Kelly+Chorpening

 **Subject Leader BA Drawing**

Research Interests

 * The interface between drawing, painting and sculpture
 * Site-specific installation: art and architecture
 * Urban growth (relationship between organic and geometric)

Peer Esteem
Member of Materials Research Group, Kings College London

Biography - Profile
[|Kelly Chorpening] earned her BFA from Cleveland Institute of Art and MFA from Hunter College, City University of New York, USA, studying Painting, Drawing and Anthropology. She has taught extensively in the UK & USA, and began teaching at Camberwell College of Arts in 2001. Aside from teaching, she has held a number of art-related positions, working as a Gallery Assistant, Personal Assistant, Archive Manager, Grants Co-ordinator, and Project Manager. Exhibiting regularly in the UK and abroad, her art practiceencompassed painting and sculptural installation. Kelly Chorpening is represented by ShillamSmith3 Gallery in London and Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri.

Current Research - Artist Statement
"My work concerns the organic way cities evolve, visually mapping the physical and mental co-ordinates experienced from within urban environments. The interface between the second and third dimension has become a vital aspect of the work - where temporary site-specific installations develop in tandem with more traditional paintings and drawings. The installations are made from a variety of lightweight, 'low-art' materials that tremble with the slightest breeze, evoking the exciting, nervous energy of cities. A similar delicacy is created in the paintings using a fine calligraphic line that is both fragile and architectural."