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Kelli J DePue-Wemple was born in Missoula, MT and raised in the Bitterroot Valley. She chose to return to school in her mid-thirties to pursue her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the U of M. Prior to her university studies, she was self-taught in the art of drawing and acrylic painting.
Primarily a landscape realist, she
naturally focused on the landscapes she grew up around. Kelli's
fascination with the work of Picasso as well as other early abstract
artists influenced her desire to explore the genre in her studio
courses- first in acrylic painting, then on paper using colored inks
and charcoal.
Kelli's
work is still relative to the natural world in that it is process
derived, ensuing some of the same events that happen to the earth's
surfaces over time, such as lichen and alluvial fans. She is interested
in the contrast between the drawn line, and line that is formed
naturally in nature, both are prevalent in her work.
Kelli
creates her art in her studio near Alberton, a bedroom community near
Missoula, where she resides with her husband and two children. She has
exhibited at the U of M and locally.
Education
- 2000 - 2005
Bachelor of Fine Art Painting and drawing
University of Montana
Missoula, Montana
Solo Exhibitions
- 4/06 Likely Responses
Miss Zula’s, Missoula, MT
- 10/05 Recent Drawings
Gold Dust Gallery, Missoula, MT
- 7/03 The Cloning Project
The Antique Depot,
Alberton, MT
Group Exhibitions
- 4/05 BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition
Gallery of Visual Arts, UM
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3/05 The 10th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
Gallery of Visual Arts, UM
- 12/04 The Artist’s Collective Show
Zimerino’s, Missoula, MT
- 2004 The Money Show
The Art Annex Gallery, UM
- 2002 Annual Starving Student Ceramicist & Sculptor Show
Received “Honorable Mention”. Juried by Lela Autio
The Art Annex Gallery, UM
Skills
I frame my own drawings, mostly in a floated configuration, using archival mat, anti-glare plexi, and metal frame. I'm still exploring wooden framing materials.
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