Website: https://www.gvkelley.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/g.v.kelley/
Artist Bio
G.V. Kelley is a nonbinary artist from the San Francisco Bay Area. They received BA degrees in Ceramics and Earth Science from San Francisco State University in 2012. G.V. worked as a studio assistant in the Ceramics Department at SFSU before pursuing post-baccalaureate study at the University of Florida in 2015. They received an MFA in ceramics from U.F. in 2019 and have since done long-term residencies nationwide. G.V. is currently an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University and a laboratory technician at Heath Ceramics in Sausalito, CA. You can find their work at Charlie Cummings Gallery and the Canton Museum of Art.
Artist Statement
I make figurative ceramic sculptures that are a blend of human and animal. These chimeric creatures are metaphors for the complexities of identity. I utilize them to develop my own mythology to challenge sociopolitical binaries, specifically opening a discussion about the gray areas of gender identity. Observing these fantastical sculptures enables viewers to consider the nuances of identity and how one takes normative social tropes for granted. These interactions are catalyzing and often spark transformative conversations.
Adaptive Pollinator: Black and White Ruffed Lemur
Midrange ceramic, underglaze, acrylic paint and medium, Apoxie, felt, resin
18” x 17” x 16”
2023
$2000
Adaptive Pollinator: Greater Long-nosed Bat
Midrange ceramic, underglaze, acrylic paint and medium, Apoxie, felt, resin
14” x 12” x 11”
2023
$1800
Look to Your Demons
Low-fire raku-fired ceramic, glaze, underglaze, resin, and liquid graphite
15” x 13” x 10”
2025
$1500