Kelly Chuning
Vulnerability is at the forefront of my work, calling attention to intimate moments with family members, friends, strangers, and even myself.
I consider my work autobiographical, examining the various forms of identity through speech and subjectivity. Being my own subject matter, I am dissecting the role of childhood and external/internal personas using language and fiber.
My work explores sexuality and the role of sexism, verbally and emotionally. Reclaiming ownership of language and exploiting it, bringing back its agency for myself and the viewer.
Vulnerability is at the forefront of my work, calling attention to intimate moments with family members, friends, strangers, and even myself.
Utilizing the materials of my upbringing, I am interested in the divergence of memory with material and how that dictates our perceived notions of subjectivity.
EDUCATION
Southern Utah University
2020: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts
Emphasis in Photography
Minor in Art History
Thesis: “PRETTY LITTLE THINGS”
AWARDS
2021: Honorable Mention, PHASES, Dear Artists, Virtual Exhibition
2021: Scholarship, MESH Online Masterclass with Guest Curators Rebecca Morse (LACMA) and Linsey Young (TATE), Fotofilmic
2021: Honorable Mention, A Global Virtual Exhibition curated by Gita Joshi, Create! Magazine
2020: Honorary Commencement Speaker 2020
2020: Outstanding Photography Student for the College of Performing & Visual Arts 2020: Summa Cum Laude
2018: Travel Grant from Southern Utah University for the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards
2018: Honorable Mention for Self Portraits, Julia Margaret Cameron Awards
2018: Proposal Shortlist, Athens Photo Festival
RESIDENCIES
2022: Stove Works, Chattanooga, TN
2017: National Parks Service, Zion National Park, UT
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2021: Second Annual Latela Curatorial Women in the Arts Exhibition, Latela Curatorial, Virtual Exhibition
2021: 25th Annual NO DEAD ARTISTS International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art, JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY, New Orleans, LA
2021: SYMPHONIA, The Holy Art, Virtual Exhibition
2021: PxP Contemporary x All SHE Makes, PxP Contemporary, Virtual Exhibition
2021: She / Her / They / Them International Exhibition, IncuArts Gallery, Virtual Exhibition
2021: HER WEIGHT IN GOLD: An International Women’s Showcase curated by Mollie E. Barnes (She Curates), Visionary Art Collective, Virtual Exhibition
2020: Reclaimed, Reimagined, Field Projects Gallery, New York City
2020: ART IN THE TIME OF CORONATM, Dab Art Co., Virual Exhibition
2020: Hot Bits Festival, Virtual Exhibition
2020: Senior BFA Capstone Exhibition, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City, UT 2019: Compendium, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City, UT
2019: The Handmade Photograph: Contemporary Photographers Working in Historic Processes, Bostick & Sullivan, Sante Fe, MN
2018: The Essential, LoosenArt, Rome, Italy
2018: 5th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography, Barcelona, Spain
2018: Alteration, LoosenArt, Rome, Italy
2018: Midwest Photo Emerge, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS
2018: Evidence, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City, UT
2016: Find Your Park, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City, UT
PUBLICATIONS
2021: Interview with Kelly Chuning, ArteMorbida – Textile Arts Magazine
2021: The Art Matters Issue, Winter 2021/22, Go Local Flathead Magazine
2021: Issue 2 Winter 2021, Art Seen Magazine
2021: Issue 1, Artsin Square
2021: Volume 14, Friend of The Artist
2021: Issue #2 curated by Alicia Puig (CEO & Co-Founder of PxP Contempoary), All SHE Makes
2021: Issue #25; Special Annual Womxn Edition curated by Danielle Krysa (The Jealous Curator), Create! Magazine
2021: ART IN THE TIME OF CORONATM, Dab Art Co.
2020: Issue NO. 28, Kolob Canyon Review
2020: Lips Zine, Online Publication
2020: Volume VI: Health, Femme Fotale
2019: Self-Portrait Issue NO. 139, Shots Magazine
2018: Issue NO. 26, Kolob Canyon Review
2018: Inspire: A Visual Arts Lookbook, Thunderground
2017: Revolt (Vol. 1, Issue 4), Thunderground
COLLECTIONS
2021: LACMA Balch Art Research Library
2018: The Gallery Awards Exhibition Collection
2018: Permanent Collection, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City, UT