Kelly Maryanski - artist

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    • Pop Culture Portraits
  • Fashion Illustration + Live Events
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ABOUT/CV

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Kelly Maryanski is a Chicago based illustrator specializing in ink and watercolor. She holds a BFA cum laude from Denison University in Granville, Ohio. She is intrigued with voyeurism, tactile objects, site specific implications, history, cuteness and kitsch, and the impact of society’s fixation upon iconic figures and their use in identity formation.

She is also intrigued by the sea - by cephalopods, whales, creatures of the deep, and mermaids, fairytale, myths, and folklore that accompany them. The myth and allure of the mermaid has always been an topic of interest in pop culture and she seeks to present a different breed of merfolk that are more akin to fish and are perhaps much smaller creatures than the human-sized fairytale creatures, with an essence of cuteness, krill- like qualities, and whimsy.

Kelly is also inspired by the works of John Tenniel, Maira Kalman, costumer Edith Head, and Miles White.
Often, verity lies in details and sometimes these small things matter the most.

Kelly’s illustrations have been featured for the Art Institute of Chicago, Hush Puppies, Lumen Optical, Simple Skincare, Conrad Chicago, Create & Cultivate, Luxury Garage Sale, Alexis Bittar, private concept art and character design, and multiple Sip 'N Shop events across Chicagoland. Kelly can be hired for on-site illustration for private and public events, weddings, blogger events, fashion shows, store openings, and more.

Interested in a custom piece? Send me an email for a quote!

Kelly is also an actor, dancer, singer, performer, and aspiring aerialist. Check out what she is up to in the performing world here: www.thisiskellymaryanski.com



Kelly is represented by FLATSSTUDIO 
Kelly is a member of the Chicago Writers Association

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Kelly was recently interviewed by Voyage Chicago for their Thought Provokers Series. Read the article HERE.





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Born: Chicago, Illinois, 1988

Member of The Chicago Writers Association


EDUCATION:

2010     BFA, Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art, Dance
             Denison University, Honors-Cum Laude



SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2018     Kelly Paints With Water, XO Marshmallow Cafe, Chicago, Illinois
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2010     The Consumption of Michael Jackson: The Kelly Chlo
é Company presents The Michael Jackson Collection,
             Bryant Arts Center, Granville, Ohio

2009     L’essence: Capturée: A Cologne Collection, Doane Library, Granville, Ohio
 
2008     Exhibition of Framed Artworks by Kelly C. Maryanski, Antique Picture Frames, Ltd., Niles, Illinois



GROUP EXHIBITIONS:


2018    NOIR, FLATSSTUDIO, Chicago, Illinois
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2018    Pivot Arts Festival x FLATSSTUDIO, Chicago, Illinois


2018    19art81 Speakeasy, Chicago, Illinois

2016    11th Annual Emerging Artists Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

2010    4x6, Perry County Council of the Arts, Newport, Pennsylvania

             Annual Alumni Exhibition, Bryant Arts Center, Granville, Ohio

             Jackal's Cleft Senior Exhibition, Bryant Arts Center, Granville, Ohio

2009     The Words and Music of Marvin Gaye, Printmakers as Activists: What's Goin' On Now, Denison University,
             Granville, Ohio

2008     Andy Warhol Fashion Show, Mershon Auditorium at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio

             Soapbox Activism, Short North, Columbus, Ohio

             Intersections for the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

             A Night of 200 Bras: Bra Art Exhibitions and Auction Benefiting Breast Cancer, Denison University, Granville,
             Ohio

             We Are Frida!, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

2007     Cleveland Hall Remembered, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

2006     Mark Kirk Congressional Show, Northbrook, Illinois

             Harper Community College D214 Show, Palatine, Illinois

2005     Harper Community College D214 Show, Palatine, Illinois

             The Life Is Simply Art Show, Buffalo Grove, Illinois

             The L.I.S.A Show Finalists, Chicago Botanical Gardens, Glencoe, Illinois

2004     The Life Is Simply Art Show, Buffalo Grove, Illinois

             The L.I.S.A Show Finalists, Chicago Botanical Gardens, Glencoe, Illinois



AWARDS:

2010     Mary K. Campbell and Caroline Woodrow Deckman Studio Art Scholarship, Denison University, Granville, 
             Ohio

             Benjamin A. Mollett Memorial Scholar, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

             Dean's List, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

             AICUO Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts, Columbus, Ohio, Nomination

2009     Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture, International Sculpture Center,    
             Hamilton, New Jersey, Nomination

             Mary K. Campbell and Caroline Woodrow Deckman Studio Art Scholarship, Denison University, Granville, 
             Ohio

             Benjamin A. Mollett Memorial Scholar, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

             Marimac Scholar, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

             Dean's List, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

2008     Marimac Scholar, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

             Vail Scholar, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

             Dean's List, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

2007     Marimac Scholar, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

             Vail Scholar, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

             Dean's List, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

2006     Harper Community College D214 Show, Palatine, Illinois, First Place

2005     The Life Is Simply Art Show, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, First Place

             Harper Community College D214 Show, Palatine, Illinois, First Place

2004     Beatlefest Convention at the Hyatt Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, First Place   

             The Life Is Simply Art Show, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, First Place

2003     Beatlefest Convention at the Hyatt Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, First Place



PUBLICATIONS:

2020   
Write City Review (illustrator, Dan Burns - author "First Class"), Chicago Writers Association, Chicago, Illinois

2019    Grace: Stories and a Novella (illustrator), Chicago Arts Press, Chicago, Illinois

2018    Write City Magazine Journal (illustrator, Dan Burns - author "Grace"), Chicago Writers Association, Chicago, Illinois

2017    Off-Kilter 002, Chicago, Illinois

​2015     After Hours Press (illustrator, Dan Burns - author "Thoughts on a Summer Afternoon") , Chicago, Illinois

2014     No Turning Back (illustrator), Chicago Arts Press, Chicago, Illinois

2010     A Pictionary for Everyone (author), Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., Mundelein, Illinois

             Day Tripping With Michael (author), Raleigh, North Carolina

2009     The Michael Jackson Collection Auction Companion (author), Raleigh, North Carolina

             Articulate Literary Magazine (cover), Denison University, Granville, Ohio

2008     Articulate Literary Magazine (cover), Denison University, Granville, Ohio

2006     Artes Latinae Series (select illustrations), Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., Mundelein, Illinois

2005     Carmina Popularia (cover), Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., Mundelein, Illinois

2000     TokyoPop Magazine (Sailor Moon), Los Angeles, California



COLLECTIONS:

Cedar St./FLATS Chicago - "The Alfred" Building, Chicago, Illinois
Denison University, Granville, Ohio
Wheeling High School, Wheeling, Illinois
Office of Congressman Mark Kirk, Washington D.C
Private Collection


REVIEWS:

Kerr, Kelsey. "Michael Jackson Auction and Exhibition Featured at Bryant." The Denisonian 13 April 2010, A&E.
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