Bio

Rylie Kelley is an emerging artist and printmaker living and working in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in eastern Iowa, Kelley makes geographically grounded work about conservation, ecology, queerness, archives, and activism. They earned their B.F.A. in Printmaking and B.A. in Psychology from the University of Iowa in 2024 and are currently an M.F.A. candidate in Printmaking at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University. Kelley has exhibited their work in two solo shows in Iowa City, Iowa, in addition to several group exhibitions spanning across Iowa City, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Providence, and San Juan.