Keliy Anderson-Staley (born 1977) is a 20th-century American photographer, artist, and educator based in Houston. She is known for her tintype portraits and teaches photography and digital media at the University of Houston.
Life
editKeliy Anderson-Staley grew up "off the grid" in Maine in an isolated cabin in the woods and made up her name's spelling when she was 11.[1][2] She received her BA from Hampshire College[3] and her MFA from Hunter College.[4][5] Anderson-Staley joined the faculty at the University of Houston in 2013.[1]
Artist works
editAnderson-Staley's work explores cultural identity, history, and narrative structure, and she is known for her tintype portraiture.[1] She uses replicas of 150-year-old cameras with the chemical process wet plate collodion.[6] These wooden view cameras and brass lenses have exposures that take ten to 30 seconds.[7]
Publications
edit- On a Wet Bough. Waltz Books, 2014. 978-1-939932-00-6.
Awards and recognition
edit- 2022: Guggenheim Fellowship[1]
- 2014: Carol Crow Memorial Fellowship[7]
- 2012: George and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Fellow[4]
- 2008: New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Ortiz, Greg (2022-04-27). "UH Moment: UH Associate Professor Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship for Photography". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ↑ Kurlat, Galina (2025-11-19). "KELIY ANDERSON-STALEY: Wilderness No longer at the Edge of Things". LENSCRATCH. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ↑ "Hampshire Alum Keliy Anderson-Staley 96F Named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow". Hampshire College. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- 1 2 Smithson, Aline (2012-09-11). "Review Santa Fe: Keliy Anderson-Staley". LENSCRATCH. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ↑ "Edinboro welcomes Keliy Anderson-Staley as juror for 102nd Annual Spring Show". PennWest. 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ↑ Hagerty, Michael (2014-05-14). "Photographer Keliy Anderson-Staley's Tintype Portraits". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- 1 2 J.TOMMANEY, JIM (2014-06-19). ""Keliy Anderson Staley - On a Wet Bough: Contemporary Tintype Portraits"". Houston Press. Retrieved 2026-03-13.