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Kellen Wright (b. 1999, St. Charles, MO) is a multi-disciplinary artist and facilitator currently based in St. Louis, MO. Their visual art projects exist within an elaborate, abstract, queer visual lexicon and seek to expound upon an emotionally varied relationship with a changing landscape; with the guilt, grief, ambiguity, and joy of an inner environment. Their cathartic abstractions begin as reflections of every day phenomena and enter the world as sites of speculation.
Kellen's institutional work aims to facilitate creative visions for artists' work and democratize access to institutional knowledge and platforms through support of programming and exhibitions.
Kellen received their B.A. in Art History and Criticism upon their completion of their undergraduate thesis, Rachel Whiteread: Between Space and Place. They have completed curatorial and administrative internships at The Luminary and the St. Louis Art Museum. They have exhibited work at The Luminary and Cunst Gallery in St. Louis, Missouri. You can find them working as the Gallery Manager of The Luminary or trekking across South St. Louis City.