Diane Lang Kelly
Contact Information
Education
1995-2001 - Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
1988-1990 - Oakton Community College, Art Department, Des Plaines, IL
1966 University of Illinois, B.S.N., Chicago, IL
Artist's Statement
My work in clay embodies large free-form coiled sculptures of vessels. I form the outer texture, which reveals the nature of the clay body, during the process of constructing the pot. The openings are small; the viewer's eye is thus directed to the clay's exterior surface, while the mind is invited to contemplate the space within.
Clay is a medium of earth, a symbol of motherhood. We ourselves are of the earth, nurtured within a womb, a closed vessel. These forms manifest my interest in the ancient feminine mystical view of life in its darkness and mystery, its celebrations and creativity.
International Exhibit
2003
Omma Center of Contemporary Art, International Spring Art Festival; Chaniá, Crete, Greece; March 2003
2001
Pulcheria Arte, Associazione Culturale 218 a.c., Piacenza, ITALY, Pulcheria Arte
Solo Exhibits
2002
The Arts Club of Washington, Washington, D.C.
2001
Wilmette Public Library, Wilmette, IL
Juried/Invitational Exhibits
2009
Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO
2007
Mind Your P's & Q's, Steamboat Springs Arts Counci, Steamboat Springs, CO
2005
Earth & Fire: Work in Clay, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004
Fourth Annual Teapot Window, Illinois Artisans Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001
Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition, Nexus Gallery, New York, NY
Honoring the Crone, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL
51st Annual Quad State Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
American Parkinson Disease Association Benefit, Chicago, IL
Festival of American Basketry, Amana Arts Guild Center, Amana, IA
14th Annual Women's Works 2001, Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL
Skin, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
44th Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition, Beloit College, Beloit, WI
2000
7th Annual Member's Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Barenaked Ladies, The Art House Oak Park, IL
Wilmette Festival of Fine Arts, Wilmette, Illinois
Barat College, Lake Forest, IL
Non-Juried Exhibits
2001
4th Annual Chicago ART Open, Chicago, IL
Around the Coyote Winter Arts Festival, Chicago IL
2000
3rd Annual Student Show, Chicago ART Open, Chicago, IL
Women's Day Conference, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL
Evanston Art Center Student Show, Evanston, IL
Adam & Eve's Artists' Ball 2000, Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago, IL
Gallery Affiliation
Center for Visual Arts, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Blue Sky Pottery, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Illinois Artisans Program; Illinois State Museaum Society; Rend Lake, Illinois
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