painting and Drawing Graduate Assistant
Summer 2014
Ceramics Graduate Assistant
2012-2013
Post Baccalaureate Student, SIUE
Spring 2012 `
Ceramic Internship, Jorgenson Pottery Studio
Selected Exhibitions:
2023
Solo Exhibition, Trace, Paul Whitney Larson Gallery. St. Paul, MN.
2022
Two-Person Show with Steven Lemke: Dislocation, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN.
Faculty & Alumni Show, Invitational, Art & Design West Gallery, Edwardsville, IL.
2020
Solo Exhibition, Shifting Densities, Bonsack Gallery, John Burroughs School, St. Louis,
mO.
2019
Landscapes, Lights, Space, & Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL.
Synthetic Landscapes: Translations of Place (Invitational), Edwardsville Arts Center,
Edwardsville, IL.
2018
Permanent Flux & Everyday Fragility (Two Person Exhibition), St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO.
Natural Confluence (Invitational), Forum Gallery, Brookhaven College, Dallas, TX.
Surface Delineated: Texture in Art (Invitational), Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL.
Landscapes, Light, Space, & Time Online Art Gallery, Jupiter, FL.
2017
Small Works, Wood River Museum, Wood River, IL.
Art Kudos International Juried Virtual Exhibition, Art Kudos.
Landscapes, Light, Space, & Time Online Art Gallery, Jupiter, FL.
HERStory Manhattan Arts International 2017 Art Exhibition, Manhattan Arts International.
Shrode Fine Art & Craft Competition and Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount
Vernon, IL.
2016
Sculpture on Campus: Revisited (Invitational), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL.
July Residents Show, Gulkistan Center for Creativity, Laugarvatn, Iceland.
Multiplicity: Repetition in Contemporary Art, Invitational. Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville,
IL.
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL.
Lineage: 41 Years of SIUE MFAs Invitational, Morton Ball Room, Kansas City, MO.
Shrode Fine Art & Craft Competition and Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon, IL.
Friends of Art Exhibition, juried art auction, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
MFA Invitational, St. Charles Community College, St. Charles, MO.
SIUE Graduate Student Juried Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL.
2015
Holiday Show Invitational, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, IL.
Small Works, Wood River Museum, Wood River, IL.
Sculpture on Campus, Edwardsville, IL
SIUE Graduate Student Juried Exhibition, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL.
2014
Small Works, Wood River Museum, Wood River, IL.
Sculpture on Campus, Edwardsville, IL.
Ceramics Department Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL.
SIUE Graduate Student Juried Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville IL. J
Ashed, Governor French Academy, Belleville, IL.
2013
Small Works, Wood River, IL.
SIUE Ceramics Invitational, GreenvilleCollege, Greenville, IL.
SIUE Graduate Student Juried Exhibition, SIUE, Edwardsville IL.
ArtEast Studio Tour, Edwardsville, IL.
2012
Solo Exhibition, Imperfections, Recent Work: Kelsie Ward, Paramount Theatre & Visual Arts Center, Saint
Cloud, MN.
Central Time Ceramics 3rd Biennial, Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
2011
17th Annual Nellie Allen Smith, Cape Fears Studios, Fayetteville, NC.
15th Annual Lines into Shapes Art Competition, Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO.
It’s Only Clay, The Bemidji Community Art Center, Bemidji, MN.
Private/Public Collections:
Gullkistan Center for Creativity, Laugarvatn, Iceland
Cedarhurst Sculpture Park & Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon, Illinois.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois.
The University Museum, siue, Edwardsville, Illinois.
Exhibitions Curated:
2019
Synthetic Landscapes: Translations of Place, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL.
2016
Unlocking Hope, Kristen Braham, St. Clair Avenue, Frankfort, KY.
Just Me & You, Marcus Jackson, Shauntee Hall, Frankfort, KY.
The Experience, Christina Wallace, Shauntee Hall, Frankfort, KY.
Come Together, Grace Wilson, Shauntee Hall, Frankfort, KY.
Art Senior Exhibition, Denise Cole, Shauntee Hall, Frankfort, KY.
Senior Exhibition, Brandon Hargrave, Shauntee Hall, Frankfort, KY.
Origins, Alex Stanford, Shauntee Hall, Frankfort, KY.
Artist Lectures/Juror:
2023
Artist Lecture, “Trace,” Paul Whitney Larson Gallery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
2022
Artist Lecture, “Dislocation,” Morris Gallery, Duluth At Institute, Duluth MN.
2020
Visiting Artist: Auburn University, Auburn AL.
Artist Lecture “Shifting Densities,” John Burroughs School, St. louis, MO.
2019
Juror: Sculpture on Campus project proposals with stipend, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL.
2018
Artist Lecture, “Permanent Flux & Everyday Fragility,” St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO.
2017
Artist Lecture/Workshop: Tower View Alternative High School, Red Wing, MN.
Juror: Kentucky PTA Reflections Art Program, Frankfort, KY.
2014
Juror: Scott Air Force Base Annual Art & Craft Show, Scott Air Force Base, IL.
Awards/Honors/Grants:
2019
Fifth Place, Landscapes, Light, Space, & Time, Online Art Gallery, Jupiter, FL.
2018
Special Merit, Landscapes, Light, Space, & Time Online Art Gallery, Jupiter, FL
2017
First Place, Three Dimensional Category, Landscapes, Light, Space, & Time, Online Art Gallery, Jupiter,
FL.
The Karen Gutfreund Featured Artist Award, HERStory, Manhattan Arts international.
Certificate of Merit Award, Shrode Fine Art & Craft Competition and Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for
the Arts, Mount Vernon, IL.
2016
Graduate Student Travel Grant, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL.
Friends of Art Honor Award in Studio Art, Friends of Art Organization,
Edwardsville, IL.
Best of 3-Dimensional, Shrode Fine Art & Craft Competition and Exhibition, Cedarhurst Center for the
Arts, Mount Vernon, IL.
2015
Second Place, Rosa & Robert Cusa Award, Sculpture on Campus, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL.
Southern Illinois University Sculpture on Campus Award, (proposal selection and stipend).
RGGS Grant, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL.
2014
First Place Luis Jimenez Award, Sculpture on SIUE, Edwardsville, IL.
Southern Illinois University Sculpture on Campus Award, (proposal selection and stipend).
2013
Competitive Graduate Award, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
2012
Omega Chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society.
Publications:
2022
Hue Magazine, Spring 2022 Edition, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN.
2020
Kelsie Ward: Shifting Densities, St. Louis Magazine, Online Edition.
2019
‘Synthetic Landscapes’ Exhibit Invites Artists to Explore the Idea of Place, Julia Briggs, The Telegraph, Edwardsville IL.
2018
The Gallery’s Top Twenty-Five 3D Artists to Watch, Light, Space, & Time Online Gallery, jupiter, FL.
2017
Visiting Artist ‘Connects with Nature,’ Ruth Nerhaugen, Red Wing Eagle: Community
Connections.
Artists, Writers Close Out Residency Season, Ruth Nerhaugen, Red Wing Eagle: Community
Connections.
Karen Gutfreund, curator and artist, online blog post.
Kentucky Rivers Magazine, 2017 Edition.
2016
MFA Thesis: Artifice: Deconstructing the Divide Between Natural and Synthetic Environments, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL.
Sculpture en Plein Air, John Foster, Design Observer, AIGA.
Gulkistan Center for Creativity website, Laugarvavtn, Iceland.
Multiplicity, Julia Biggs, On the Edge of the Weekend.
MFA Invitational to Feature Artworks by Local Grad Students, St. Charles Community College News.
2015
Art Project, Bill Tucker, The Intelligencer.
SIUE Plans Annual Sculpture Walk, Julia Briggs, The Intelligencer.
Commentaries on the Economy of Art, Notes pg. 22, All the Art, Winter
Sculpture on Campus Segment, Segue Radio Show, SIUE.
Sculpture on Campus Program Returns 2015, College Talk, The Intelligencer.