| ARTIST BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Kelsey Stephenson (she/her) is a settler-descended Canadian artist based within Edmonton, or Amiskwacîwâskahikan. Her recent work as an artist focuses on the changes imposed on landscape through human agency, through use of installation and multimedia practices; much of her recent work focuses on ice, water, and glacier interactions within the prairie watershed. The multiple and printmaking become a starting point for her work, focused on viewer experiences, and aiming to impart information and, hopefully, action on climate change within Canada.
Stephenson has exhibited within solo and group shows, including a solo exhibition at the Manifest Gallery in Ohio, and at Open Studio in Toronto. Group exhibitions include the 5th Bangkok Triennial International Print and Drawing Competition, Bangkok Art and Culture Center, Thailand, and the Fifth International Biennial of Graphics at the National Museum, in Čačak, Serbia.
Stephenson holds a Master’s in Fine Art from the University of Tennessee focused on Printmaking, as well as a Bachelors of Design from the University of Alberta. She has previously taught courses in printmaking at the Alberta University of the Arts from 2016–2019 in printmaking. During 2019, she began teaching at the University of Alberta within the printmaking and foundations areas. Within the Edmonton community, she remains very involved in the Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, currently President of the Board for the organization, as well as volunteering in other spaces within the arts community.
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