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Kelly Witmer
born in Lancaster, PA.
BFA from University of the Arts, Philadelphia
additional studies at Parsons School of Design in Paris, France, and Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC
public art commissions:
MGM Grand, Vegas, NV, large wall installation in reception, 2022
Grand Augmented, Los Angeles, CA, Augmented Reality installation, 2022
UCLA TMS Clinic, Los Angeles, four wall mural print installations, 2020
City of Santa Rosa, CA, installation of nine ceramic mosaics for "Downtown Connect", 2015
Eagle Rock, tile mosaic on Eagle Rock Blvd., 2008
City of LA, bus stop mural on Echo Park Ave., 2001
artists residencies:
Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna, FL. Studied with Yishai Jusidman, Graciela Iturbide, and Gabriel Kuri
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
Can Serrat, Barcelona, Spain
founder of Rancho Paradiso Joshua Tree artist's residency
exhibitions:
2025 Two person exhibition at Oceanside Museum of Art West Gallery, Stitched and Forged
2024 Solo Exhibition at Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Tx
San Diego International Airport, Espacios & Lines,
Techne Art Center, San Diego , CA, Primal Instincts
Middle Room Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Rhet Baruch Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Smokey Trails
2023 Culture Object, Light Emitting Objects, NYC
The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
2022 LSH_CoLab, Los Angeles, CA South of Normal, show and publication
Brand Library, Works on Paper, Glendale, CA
2020 Tenderfoot Projects, Yucca Valley, CA
2019 The Other Art Fair, Santa Monica
Barba Contemporary Art, Palm Springs, CA
Alt Summit, Ace Hotel, Palm Springs, CA
JTAG, Joshua Tree, CA
2018 LA Municipal Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park, annual juried show
Midnight Oil Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA (solo)
ArtVallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2017 Smart Objects, Los Angeles/Landers, CA
Outpost Projects, Surveying the Land, Yucca Valley, CA
2016 Fold Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Taylor Junction Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA
2015 JTAG, Joshua Tree, CA
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Highway 62 Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA
Taylor Junction Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA
La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA,
2014 Vibiana, Herradura exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
Hi-Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley, CA
High Desert Test Sites Sky Village show, Yucca Valley, CA