Kelly Ciurej

Kelly Ciurej is a Lecturer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, specializing in photography and interdisciplinary art practices. She holds an MFA from the same institution (2017) and a BA from St. Xavier University (2013). Her work explores themes of self-discovery, feminist psychology, and the deconstruction of paradise myths through mixed-media installations, performance art, and photographic techniques.

• Exhibitions: Hawai’i State Art Museum, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, and others.
• Awards: Three major art acquisition awards and a prestigious arts scholarship.

Teaching focuses on photography fundamentals and intermediate practices, with courses like ART 107 (Digital/Film Photography) and ART 207 (Intermediate Photography). Her art critically engages environmental and cultural themes, using artificial materials and digital processes to interrogate societal narratives.