“Photography means ‘writing with light’. Like writing words, it is an active pursuit that combines perception with imagination. I teach the art of photography as exploration, discovery and production of lasting expressions that share our perspective. We build skills of pre-visualization, problem solving and production that last a lifetime and transfer to other endeavors.”
Title
Lecturer of Art
Educational Background
- B.A., Wabash College – Crawfordsville, IN
Year Joined Franklin
2019
Expertise
Photographer/Multimedia Producer: Denis Kelly, World Photographer, LLC since 1985
- Self-employed producing portraits, landscapes and audio recordings worldwide for publicity, fine-art, and the enhancement of families
- Produce color-managed, high-resolution digital or film capture and high-longevity photographic prints on diverse media up to 360″ long
- Assignments in Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, Central America and the USA through wilderness areas, ancient ceremonial sites and modern cities resulting in large-scale, multimedia exhibitions
- Photographs have appeared in galleries, national magazines and newspapers, in most local press, and in hundreds of private collections
Adjunct Instructor of Digital Photography, Art Institute of Indianapolis 2018-2009
Design content, then motivate, facilitate and instruct courses including: Color Management, Editorial Photography, Large Format Photography, Event Photography, Digital Photographic Production, Photo Criticism, Digital Pre-press, Advanced Principles of Photography and Survey of Photography
Selected Professional Accomplishments
Exhibitions (* One-man shows)
2019
*“Hallowed Ground, Seeking Sacred Roots” StART317, Keystone Tower, Indianapolis
2018
*“Eco-Conscience and Holiness: Alaska and Guatemala Edition” The Art Institute of Indianapolis
2018
*“In the Habitat of the Great Bears: Eco-Conscience and Holiness: Alaska Edition” Adjacent to Life Gallery, New York City
2017/18
*“Eco-Conscience and Holiness: Alaska Edition” M10 Gallery/Studio, CCIC, Indianapolis
2016
*“A Pilgrim’s Journey in France and the Lakota Territory” Brebeuf Jesuit Prep. School, Indianapolis
2015
“A River Runs Through It” Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter Offices, Indianapolis
2014
“Faith and Risk” Indiana Interchurch Center, Spirit and Place Festival
“Reflecting the Past, Inhabiting the Present, Visualizing the Future of the Arts” Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University
2013
*“Eco-Conscience and Holiness, Journeys of a Pilgrim Artist” Roesch Gallery, University of Dayton
2012
*“Flowing throughout the Hemisphere–The Amazon, White River and Indigenous Peoples” The Hub Gallery, Crooked Creek Development Corporation, Indianapolis.
2012
“Flowing throughout the Hemisphere–The Amazon and White River” Indianapolis Mayor’s Office
2011
*“Life on the Edge: Eco-Conscience”, Marian University, Indianapolis, co-sponsored by The Indianapolis Museum of Art, Marian University’s Center for Organizational Ethics and Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies at the conference, “Super Cities Don’t Wreak their Watery Worlds”.
2011
“New Art Exhibition” the Offices of the Mayor of Indianapolis, 25th floor of the City County Building
2011
*“Beloved Community with Diverse Origins”, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis
2011
*“Holy Lands, Journeys of a Pilgrim Artist, VIII”, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis
2010
“Faculty Art”, The Art Institute of Indianapolis
2010
“Indianapolis Arts” the Offices of the Mayor of Indianapolis, 25th floor of the City County Building
2010
*“Holy Lands, Journeys of a Pilgrim Artist, VII (Origins)”, Mordoh Art Gallery, JCC, Indianapolis
2010
*“Holy Lands, Journeys of a Pilgrim Artist, VI”, including poetry inspired by the artworks by Norbert Kropf, Joe Heithaus, Ruthelen Burns and Joyce Brinkman, Indiana Interchurch Center
2009/10
*“Holy Lands, Journeys of a Pilgrim Artist, V” Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University, Indpls. Co-sponsored by The Peace Learning Center and International Interfaith Initiative with generous support from the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
In My Spare Time…
I sing.