KYLEE ISOM is a visual artist and photographer currently practicing in St. Louis, Missouri.
EDUCATION
2018-May 2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, University of Missouri
2018-May 2023 Member of the Honors College
WORK
2023-present Photo Technician - Washington University, Sam Fox School of Design
Visual Arts
2023-2024 Graphic Designer - LV Creative
2019-2023 Manager - University of Missouri Photography Lab
2022 Production Manager - West Plains Daily Quill Printshop
2022 Montminy Gallery Assistant - Boone County History and Culture Center
LEADERSHIP
2020-2023 Studio Assistant for Travis Shaffer (theretherenow publishing)
2020-2023 Photography Club President, University of Missouri
2020-2023 Director of the Virtual Artist Lecture Series at the University of Missouri
2023 Mentor with the Columbia Art League Gallery Mentorship Program
2022 RISO Printing Fellowship
2022 Co-Curator, Stop-Gap Projects Gallery; Columbia, Missouri
2021 Honors College Media Coordinator
GROUP EXHIBITION
2024 Self-Portrait – Decode Gallery; Tucson, Arizona
2023 Rites of Passage – Manifest Gallery; Cincinnati, Ohio
2023 Spring Show, The Curated Fridge, juried by Debra Klomp Ching and Darren Ching
2022 Context 2022, juried by Frances Jakubek — Filter Photo; Chicago, Illinois
2022 We Like Small Things Exhibition — Filter Photo; Chicago, Illinois
2022 Parallax Women’s Exhibition — Gormley Gallery; Notre Dame, Indiana
2022 Tiny Things Exhibition — Columbia Art League; Columbia, Missouri
2022 Visual Art and Design Juried Exhibition; Columbia Art League — Columbia, Missouri
2022 Juried Undergraduate Group Exhibition — St. Joseph, Missouri
2021 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition — Bingham Gallery; Columbia, Missouri
2021 Visual Art and Design Juried Exhibition; Columbia Art League — Columbia, Missouri
2021 Juried Exhibition Space — In-Between Gallery
2021 Juried Group Storefront Show Exhibition — St. Louis, Missouri
2020 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition — Columbia, Missouri
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023 “WHERE DRAPES MEET CARPET” – Curiouser, Kansas City, Missouri
2022 my mother’s daughter exhibition – St. Joseph, Missouri
2021 HOME/BODY Exhibition – Josephine Gallery, University of Missouri
SELECT AWARDS
2023 Juror’s Choice, Third Prize – Parallax Women’s Exhibition, Gormley Gallery of Notre Dame
2023 2nd Place Cash Prize – Visual Arts and Design Showcase, University of Missouri
2023 Best in Show – Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, University of Missouri
2022 Best in Show – Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, University of Missouri
2022 Artistic Expression – Visual Arts and Design Showcase
2022 John Asher Photography Award – Visual Arts and Design Showcase
2022 Undergraduate Research Artistry Grant – $1,000 to pursue personal artistic research
2022 Best in Photography Award – Visual Arts and Design Showcase
2021 “26 To Watch” Lenscratch
2021 Cherng Scholars Artistry Research Grant
2021 Artistic Expression - Visual Arts and Design Showcase
2020 Photography Purchase Prize – University of Missouri
COLLECTIONS
2021 Lensculture Black and White Competition Gallery
2020 “Midwestern Landscape” University of Missouri Private Collection
WORKSHOPS
2021 Anderson Ranch Workshop, David Hilliard and Elinor Carucci
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Isom, Kylee. “Photographers on Photographers: Kylee Isom in Conversation with Odette England.” LENSCRATCH, 19 Aug. 2022, lenscratch.com/2022/08/photographers- on-photographers-kylee-isom-in-conversation-with-odette-england/