“That residency was pivotal in my need for change and growth - it came at a perfect time when I felt stagnant in my work, and the experience taught me to seek challenge and new experiences. What I saw, what I experienced, and the people I met fully changed me as an artist and a person. I was able to do the residency with a young family, with its joys and challenges, and this still impacts how I make and think as a mother.”
Artist Information
Kelly Malec-Kosak is the Chair of the MFA program at CCAD. Malec-Kosak's work has been featured in Metalsmith magazine, "Humor in Craft" "Gender and Jewelry: A Feminist Analysis." She is the recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, as well as CCAD's Teaching Excellence award. She has also taught at Miami University and the College of Mount St. Joseph. She received her MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts.