Ohio Women 2019 Edition
Alumni & Friends Magazine
Art of the maternal
A self-described “mother-artist,” OHIO Gallery Coordinator Courtney Kessel, MFA ’12, infuses her work with personal observations and poignant statements from her experience as a mother to her daughter, who has been featured, quite literally at times, in Kessel’s pieces over the past 10 years.
By Peter Shooner | November 14, 2019
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See more of Courtney Kessel’s artwork in the video below, in which she and Professor of Art History Jennie Klein discuss how Kessel’s art has changed over the years as her daughter and their relationship have matured.
To find Kessel’s portfolio as well as audio of the full-length conversation she had with Professor Klein, .
Featured photograph: In Balance With. Video still courtesy of Courtney Kessel, MFA ’12. Video produced by Pete Shooner. Video production by Clinton Amand, BSC ’12, MA ’18.
