About the Artist
Kelsey Evans-Layng focuses her love and knowledge of wildlife into her work to create large scale ceramic portraits of the World's amazing animals. Working in multiple mediums from small metal work to painting, her preferred and main medium is ceramic. Using hand building techniques each piece is textured in loving detail to capture the character of the animal. Many of her artistic subjects are critically endangered or misunderstood. Recently she has been focusing on recovering from depression and anxiety associated with PTSD. Most recent works are mixed media and found object. They are self reflective and focus more on her internal emotional journey.
Growing up in San Diego, CA she was exposed to the world famous San Diego Zoo and other museums in Balboa Park. She learned science from an early age through her mother who is a Biology professor. She attended the San Diego School of the Creative and Performing Arts for high school until 2010 and then attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
After graduating in 2015 with her Bachelors of Fine Arts, she began gaining hands on experience working with wildlife at animal sanctuaries such as Sky Hunters in Alpine, CA and Three Ring Ranch in Kona, HI.
She currently lives with her cat Minnie, her Partner, tortoise Eggroll and 9 tarantulas in Southern California.
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Kelsey Evans-Layng focuses her love and knowledge of wildlife into her work to create large scale ceramic portraits of the World's amazing animals. Working in multiple mediums from small metal work to painting, her preferred and main medium is ceramic. Using hand building techniques each piece is textured in loving detail to capture the character of the animal. Many of her artistic subjects are critically endangered or misunderstood. Recently she has been focusing on recovering from depression and anxiety associated with PTSD. Most recent works are mixed media and found object. They are self reflective and focus more on her internal emotional journey.
Growing up in San Diego, CA she was exposed to the world famous San Diego Zoo and other museums in Balboa Park. She learned science from an early age through her mother who is a Biology professor. She attended the San Diego School of the Creative and Performing Arts for high school until 2010 and then attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
After graduating in 2015 with her Bachelors of Fine Arts, she began gaining hands on experience working with wildlife at animal sanctuaries such as Sky Hunters in Alpine, CA and Three Ring Ranch in Kona, HI.
She currently lives with her cat Minnie, her Partner, tortoise Eggroll and 9 tarantulas in Southern California.
Follow on instagram @0possum_my_possum
Shirts, Stickers, Mugs and more available at Redbubble
Artist Resume
Education
2015 BFA Sculpture Academy of Art University
2010 HD Visual Art San Diego School of the Creative and Performing Arts
Awards
2015 Academy of Art University Spring show, Best in Show First place
2014 Academy of Art University Spring show, Best in Show First place
2010 School of the Creative and Performing Arts, Artistic Excellence
2010 San Diego Mudfest, All day Sculpture First place
Group Exhibitions
2017 3rd Annual Crow Show, The Studio Door, San Diego CA
2016 Raven Show, Happy Salmon Gallery, Weaverville CA
2016 Endangered, The Studio door, San Diego CA
2016 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis CA
2015 Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco CA
2015 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis CA
2014 Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco CA
2014 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis CA
2013 Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco CA
2013 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis CA
2012 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis CA
Public Work
2019 Lakeside Friends of the Library Logo, Lakeside CA
2016 Rise of the Jack'o Lanterns, Los Angeles CA
2013 San Francisco Zoological society, San Francisco Zoo CA “Zooprints”
Education
2015 BFA Sculpture Academy of Art University
2010 HD Visual Art San Diego School of the Creative and Performing Arts
Awards
2015 Academy of Art University Spring show, Best in Show First place
2014 Academy of Art University Spring show, Best in Show First place
2010 School of the Creative and Performing Arts, Artistic Excellence
2010 San Diego Mudfest, All day Sculpture First place
Group Exhibitions
2017 3rd Annual Crow Show, The Studio Door, San Diego CA
2016 Raven Show, Happy Salmon Gallery, Weaverville CA
2016 Endangered, The Studio door, San Diego CA
2016 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis CA
2015 Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco CA
2015 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis CA
2014 Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco CA
2014 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis CA
2013 Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco CA
2013 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis CA
2012 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis CA
Public Work
2019 Lakeside Friends of the Library Logo, Lakeside CA
2016 Rise of the Jack'o Lanterns, Los Angeles CA
2013 San Francisco Zoological society, San Francisco Zoo CA “Zooprints”
