Kelly Taylor Mitchell received her MFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2018. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Tufts University School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Her education also includes studies in France and workshops in Provincetown, MA. Her professional experience includes teaching assistantships and research work at RISD. She has exhibited her work in several group shows in Providence and Cambridge. Her technical skills and interests include various printmaking methods as well as papermaking and digital design software.

1. Kelly Taylor Mitchell
kmitchel@risd.edu
267 229 4612
Education
2018 MFA Printmaking, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Special Studies: Feminist Theory and Activism, Graduate Collegiate Teaching Seminar, Digital +
Media Research Studio
2015 BFA Printmaking, Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Special Studies: Concentration in Womens’ Gender and
Sexuality Studies, Rape Crisis and Recovery, Graduate of Tufts University Victims of Violence
Rape Crisis Counselor
Certification Training
2014 L’ Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris, France (Reciprocal Exchange Program)
Studied Lithography and Relief Printing under Werhner Bouwens
2012 Pratt Institute, Art History Major, Brooklyn, NY (Foundation Year)
2014 Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA, Printmaking Open Studio
2013 Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA, Portrait Drawing
Workshop
Professional Experience
2017 Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (Copperplate
Engraving, Prof. Andrew Raftery, Spring 2017)
2016-17 Research Assistant for ‘Connecting Communities’ Rhode Island School of Design and
Rhode Island Public Radio, Providence, RI
(Collaborative community outreach research group)
2016 Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (Painterly Prints, Prof.
Frank Jackson, Fall 2016)
2016 Screen Printing Studio Monitor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
(Maintained studio resources)
2014 Fine Arts Work Center, Summer Program Intern, Provincetown, MA
2013 Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Summer Museum Education Intern,
Provincetown, MA
Group Exhibitions
2017 Mutual Encounters, Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI
2016 Common Multiples, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
2016 More Than This, Industry Labs, Cambridge, MA
2015 Graduating Students Exhibition, Boston, MA
2014 International Students Exhibition, L’Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
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2. Kelly Taylor Mitchell
kmitchel@risd.edu
267 229 4612
Bibliography
Staff, “Warm Welcomes for Kara Walker”, RISD Grad Journal, access date: Decemeber 15, 2016.
http://www.volume-1.org/blog/2016/12/15/kara-walker-visits-jag-and-kelly-welcome
Publications as Author
“Counter with Candor”, RISD XYZ, January 2017
“DC Women’s March: RISD Women Represent”, RISD Grad Journal, January 2017
“Poems From Ongoing Observations”, Self Published Poetry Book, October 2015
Collections
RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Brigham and Womens’ Hospital, Boston, MA
Technical Abilites and Interests
Printmaking: Relief, Intaglio, Letterpress, Screenprint, Lithography, Monotype
Papermaking: Hollander Beater, Cotton Linter, Recyled Fibers, Kozo Fibers
Software: Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Awards and Honors
2016-17 Graduate Assistantship, Graduate Fellowship, RISD, Providence, RI
Affiliations
College Art Association
SGC International
Service
2015-16 Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, Administrative Volunteer
References available upon request.
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