MEGAN KELLY
EDUCATION
2015 - 2018 - BA Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University (1st Class BA Honours)
2013 - 2015 - A Level Fine Art, New College Telford
EXHIBITIONS
2018 – ‘The Mutagenic Gaze’, In ‘A Pillar Upon Which to Stretch the Writhing Map’ joint exhibition with Caitlin Hickling, Artefact Gallery, Birmingham, 19th October – 17th November 2018
2018 – ‘The Mutagenic Gaze’, In the NTU Fine Art Degree Show 2018 in Bonington Studios (Room 016), Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
2018 – ‘Through My Eyes, My Ears, My Thoughts. Printed on the Litmus paper you old me about.’, A collaborative piece with Emily Stollery in ‘erm, what?’, In the NTU Festival ‘The part versus the whole’ at Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2018 – ‘One part of my scientific process… I’m going to make an educated guess.’ A collaborative piece with Emily Stollery in ‘erm, what?’, In the NTU Festival ‘The part versus the whole’ at Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2018 – ‘Chimera’ in ‘erm, what?’, In the NTU Festival ‘The part versus the whole’ at Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2018 – ‘Blob’ in ‘erm, what?’, In the NTU Festival ‘The part versus the whole’ at Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2018 – ‘Snapshot 1’ & ‘Snapshot 2’ in The NTU Fine Art Auction, in The Bonington Atrium, The Bonington Building, Nottingham Trent University, 7th February 2018
2018 – ‘Traces of my microscopic architecture’ in The International Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2018 – ‘Seeing through a feeling eye’ in Exhibition Week, Bonington Studios Room 016, Nottingham Trent University
2017 - ‘Sycamore - (Acer Pseudoplatnus X4/X10)’ in Exhibition Week, Bonington Studios Room 016, Nottingham Trent University
2016 - ‘Luminous Mitosis’ in Exhibition Week, Bonington Studios Room 018, Nottingham Trent University
CURATION
2018 – Curated ‘A Pillar Upon Which to Stretch the Writhing Map’ exhibition, Artefact Gallery, Birmingham with Mark Dennis
2018 – Curated ‘erm, what?’, as part of the erm collective for The NTU Festival 2018 ‘The Part Versus the Whole’, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2018 – Curated the NTU Fine Art Auction, in Bonington Atrium, The Bonington Building, Nottingham Trent University
2017 - Curated 'Cavity’ as part of Synergy Arts Festival, 20th-22nd April, 35 Gamble Street, Nottingham
2017 - Curated 'They Spoke of Was and When’ as part of Synergy Arts Festival, 20th-22nd April, Broadway Cinema Exhibition Space, Hockley, Nottingham
2017- Curated 'Scopes of Seity’ as part of Synergy Arts Festival, 19th-22nd April, Lock Up No.37 at Sneinton Market, Nottingham
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 – Installed ‘A Pillar Upon Which to Stretch the Writhing Map’ exhibition, Artefact Gallery, Birmingham, 18th October 2018
2018 – Installed ‘erm, what?’, as part of the erm collective for The NTU Festival ‘The part versus the whole’, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2018 – Curated and contributor in the ‘erm’ publication produced as part of the ‘erm, what?’ exhibition, during The NTU Festival ‘The part versus the whole’ at Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2018 – Volunteered on the NTU Fine Art Auction evening, 7th February 2018
2018 – Installed the NTU Fine Art Auction, The Bonington Atrium, The Bonington Building, Nottingham Trent University
2017-2018 - Member of the Third Year NTU Fine Art Auction Committee
2017 - Ongoing – Member of the erm Collective with Emily Stollery and Rosie Elston
2017 - Amethyst Jenning’s Degree Show Helper, Nottingham Trent University’s BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree Show 'Beginning’s, Between & Beyond’, Bonington Studios, Nottingham Trent University
2017 - Julia Shearer’s Degree Show Helper, Nottingham Trent University’s BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree Show 'Beginning’s, Between & Beyond’, Bonington Studios, Nottingham Trent University
2017 - Installed 'Cavity’ as part of Synergy Arts Festival, 20th April, 35 Gamble Street, Nottingham
2017 - Installed 'Scopes of Seity’ as part of Synergy Arts Festival, 19th April, Lock Up No.37 at Sneinton Market, Nottingham
2016 - 2017 - Second Year Mentor
2016 - Hannah Lockwood’s Degree Show Helper, Nottingham Trent University’s BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree Show 'If Not Now, When?’, Bonington Studios, Nottingham Trent University
MISCELLANEOUS
2018 – Invivgilated ‘The NTU Fine Art Degree Show 2018’, Bonington Studios, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
2018 – Artist profile in the NTU Fine Art 2018 Degree Show Catalogue
2018 – Picked as ‘Artist of the Month’ for May 2018 on www.znyax.co.uk/
2018 – Part of the Notts Zine Library, featuring the publication ‘erm’, Lee Rosy’s, Nottingham
2017 - Ongoing - @ermcollective Instagram Account - collaborating with Emily Stollery and Rosie Elston as part of the erm Collective
2017 – Volunteered and invigilated on the opening night of ‘Mytho Plastic’, 17th November, Backlit Gallery, Nottingham
2017 - Performed in Giorgio Sadotti’s ’Shapeless Impact Not Time Slow Is (Flits By)' on 24th February, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham Trent University
2017 - Invigilated 'Cavity’ as part of Synergy Arts Festival, 20th-21st April, 35 Gamble Street, Nottingham