Jared Christopher Kelley

CV

born 1988, Atlanta, GA; lives and works in Chicago, IL

Education

2021 MFA Art in New Media
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

2018 BA Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts,
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Honors: summa cum laude

2011 Design Studies
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia

Exhibitions, Performances, Screenings, Residencies

2026

Irrational Machines, Mechatronic Sculpture, Multichannel Sound Performance
Elastic Arts, CLEAT Series, Chicago, IL

Queersar Limited Research Enterprises: Are you ok?, Performance, Artist Talk (collaboration with Erin Palovick)
Parsons at The New School, New York, NY

2022

Navigating the 4D Space-Time of Climate Change
ISEA, Barcelona, Spain

2021

Tesserice
Ars Electronica Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Immensiva VR/AI Residency
Espronceda Institute of Art & Culture, Barcelona, Spain

Sidelong Glances, Digital Video Projection, Sculpture
Gallery 400, Chicago, IL

2019

All Have the Same Breath, Research Installation (collaboration with Larsen Husby)
Gallery 400, Chicago, IL

2018

Atmospheric Orchestra, Electronic Sensor Installation, Sound Design
Gallery 400, Chicago, IL

Garden for a Changing Climate: Sustainability Fair, Lecture, Sound Performance
Gallery 400, Chicago, IL

Weather, Sound Design (collaboration with Erin Palovick)
The Work Room, Atlanta, GA

2017

Weather: Workshop Performance, Sound Design (collaboration with Erin Palovick)
The Work Room, Atlanta, GA

2016

Stairs, Sound Design (collaboration with Erin Palovick)
The B Complex, Atlanta, GA

Flight Patterns, Performance for Video (collaboration with Jane Foley)
Concourse E at Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA

Un sound, Interactive Projection, Sound Installation
Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Concept, Video Screening
Czong Institute for Contemporary Art
Gimpo, Gyenggi, South Korea

Blueprints, Video Screening, Printed Work
Roman Susan Gallery, Chicago, IL

Video! Video! Next, Video Screening
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

2015

How to Own More Time, Lecture (collaboration with Erin Palovick)
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

Waiting for My Eyes to Adjust, Video Screening
Downtown Players Club, Atlanta, GA

Queersar, A a men V2, Performance (collaboration with Erin Palovick, Hez Stalcup)
Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA

Queersar, A a men V1, Performance, (collaboration with Erin Palovick, Hez Stalcup)
Pinky Swear, Chicago, IL

2014

Steal This Bike, Interactive Projection
MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Point on a Plane, Forever Now, Performance for Video (collaboration with Jane Foley)
Online and Interstellar Performance
forevernow.me, Sydney, Australia

Queersar, V v void, Performance, Video Projection, Sound Design (collaboration with Erin Palovick)
WonderFarm, Atlanta, GA

Queersar, Z z z, Performance, Video Projection, Sound Design (collaboration with Erin Palovick)
MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Déjà vu and the Holographic Universe, Performance, Artist Talk (collaboration with Erin Palovick)
WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA

Low Life, Video Projection
Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA

2013

Without Knowing, Video Installation
WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA

Even Air, Printed Work
WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA

MSIF/Serving Face, Performance
Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA

MSIF, Performance
The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA

2012

WonderRoot Index, Sculpture
WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
Meta Quotient, Digital Interactive Installation
MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Professional Experience

Instructor of Record
It's All Happening
Developing Responsive Installations for Social Practice
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2026

Instructor of Record
Flat Until It Isn't
3D Design and Digital Fabrication for Sculpture
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2026

Instructor of Record
Embodied Sound
Developing Responsive Sound for Inter/Transmedia Performances
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2026

Instructor of Record
Expanded Cinema
Developing Inter/Transmedia Installation
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2025

Instructor of Record
Augmented Reality
Developing Immersive AR Installations
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2024

Instructor of Record
Introduction to Creative Coding
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2021 to Present

Instructor of Record
Digital Practices in Design and the Arts
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2020

Instructor of Record
Introduction to New Media Art
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2020, 2024

New Media Arts Lab Assistant
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2018

Bibliography

2017 Vega, Muriel. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “South Downtown sees revival as an artistic community.”
ajc.com/events/neighborhood--community/south-downtown-sees-revival-artistic-community/uijvHntpqWRIK0oOUmwWCM
January

LVL3. “Spotlight, Video! Video! Zine.”
lvl3official.com/videovideozine
February

2015 Smith, Kelundra. ArtsATL. “Preview: Eyedrum’s ‘Premier Premiere’ launches movement series in new Space.”
artsatl.com/preview-eyedrum-premier-premiere
February

2014 Cox, Jessica. CommonCreativ ATL. “Q & A With Jared Kelley and Erin Palovick.”
commoncreativatlanta.com/?p=4804
March