Elizabeth Kelly

Elizabeth Kelly serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Design and Photography in the Art Department at St. Mary's College of Maryland, based in Montgomery Hall 141 with contact details erkelly@smcm.edu and (240) 895-4247. She uses she/her/hers pronouns and identifies as a Texas-raised, Arkansas-trained, Pennsylvania-based photographer and art educator.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.A. in Studio Art from Hendrix College
• M.Ed. in Secondary Education - Art from University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• M.F.A. in Socially Engaged Studio Art from Moore College of Art and Design

Professor Kelly's research critically examines ethical dimensions in portraiture while pioneering expanded access to traditional photographic education through community collaboration. Her practice integrates alternative processes with pedagogical innovation, emphasizing democratized learning in photography, design, and digital art. Teaching specializations explicitly cover traditional/alternative photographic techniques, design principles, and digital art education frameworks.