News:
Kelly will be a Post Graduate Resident at the Torpedo Factory  October - December 2018!
Support her journey here!

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Selected Upcoming Exhibitions: 
Solo Exhibition: June 2018, Cultural Techniques, VibeHouse 405, Carrboro NC 

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                    Artist Biography

Kelly Johnston is a sculptor based in Chapel Hill, NC. Originally from Washington DC, she completed a bachelor’s in anthropology and in studio art at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

Johnston has exhibited nationally and internationally, including Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Flux Factory in NYC, the Target Gallery in Alexandria, VA and has shown extensively in the southwest. Her work explores inherent tensions between emotional and physical discomfort. By using natural materials on large scales to create sculpture and installation, she hopes her viewers connect and address issues in their own lives. Her use of identity objects, such as hair and teeth, can be seen as a common materials throughout her work, along with incorporating mixed-media to create visceral environments.