Kelly and Kyle Phelps
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EDUCATION
2000 M.F.A. College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; Major: social-political issues sculpture: ceramics, metal, fabric, fiberglass, wood, and found objects
1996 B.F.A. Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1996 B.F.A. Ball State University, Muncie, IN
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 The Blue Collar, Doris Ulmann Gallery, Berea College, Berea, KY
2014 The Blue Collar, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
Black Heritage Through Visual Rhythm, 2013-2014 National Juried Art Exhibition, The Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
The Blue Collar, Columbus Cultural Arts Center Main Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
2011 Sabbatical Exhibition, Kelly and Kyle Phelps, The University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Baltimore Clayworks and the Baltimore Humanities Council, Baltimore, MD
2009 Race Class and the Blue Collar, Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA
2008 Peaking Behind the Wall of Difference: Experiencing the Arts as a Vehicle for Conversation II, National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (N.C.O.R.E.), Orlando, FL
2007 The Blue-Collar, Flavor of Art Studio, Cincinnati, OH
Race Class and the Blue Collar, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
The Blue-Collar, Taft Museum of Art/Duncanson Society, Cincinnati, OH
Peaking Behind the Wall of Difference: Experiencing the Arts as a Vehicle for Conversation II, National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (N.C.O.R.E.), San Francisco, CA
2006 Race Class and the Blue Collar, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
2004 The Blue-Collar, Xavier University, Department of Art, Cincinnati, OH
The Blue-Collar, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
2003 The Colors of Leadership Conference, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2002 Colonel White High School for the Arts, Dayton, OH
2001 The Learning and Teaching Center Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Struggles of the Working Class, Franklin St. Gallery, Centerville, OH
Race, Class, and the Blue Collar, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2000 Collaborative Solo Thesis Exhibition, The Downtown Gallery, University of Kentucky, PNC Bank, Lexington, KY
Governor’s School for the Arts, Lexington, KY
1999 National Conference for Community and Justice, Heritage Hall, Lexington, KY
Lexington Community College, Lexington, KY
Sixth Annual African American Ball, Lexington, KY
1996 Henry County Arts Association, New Castle, IN
B.F.A. Collaborative Solo Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1995 Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Art Collaborative Solo Exhibition, Huntington, IN
2014 The Blue Collar, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
Black Heritage Through Visual Rhythm, 2013-2014 National Juried Art Exhibition, The Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
The Blue Collar, Columbus Cultural Arts Center Main Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
2011 Sabbatical Exhibition, Kelly and Kyle Phelps, The University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Baltimore Clayworks and the Baltimore Humanities Council, Baltimore, MD
2009 Race Class and the Blue Collar, Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA
2008 Peaking Behind the Wall of Difference: Experiencing the Arts as a Vehicle for Conversation II, National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (N.C.O.R.E.), Orlando, FL
2007 The Blue-Collar, Flavor of Art Studio, Cincinnati, OH
Race Class and the Blue Collar, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
The Blue-Collar, Taft Museum of Art/Duncanson Society, Cincinnati, OH
Peaking Behind the Wall of Difference: Experiencing the Arts as a Vehicle for Conversation II, National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (N.C.O.R.E.), San Francisco, CA
2006 Race Class and the Blue Collar, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
2004 The Blue-Collar, Xavier University, Department of Art, Cincinnati, OH
The Blue-Collar, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
2003 The Colors of Leadership Conference, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2002 Colonel White High School for the Arts, Dayton, OH
2001 The Learning and Teaching Center Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Struggles of the Working Class, Franklin St. Gallery, Centerville, OH
Race, Class, and the Blue Collar, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2000 Collaborative Solo Thesis Exhibition, The Downtown Gallery, University of Kentucky, PNC Bank, Lexington, KY
Governor’s School for the Arts, Lexington, KY
1999 National Conference for Community and Justice, Heritage Hall, Lexington, KY
Lexington Community College, Lexington, KY
Sixth Annual African American Ball, Lexington, KY
1996 Henry County Arts Association, New Castle, IN
B.F.A. Collaborative Solo Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1995 Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Art Collaborative Solo Exhibition, Huntington, IN
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 Xavier University Faculty Exhibition, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2013 A Better World, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
Penland School of Craft Arts Summer Faculty Exhibition, Penland School of Craft Arts, Penland, NC
The Human Face: A Revelation, The Artisan Enterprise Center, Covington, KY
United We Stand: A Review of Artist as Activist , curated by Saad Ghoson, The Northern Kentucky University Art Gallery, Highland Heights, KY
Black Heritage Through Visual Rhythm, National Juried Art Exhibition, The Afro–American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
The University of Dayton Faculty Exhibition, The University of Dayton Art Gallery 249, Dayton, OH
2012 The San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo National Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Beyond Emancipation, Kennedy Heights Art Center, Cincinnati, OH
Xavier University Faculty Exhibition, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
The University of Dayton Faculty Exhibition, The University of Dayton Art Gallery 249, Dayton, OH
Penland School of Craft Arts Summer Faculty Exhibition, Penland School of Craft Arts, Penland, NC
Trading Spaces: Exchanged Collections of African and African American Art, The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Lafayette, IN
August Wilson Center Juried Invitational, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh, PA
Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition, Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
30th Anniversary Gala Benefit Exhibition, The Baltimore Claywork, Baltimore, MD
A Better World, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition, RTA “Peoples Choice Award”, Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
August Wilson Center Juried Invitational, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh, PA
Inside/Out: Transcending Integration - Contemporary African American Ceramics, Baltimore ClayWorks, Baltimore, MD
Social Justice Exhibition - Juror Contemporary Ceramics and Social Justice, Baltimore ClayWorks, Baltimore, MD
The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories (traveling exhibition), Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
A Better World, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
2010 The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories (traveling exhibition), The Nicolaysen Museum, Casper, WY
Xavier University Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, University Gallery, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Mish-Mash Strikes Back, NCECA national clay tour, The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition, RTA “Peoples Choice Award”, Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
King Art Complex Kindred Spirit , Columbus OH
The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories, The Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
A Better World, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
John Stuart Society, The Arts at the University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2009 The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories, American Craft Council Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
African American Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Clay and Context, University Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terra Hault, IN
Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA “Peoples Choice Award, Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Malleable Thought: An exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics, Ross Art Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
Across the Board , Moms Frig Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Xavier University Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2008 Face Cincinnati, Base Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
HxWxD, Juried Sculpture Exhibition, Rosewood Art Center Gallery, Kettering, OH
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Baltimore Clayworks Faculty Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Mayor’s NAACP Reception Group Exhibition, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Art From The Heart, Art Beyond Boundaries, Cincinnati, OH
NAACP Convention, Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, OH
Peaking Behind the Wall of Difference: Experiencing the Arts as a Vehicle for Conversation II, National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (N.C.O.R.E.), Orlando, FL
New, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Xavier University Department of Art, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2007 SOS for A Better World, Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
Earth Tones, National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts (N.C.E.C.A), Actors Theater of Louisville Art Gallery, Louisville, KY
A Multi-Cultural Look at Clay, National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts (N.C.E.C.A), Actors Theater of Louisville Art Gallery, Louisville, KY
Voices-Regional Perspective of African American Artist, Department of Art, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
Ohio Collects: Artistic Transformations, Thinking Outside the Box, Elijah Pierce Gallery, King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
Figure in Relief, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2006 The Blue-Collar, Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Studio B Sculpture International Invitational Group Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH
Figure in Context, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Alterior Motives, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Faculty/Group Exhibition, Xavier University Department of Art, Cincinnati, OH
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Beyond Function, University of Dayton Rike Gallery, Dayton, OH
2005 “Tha Blast”-Album of the Year, Upstairs at the Greenwich, Greenwich Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts (N.C.E.C.A), Unity and Legacy and Creativity in Clay, James E. Lewis Museum of Art, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Mish Mash ……again, Chesapeake Arts Center, Baltimore, MD
2004 “Earth Tones” Contemporary African American Ceramics, Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC
”Talking Trash” - “Tha Blast”, Southgate House Gallery, Newport, KY
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Seven Thoughts On Clay, M.T. Burton Gallery and 19th Street Clay Studio, Surf City, NJ
African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Contemporary African American Ceramics, Baltimore, MD
2003 Summit on Racism, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Faculty Exhibition, Xavier University Department of Art, Cincinnati, OH
2002 University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Kettering Car Project” Start Your Engines”, Kettering, OH
Sinclair Community College, Faculty Exhibition, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Central State University - Academic Leadership Conference/Exhibition, Central State University, Wilberforce, OH
2001 African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
African American Art Experience Exhibition, Invitational, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2000 African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
1999 African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
1998 Kentucky Teaches Clay Group Exhibition, University of Kentucky/ University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Indianapolis Black Expo National Juried Art Competition, Indianapolis, IN
Who Am I - - I Am Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
African Celebration, “The Spirit of a Continent", Fehsenfeld Gallery, Hurt Gallery, Clowes Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Meet the Artist X, Central Gallery/ Library, Indianapolis, IN
African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Open Studio Art Exhibition, Barnhart Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1997 Open Studio Art Exhibition, Barnhart Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
University of Kentucky Master of Fine Arts Group Exhibition, PNC Bank Gallery, Lexington, KY
Indianapolis Black Expo National Juried Art Group Competition, Indianapolis, IN
African Celebration, “The Spirit of a Continent", Fehsenfeld Gallery, Hurt Gallery, Clowes Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Central Library and Gallery Art Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
Meet the Artist IX, Central Gallery/ Library, Indianapolis, IN
1996 Indianapolis Black Expo National Juried Art Group Competition, Indianapolis, IN
Student Art Exhibition, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, IN
Minnetrsta Cultural Center, Amateur Art Group Exhibition, Muncie, IN
1994 React to Art/ Video, Juried Student Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1993 React to Art/ Video, Juried Student Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
2013 A Better World, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
Penland School of Craft Arts Summer Faculty Exhibition, Penland School of Craft Arts, Penland, NC
The Human Face: A Revelation, The Artisan Enterprise Center, Covington, KY
United We Stand: A Review of Artist as Activist , curated by Saad Ghoson, The Northern Kentucky University Art Gallery, Highland Heights, KY
Black Heritage Through Visual Rhythm, National Juried Art Exhibition, The Afro–American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
The University of Dayton Faculty Exhibition, The University of Dayton Art Gallery 249, Dayton, OH
2012 The San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo National Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Beyond Emancipation, Kennedy Heights Art Center, Cincinnati, OH
Xavier University Faculty Exhibition, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
The University of Dayton Faculty Exhibition, The University of Dayton Art Gallery 249, Dayton, OH
Penland School of Craft Arts Summer Faculty Exhibition, Penland School of Craft Arts, Penland, NC
Trading Spaces: Exchanged Collections of African and African American Art, The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Lafayette, IN
August Wilson Center Juried Invitational, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh, PA
Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition, Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
30th Anniversary Gala Benefit Exhibition, The Baltimore Claywork, Baltimore, MD
A Better World, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition, RTA “Peoples Choice Award”, Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
August Wilson Center Juried Invitational, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh, PA
Inside/Out: Transcending Integration - Contemporary African American Ceramics, Baltimore ClayWorks, Baltimore, MD
Social Justice Exhibition - Juror Contemporary Ceramics and Social Justice, Baltimore ClayWorks, Baltimore, MD
The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories (traveling exhibition), Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
A Better World, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
2010 The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories (traveling exhibition), The Nicolaysen Museum, Casper, WY
Xavier University Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, University Gallery, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Mish-Mash Strikes Back, NCECA national clay tour, The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition, RTA “Peoples Choice Award”, Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
King Art Complex Kindred Spirit , Columbus OH
The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories, The Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
A Better World, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
John Stuart Society, The Arts at the University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2009 The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories, American Craft Council Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
African American Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Clay and Context, University Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terra Hault, IN
Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA “Peoples Choice Award, Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Malleable Thought: An exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics, Ross Art Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
Across the Board , Moms Frig Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Xavier University Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2008 Face Cincinnati, Base Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
HxWxD, Juried Sculpture Exhibition, Rosewood Art Center Gallery, Kettering, OH
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Baltimore Clayworks Faculty Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Mayor’s NAACP Reception Group Exhibition, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Art From The Heart, Art Beyond Boundaries, Cincinnati, OH
NAACP Convention, Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, OH
Peaking Behind the Wall of Difference: Experiencing the Arts as a Vehicle for Conversation II, National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (N.C.O.R.E.), Orlando, FL
New, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Xavier University Department of Art, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2007 SOS for A Better World, Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
Earth Tones, National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts (N.C.E.C.A), Actors Theater of Louisville Art Gallery, Louisville, KY
A Multi-Cultural Look at Clay, National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts (N.C.E.C.A), Actors Theater of Louisville Art Gallery, Louisville, KY
Voices-Regional Perspective of African American Artist, Department of Art, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
Ohio Collects: Artistic Transformations, Thinking Outside the Box, Elijah Pierce Gallery, King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
Figure in Relief, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2006 The Blue-Collar, Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Studio B Sculpture International Invitational Group Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH
Figure in Context, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Alterior Motives, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Faculty/Group Exhibition, Xavier University Department of Art, Cincinnati, OH
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Beyond Function, University of Dayton Rike Gallery, Dayton, OH
2005 “Tha Blast”-Album of the Year, Upstairs at the Greenwich, Greenwich Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts (N.C.E.C.A), Unity and Legacy and Creativity in Clay, James E. Lewis Museum of Art, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Mish Mash ……again, Chesapeake Arts Center, Baltimore, MD
2004 “Earth Tones” Contemporary African American Ceramics, Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC
”Talking Trash” - “Tha Blast”, Southgate House Gallery, Newport, KY
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Seven Thoughts On Clay, M.T. Burton Gallery and 19th Street Clay Studio, Surf City, NJ
African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Contemporary African American Ceramics, Baltimore, MD
2003 Summit on Racism, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Faculty Exhibition, Xavier University Department of Art, Cincinnati, OH
2002 University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Kettering Car Project” Start Your Engines”, Kettering, OH
Sinclair Community College, Faculty Exhibition, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Central State University - Academic Leadership Conference/Exhibition, Central State University, Wilberforce, OH
2001 African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
African American Art Experience Exhibition, Invitational, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
University of Dayton Department of Visual Art, Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2000 African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
1999 African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
1998 Kentucky Teaches Clay Group Exhibition, University of Kentucky/ University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Indianapolis Black Expo National Juried Art Competition, Indianapolis, IN
Who Am I - - I Am Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
African Celebration, “The Spirit of a Continent", Fehsenfeld Gallery, Hurt Gallery, Clowes Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Meet the Artist X, Central Gallery/ Library, Indianapolis, IN
African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Open Studio Art Exhibition, Barnhart Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1997 Open Studio Art Exhibition, Barnhart Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
University of Kentucky Master of Fine Arts Group Exhibition, PNC Bank Gallery, Lexington, KY
Indianapolis Black Expo National Juried Art Group Competition, Indianapolis, IN
African Celebration, “The Spirit of a Continent", Fehsenfeld Gallery, Hurt Gallery, Clowes Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Central Library and Gallery Art Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
Meet the Artist IX, Central Gallery/ Library, Indianapolis, IN
1996 Indianapolis Black Expo National Juried Art Group Competition, Indianapolis, IN
Student Art Exhibition, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, IN
Minnetrsta Cultural Center, Amateur Art Group Exhibition, Muncie, IN
1994 React to Art/ Video, Juried Student Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1993 React to Art/ Video, Juried Student Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2013 Chalmers, Aiden."The Working Man – An American Perspective." Aiden Chalmers- Visual Artist, Writer, Glassmaker, and Proud Scott. August 16th 2013.
Durrell, Jane. Identical Twins – Kelly and Kyle Phelps. 91.7 WVXU – NPR Digital Network. August 2nd 2013.
Lovelace, Joyce. American Made. American Craft Magazine , pages 44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51. Vol.73 Edition No. 03 June /July 2013.
Sloat, Griggs, Frances. A Brotherhood of Art – Twin Brothers Kelly and Kyle Phelps have crafted a career out of creating art that honors the dying brotherhood of factory workers. Xavier Magazine Winter 2013 Front Cover, Pages 1,22,23,24,25,26,27,28and 29 Vol. 20 No.1.
The Empty.Penland School of Craft The 27th Annual Benefit Auction Catalog Page 85 August 2012.
Durrell, Jane. Identical Twins – Kelly and Kyle Phelps. 91.7 WVXU – NPR Digital Network. August 2nd 2013.
Lovelace, Joyce. American Made. American Craft Magazine , pages 44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51. Vol.73 Edition No. 03 June /July 2013.
Sloat, Griggs, Frances. A Brotherhood of Art – Twin Brothers Kelly and Kyle Phelps have crafted a career out of creating art that honors the dying brotherhood of factory workers. Xavier Magazine Winter 2013 Front Cover, Pages 1,22,23,24,25,26,27,28and 29 Vol. 20 No.1.
The Empty.Penland School of Craft The 27th Annual Benefit Auction Catalog Page 85 August 2012.
AWARDS
2013 1ST Place award for 3-D category “John Henry” 2013 National Juried Art Exhibition “ Black Heritage Through Visual Rhythm, The Afro – American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
Wallace Memorial Library Purchase Award
2011 “Battle for Haditha”, Best of Show Group Exhibition Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA “Peoples Choice Award” Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
2010 “The Letter”, Best of Show Group Exhibition Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA “Peoples Choice Award” Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
“Brother Sing That Song, Best of Show Group Exhibition Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA “Peoples Choice Award” Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
“What Dream”, Second Place Group Exhibition Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
“The Cargo, Best of Show Group Exhibition Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA “Peoples Choice Award” Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
2005 Merit Awards, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
2004 Merit Awards, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
2003 Research Council Seed Grant, Summer Research Fellowship, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2002 Merit Award, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
2001 Merit Award, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
2000 Lynman T. Johnson Fellowship, Full TeachingAssistantship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Merit Award, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
1999 Lynman T. Johnson Fellowship, Full Teaching Assistantship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Best of Show and Third Place, Indianapolis Black Expo Juried Art Competition/ Masters Series, Indianapolis, IN
Merit Award, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
1998 Lynman T. Johnson Fellowship, Full Teaching Assistantship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Best of Show & Second Place, Indianapolis Black Expo Juried Competition, Indianapolis, IN
Best of Show, Merit Award, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
First Place, University of Kentucky Open Studio Juried Art Exhibition, Lexington, KY
1997 Lynman T. Johnson Fellowship, Half Teaching Assistantship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
First Place, University of Kentucky Open Studio Juried Art Exhibition, Lexington, KY
Second Place, Indianapolis Black Expo Juried Competition, Indianapolis, IN
1996 Third Place, Indianapolis Black Expo Juried Art Competition, Indianapolis, IN
Honorable Mention, Northern Indiana Arts Association Student Exhibition, Munster, IN
First Place, Minnetrista Cultural Center Amateur Art Exhibition, Muncie, IN
1995 Dreshell Snedeger Memorial Art Scholarship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1994 First Place, React to Art/ Video, Juried Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Dreshell Snedeger Memorial Art Scholarship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1993 First Place, React to Art/ Video, Juried Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Dreshell Snedeger Memorial Art Scholarship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1992 Dreshell Snedeger Memorial Art Scholarship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1991 Dreshell Snedeger Memorial Art Scholarship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Wallace Memorial Library Purchase Award
2011 “Battle for Haditha”, Best of Show Group Exhibition Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA “Peoples Choice Award” Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
2010 “The Letter”, Best of Show Group Exhibition Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA “Peoples Choice Award” Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
“Brother Sing That Song, Best of Show Group Exhibition Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA “Peoples Choice Award” Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
“What Dream”, Second Place Group Exhibition Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
“The Cargo, Best of Show Group Exhibition Wright Dunbar Urban Nights Art Exhibition and RTA “Peoples Choice Award” Wright Dunbar Community Art Gallery, Dayton, OH
2005 Merit Awards, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
2004 Merit Awards, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY
2003 Research Council Seed Grant, Summer Research Fellowship, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2002 Merit Award, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
2001 Merit Award, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
2000 Lynman T. Johnson Fellowship, Full TeachingAssistantship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Merit Award, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
1999 Lynman T. Johnson Fellowship, Full Teaching Assistantship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Best of Show and Third Place, Indianapolis Black Expo Juried Art Competition/ Masters Series, Indianapolis, IN
Merit Award, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
1998 Lynman T. Johnson Fellowship, Full Teaching Assistantship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Best of Show & Second Place, Indianapolis Black Expo Juried Competition, Indianapolis, IN
Best of Show, Merit Award, African American Invitational Art Exhibition, Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
First Place, University of Kentucky Open Studio Juried Art Exhibition, Lexington, KY
1997 Lynman T. Johnson Fellowship, Half Teaching Assistantship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
First Place, University of Kentucky Open Studio Juried Art Exhibition, Lexington, KY
Second Place, Indianapolis Black Expo Juried Competition, Indianapolis, IN
1996 Third Place, Indianapolis Black Expo Juried Art Competition, Indianapolis, IN
Honorable Mention, Northern Indiana Arts Association Student Exhibition, Munster, IN
First Place, Minnetrista Cultural Center Amateur Art Exhibition, Muncie, IN
1995 Dreshell Snedeger Memorial Art Scholarship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1994 First Place, React to Art/ Video, Juried Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Dreshell Snedeger Memorial Art Scholarship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1993 First Place, React to Art/ Video, Juried Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Dreshell Snedeger Memorial Art Scholarship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1992 Dreshell Snedeger Memorial Art Scholarship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1991 Dreshell Snedeger Memorial Art Scholarship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - KELLY PHELPS
2011-present Associate Professor Sculpture/Acting Chair, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2009-11 Associate Professor Sculpture, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2003-08 Assistant Professor Sculpture, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2003-02 Assistant Professor 3-D Specialist, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2001-2003 Adjunct Professor Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
Instructor, City of Kettering Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, OH
2001-2002 Visiting Artist/ Instructor, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
1997-2000 Lynman T. Johnson Teaching Assistantship University of Kentucky Graduate School MFA Program
1996 Instructor, Henry County Art Center, New Castle, IN
2009-11 Associate Professor Sculpture, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2003-08 Assistant Professor Sculpture, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2003-02 Assistant Professor 3-D Specialist, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2001-2003 Adjunct Professor Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
Instructor, City of Kettering Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, OH
2001-2002 Visiting Artist/ Instructor, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
1997-2000 Lynman T. Johnson Teaching Assistantship University of Kentucky Graduate School MFA Program
1996 Instructor, Henry County Art Center, New Castle, IN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - KYLE PHELPS
2007-present Associate Professor 3-D Specialist, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2003-07 Assistant Professor 3-D Specialist, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2001-05 Adjunct Professor, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
2001-03 Visiting Artist/Instructor, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Instructor, City of Kettering Rosewood Arts Center
1997-2000 Lynman T. Johnson Teaching Assistantship 1996 Instructor, Introduction to Ceramics, Henry County Art Center, New Castle, IN
2003-07 Assistant Professor 3-D Specialist, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2001-05 Adjunct Professor, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
2001-03 Visiting Artist/Instructor, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Instructor, City of Kettering Rosewood Arts Center
1997-2000 Lynman T. Johnson Teaching Assistantship 1996 Instructor, Introduction to Ceramics, Henry County Art Center, New Castle, IN
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Bootsy Collins, Cincinnati, OH
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Green, Kettering, OH
Jim King, Cincinnati, OH
Lisa Kloppenberg and Vernellia Randall, Dayton OH
Jerry Lewis, Auburn AL
Michael Long, Columbus, OH
Amy Lopez, Dayton OH
Patricia McTeague, Baltimore, MD
Michael Moore, New York, NY
David Roth, Louisville, KY
Robert M. Weekley, Los Angeles, CA
De Vonda Vanderpool, Dayton, OH
Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
Brown-Forman, Louisville, KY
Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS
Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY
Louisville Stoneware, Louisville, KY
Multi-Cultural Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
NAACP Headquarters, Baltimore, MD
Priddy, Isenburg, Miller, and Mead Law Offices, Louisville, KY
The Ryan C. Harris Learning and Teaching Center, University of Dayton, Dayton OH
The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
University of Dayton Black Faculty Association, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Counseling Center, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Green, Kettering, OH
Jim King, Cincinnati, OH
Lisa Kloppenberg and Vernellia Randall, Dayton OH
Jerry Lewis, Auburn AL
Michael Long, Columbus, OH
Amy Lopez, Dayton OH
Patricia McTeague, Baltimore, MD
Michael Moore, New York, NY
David Roth, Louisville, KY
Robert M. Weekley, Los Angeles, CA
De Vonda Vanderpool, Dayton, OH
Actors Theater, Louisville, KY
Brown-Forman, Louisville, KY
Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS
Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY
Louisville Stoneware, Louisville, KY
Multi-Cultural Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
NAACP Headquarters, Baltimore, MD
Priddy, Isenburg, Miller, and Mead Law Offices, Louisville, KY
The Ryan C. Harris Learning and Teaching Center, University of Dayton, Dayton OH
The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
University of Dayton Black Faculty Association, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Counseling Center, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY