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Education
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
M.Ed. in Art Therapy, December 2009 – Thesis: What are the therapeutic characteristics of fiber art?
K-12 Arts Education Certification, July2010
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
BFA, cum laude. Concentration in painting and metals, May 1996
Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN. Fold Forming Metal workshop with Charles
Lewton-Brain, Sept. 1996
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 1991-First year core curriculum
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2020 Kelly Darke Fine Art Embroidery, Village Arts Factory, Canton, MI
2012 Inside / Out, The Heidelberg Project Emerging Artist Program, Detroit, MI
2012 Fiber/Paintings, Art Effect Gallery, Detroit, MI
2008 Current Work, 555 Gallery, Detroit, MI
Group Shows
2024 Environment + Microclimates (Fiber Club Detroit), Boyer Campbell Building, Detroit, MI
2024 The Art of Caregiving, Hannan Center, Detroit, MI
2024 Artistic Alchemy, The Gallery of Brewery Park, Detroit, MI
2024 Imagination Abstraction, Power of Abstraction at Westland City Hall, MI
2024 Mojo Dojo Casa House, Embrace Creatives, Hazel Park, MI
2023 Holiday Show, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2023 Holiday Show, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2022 Public Arts Program, Farmington Hills City Hall, Farmington Hills, MI
2022 FIBER: Art, Fashion and Business, Chroma Detroit, Detroit, MI
2021 BasBlue Detroit, Wasserman Projects/Wasserman Works, Detroit, MI
2021 Detroit Visionaries 2021, Liberal Arts Gallery, Detroit, MI
2020 Junior League of Detroit Annual Showhouse with A. Lane Architecture
2020 The Faces (Virtual Art Exhibit), ART4You Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2019 Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2018 Artists Who Stitch, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2017 Detroit Visionaries, The Carr Center, Detroit, MI
2015 Healing Art, Canton Village Theatre Gallery, Canton, MI
2015 Biannual All Media Exhibition, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2015 Garden Party &Art Sale, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2015 Memories, Live Coal Gallery, Detroit, MI
2014 Holiday Sparks, Annual Members Show, Live Coal Gallery, Detroit, MI
2014 Raveled, Live Coal Gallery, Detroit, MI
2014 Biannual All Media Exhibition, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2013 21st Annual Canton Fine Arts Exhibition, Canton Village Theatre Gallery, Canton, MI
2013 Annual Members Show, Grosse Point Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
2013 National Fiber Show, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
2013 String Theory, Detroit Creative Corridor Center, Detroit, MI
2013 Texture Intertwined, Live Coal Gallery, Detroit, MI
2012 SMALL, The Birmingham Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2012 Inspired Detroit, Accelerator Gallery DC3, Detroit, MI
2012 Abstraction, Art Effect Gallery, Detroit, MI
2012 80 Bucks Benefit, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2012 Garden Party and Art Sale, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2012 Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2012 Sibling Revelry @ The Y, two person show with Colin Darke, Boll Family YMCA, Detroit, MI
2011 Holiday Show, Art Effect Gallery, Detroit, MI
2011 Small(er)Show, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2011 Pathways to Healing, St. Johns Van Elslander Cancer Center, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
2011 Not You’re Grandma’s Fiber Show, Janice Charach Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI
2010 DAM Box Show, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2010 SiblingRevelry, ArtPrize, LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2010 Annual All Member Show, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Detroit, MI
2009 Sibling Revelry, two person invitational exhibit with Colin Darke, River’s Edge Gallery, Wyandotte, MI
2008 Primping, PinUPs, Paintand Pottery, River’s Edge Gallery, Wyandotte, MI
2008 Underexposed, River’s Edge Gallery, Wyandotte, MI,
2006 Intergenerational Community Exhibition, Ellen Kayrod Gallery, Detroit, MI
2006 College of Education Student Exhibition, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2004 Michigan Artists Exhibition, Avenue Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2001 The Lounge at Home Group Show, group exhibition, Private Residence, Brighton, Michigan
2004 Student Show, College of Fine and Performing Arts Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1994-96 Student Show, College of Fine and Performing Arts Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Publications
Online Media
2014 Tractorgirl, The crafted object : Kelly Darke (textiles)
Available at: https://tractorgirl.com.au/the-crafted-object-kelly-darke-textiles
2013 Rosie Sharp, “LIVE COAL GALLERY OPENS IN WOODBRIDGE”
Available at: https://knightfoundation.org/articles/live-coal-gallery-opens-in-woodbridge/
2012 TheHeidelbergProjectPresentsEmergingArtistKellyDarke, by Geno Harris November 2012, ArtSibs
Podcasts
2022 Leah Campbell Badertscher, “Ep #190: What Your Subconscious is Trying to Tell You with Kelly Darke”, The Art School Podcast https://www.leahcb.com/your-subconscious-kelly-darke/
2019 Alex Rudy, Interview, “Kelly Darke – Art Therapist / Fiber Artist : Trust the Process. Trust Yourself”, The Artist Matters
2016 Julie Hanson, Interview, The Joy Factor Podcast
http://thejoyfactorpodcast.com/kelly-darke/
Print Media
2014 Jocelynn Brown, “Art Therapist: Fiber Work Relaxing”, Detroit News, Aug. 1, 2014
2012 Michael Hodges, “Visual Grab Bag at DC3 Gallery”, Detroit News, Oct. 18th, 2012
2006 Westland Observer-Eccentric Newspaper, Michigan, June 15th 2006
2006 Westland Observer-Eccentric Newspaper, Michigan, April 2nd 2006
2006 Detroit News – Westland Neighborhood News, Michigan, Jan. 18th 2006
2006 Detroit News – West Bloomfield Neighborhood News, Michigan, Jan. 18th 2006
2006 Westland Observer-Eccentric Newspaper, Michigan, Jan. 15th 2006
2006 West Bloomfield Observer-Eccentric Newspaper, Michigan, Jan. 15th 2006
2004 Oakland Style Magazine, Oakland County, Michigan, Aug. 2004
2004 The 2River View, 9.1, (Fall 2004)
Television
2005 Kelly Darke, “That’s Clever!”, HGTV, season 1 episode 43
Published Work
Darke, K. & Scott-Miller, S., (2020). Art Therapy with Transgender and Gender-Expansive Children and Teenagers. Jessica Kingsley Publisher.
Darke, Kelly. (2019). “A Million Moments: The Importance of Remembering”. HandEye Magazine. Available at: http://handeyemagazine.com/content/million-moments
Darke, Kelly (Fall 2019) “Daily Visual Journal: Writing and Reflecting,” Illinois Reading Council Journal: Vol. 47 : Number 4.
Darke, Kelly (2018) “Daily Visual Journal for Improved Literacy,” Michigan Reading Journal: Vol. 50 : Iss. 3 , Article 8.
Chapter: Darke, K. (2017). iPad Apps and Traumatic Brain Injury. In Rick Garner (Ed.)
Digital Art Therapy: Material, Methods, and Applications (pp.139-150). Philidelphia,
PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Available at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/mrj/vol50/iss3/8
Kelly Darke, “What Do Women Artists Think of Women’s History Month?”, HuffPost, April 2012
Available at: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-artists_b_1389637
Kelly Darke, “Does practicing Mindfulness really help?”, Medium, September 8, 2016
Available at: https://medium.com/@kellydarke/does-practicing-mindfulness-really-help-dda500564a57
Kelly Darke, (2013). DailyVisualJournal. Self Published ebook for iPad and print.
Professional Work
Public Speaking / Presentations
Darke, K. & Scott-Miller, S. (2020). Art Therapy with Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth. Expressive Therapies Summit, New York, NY
Quicken Loans Wellness Program, Detroit, MI: Art Therapy Presentation and Workshop,
December, 2019
Darke, K. & Scott-Miller, S. (2017). Art Therapy with Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth. Detroit Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency, Detroit, MI
Rocket Loans, Detroit, MI – Art Therapy and Mindfulness Presentation and workshop
September, 2016
Darke, K. & Scott-Miller, S. (2016). Art Therapy with Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth. Expressive Therapies Summit, New York, NY.
Carlton, N, Mosinski, B., Darke, K., & Chow, R. (2013). Using Digital Tablets & Tools
in Creative Therapy . Expressive Therapies Summit, New York, NY.