Kelli Scott Kelley

Kelli Scott Kelley is a Professor of Painting at the LSU School of Art, part of Louisiana State University's College of Art & Design. She completed her BFA at LSU and MFA at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her work focuses on mixed-media narrative paintings, surreal collaborations with her husband Bill Kelley, and video performances. Her exhibitions span international venues like the Czech Republic’s Mesic Ve Dne Gallerie and India’s Bangalore University, alongside U.S. institutions such as the Contemporary Arts Museum (Houston) and Taylor Bercier Gallery (New Orleans).

In 2012, she received a $32,000 ATLAS Grant to complete Accalia and the Swamp Monster, a project later published as a book by LSU Press (2014) and featured in a traveling exhibition. She regularly exhibits at the Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art.

Her artistic practice integrates interdisciplinary collaborations, blending visual art with music and performance, reflecting themes of cultural narrative and surrealism.