KELLY BJORK

EDUCATION

Western Washington University, B.F.A. Drawing + Printmaking

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022   Swimming Naked, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle WA
2019    Kelly Bjork, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
2018    Gentle Cravings, Zinc Contemporary, Seattle WA
2016    Almost Home, Joe Bar Cafe, Seattle WA

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 Pride on Public Display, Pound Gallery, Seattle WA
2021 OFF THE WALL, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle WA
2 Gather, Studio E Gallery, Seattle WA
2020 Conversations, J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle WA
Wallpaper Diaries, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY (upcoming)
2019    Winter Salon, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Seattle WA
Soft Sound Quiet Package, Seattle Freezer, Seattle WA
100, Joe Bar Cafe, Seattle WA
2018    Bellwether, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue WA
I say: RADICAL you say: FEMINIST, Archer Gallery, Vancouver WA
2017    Outsiders, Art Primo, Seattle WA
Party Hat: The Art Show, Party Hat, Seattle WA
Joe Bar's 20th Anniversary, Joe Bar Cafe, Seattle WA
Saudade, Zinc Contemporary, Seattle WA
Out of Sight, 115 South Jackson St, Seattle WA
Living Together, Calypte Gallery, Seattle WA
Drawing Practice, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham WA
10 Year Anniversary Celebration, Smith Vallee Gallery, Edison WA
Paintings, or it didn’t happen!, The Factory, Seattle WA
2016   American Painting Today, V2, Seattle WA
2015   Rearranging Furniture, Glass Box Gallery, Seattle WA
Icky Body, Less Space, Oakland CA =^._.^= (Cat Show), Velouria, Seattle WA
Threads, Smith Vallee Gallery, Edison WA
2014   Significant Objects, Toast, Seattle WA
Home: Through our Eyes, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham WA
Vignettes Love Party, LoveCityLove, Seattle WA
2012   Space Blanket Space Cadette, Corridor Gallery, Seattle, WA
Teenage Dreamsicle, Refrigerator Artspace, Richmond, VA
The Snake and the Beast Work Together,Noodleworks Studios, Seattle WA
INK, Spark: Museum of Electrical Invention, Bellingham, WA
2011    Selection of handmade artist books & poetry,Cullom Gallery, Seattle, WA
Everything Small, Viking Union Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Miniature Memories, DIGS, Bellingham, WA
Paper Kingdom, Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA
2010   LIMBO!, One of One Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Standing Room Only, The Majestic,Bellingham, WA
Birds,Smith & Vallee Gallery, Edison, WA
Winter Commission II, AMRE, Bellingham, WA
2009 Bare Images, LARC, Mount Vernon, WA
2008 NOPE, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2007 Composite, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA

CURATORIAL

2014 - 2016 Founder & Curator, Two Shelves, Seattle, WA 2015 =^._.^= (Cat Show), Velouria, Seattle WA

AWARDS / RESIDENCIES

2020 The Fellow Ship Artist Residency, Guemes Island WA
2019    Facebook Artist in Residence Program, Seattle WA
2018    Helen Frankenthaler Fellowship: Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT
2017    Winter Art Walk Award, City Arts Magazine, Seattle WA
Summer Art Walk Award, City Arts Magazine, Seattle WA

COLLECTIONS / SPECIAL PROJECTS

2020    Facebook AIR Program x Overall Creative, Seattle 10
             Starbucks permanent collection
2019    Facebook AIR Program, Mural
2018-2019      Advisory Committee for Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the
                       Arts & Crafts Movement, Seattle Art Museum 2018 Album cover for Cumulus
2018    Cumulus, Album Cover

LECTURES / VISITS

2021    Artist Talk: Advanced Drawing + Painting, Western Washington University
            Artist Talk: Arts Ecosystems Seminar, Cornish College of the Art
2020 Artist Talk: Advanced Drawing + Painting, Western Washington University
Artist talk: Trowbridge Atelier. Gage Academy, Seattle WA
Artist talk: Methods of Illustration. Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 2019
Panel Discussion: Professional Development for Visual Artists. Gage Academy, Seattle WA
2018    Artist talk: Methods of Illustration. Western Washington University, Bellingham WA
Artist talk: Archer Gallery. Clark College, Vancouver WA
Artist talk. Gather Seattle, Seattle WA
Artist talk: Design Club. Western Washington University, Bellingham WA
2017    Artist talk: Advanced Studio Seminar. Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

PUBLISHED

2022
Laurens, Morgan. Celebrating Pride: What June Means For LGBTQ+
Visibility in the Arts.
Not Real Art. June 15, 2022
Cover Art, PublicDisplay.Art. June-August 2022
Eberhardt, Jenna. Kelly Bjork’s Serene Spaces Advocate for Mental Health in
Queer Communities. Not Real Art. May 25, 2022

2021
Lounging Around, Northwest Leaf. Essential Issue: Page 42, February 2021

2020
Rothman, Julie. Every Body: An Honest and Open Look at Sex from Every Angle.
Little, Brown and Company. Contributing Illustrator, 2020
Quinn, Bridget. She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened
Next.
Chronicle Books. Contributing Illustrator. 2020
Moyer, Suzette + Remmel, Tyler. 'It’s really hard to imagine this number’: In art and
words, nine illustrators from across the country grapple with 100,000 lives lost to
covid-19. The Washington Post. May 30, 2020
Ward, Jeff M. Did You Hear the One About the Art Show in a Fridge? Indianapolis Contemporary. 2020

2019
Whimsical Paintings that Exude Positivity. Fubiz. September 2019
7 Prompts To Help You Find Your Creative Voice. Skillshare. September 2019
Why Every Creative Should Start A Writing Practice This Montha. Skillshare. September 2019
Kelly Bjork Debuts @ Nancy Margolis Gallery NYC. Juxtapoz Magazine. August 2019
Clemans, Gayle. Coffee-shop art can get a bad rap. Seattle’s Joe Bar defies that, with shows by some of the most interesting artists around. Seattle Times. June 6, 2019
Illustrations Theme No.7: Feminism. Papier Magazine. Spring/Summer 2019
King, Karen. Accent on: Artist and Illustrator Kelly Bjork. Accent Opaque. May 2, 2019
DeMelo, Juno. The Only New-Mom Hack is Money: Sleep is for the Rich, InStyle Magazine. March 22, 2019
Madrigal, Alexis. Instagram Man, Anxy Magazine No.4: The Masculinity Issue. January 2019

2018
Kelly Bjork's "Gentle Cravings" in Seattle. Juxtapoz Magazine. May 2018 Pothast, Emily. Kelly Bjork: Gentle Cravings, The Stranger. April 2018
ZINC Contemporary presents "Gentle Cravings" by Kelly Bjork, King5 News, April 2018
Constant, Paul. Would You Rather, The Seattle Review of Books. March, 27, 2018
Ball, Elissa. More or Less. Cover Art and spot illustrations. 2018
Aperloo, Sandra. Beautiful illustrations by Kelly Bjork, ArtisticMoods. March 13, 2018
Depetris, Bruno. Kelly Bjork: Scenes of Ordinary Happiness, Picame Magazine. January 22, 2018
Moving Forward, The Washington Post. January 18, 2018
New American Paintings, Issue 133. January 2018

2017
Highliday Gift Guide, Northwest Leaf. Issue 90: Page 40, December 2017
2017 Artists of the Year, City Arts Magazine. November 27, 2017
One Sky: A collaborative project with almost 90 artists and one instruction: look up. The Women Who Draw. Topic. September 2017
Women Crushing It Wednesday: Kelly Bjork. Oiselle. August 20, 2017
Artist Spotlight: Kelly Bjork. BOOOOOOOM.com August 2017
Bellingham National: The Luck of the Draw, Cascadia Weekly. August 9, 2017
Cover Art, Seattle Weekly. July 26, 2017
Cover Art, Seattle Weekly. July 12, 2017
What We Loathe about Intermissions, The Washington Post. July 7, 2017
Picture Interview, Kollektiv Gallery. July 2017
Illustrations Of The Little Things That Makes Us Happy, Cultura Colectiva. July 5. 2017
Feature, Sukeban Magazine. June 21, 2017
Drawing Practice: Bellingham National Juried Art Exhibition and Awards, SAM Blog. June 20, 2017
Illustrations you should see when you think everything is dark, Cultura Colectiva. June 12, 2017
Spicy Metal, City Arts Magazine. May 25, 2017
Life is Tender (and a Little Awkward) in the Paintings of Kelly Bjork, Creators. May 28, 2017
Witnessing the Sweet Moments: An Interview with Seattle-based Painter Kelly Bjork, Juxtapoz Magazine. May 25, 2017
Funky Personas by Kelly Bjork, Upper Playground. May 25, 2017
ILLUSTRAZIONE: Le scene di vita di Kelly Bjork, Osso Magazine. May 2017
Kelly Bjork’s illustrations put a witty twist on personal moments and intimacy, We and The Color. May 2017
Seattle-based illustrator Kelly Bjork depicts languid ladies and neat interiors, It’s Nice That. May 2017
Feature, People of Print. May 2017 Interview, Ballpit Mag. May 2017 Cover Art, The Stranger. May 2017
Head Rest, City Arts Magazine. February 2017

2016
Inside Witnesses (weekly column), McSweeny’s. October 2015 - October 2016
Portrait Looking Left, Sixth Finch. Fall 2016 Artist Spotlight: Kelly Bjork. BOOOOOOOM. June 2016

2015
Cover Art, The Stranger. December 2015 Fresh Magazine. Issue 08. June 2015: Pages 16-18 A Taxonomy of Brunchers, Seattle Met Magazine. February 2015