Kelly M Watson: Bio

Projects During high school, I took my first introduction to photography class and fell
in love with it.  Growing up as a black girl in a white suburb is not a new story
but photography quickly became my method of coping with this difficult
environment. 

I was introduced to the community darkroom after I exhausted all the resources
of my school and  began an internship which included assisting teaching
photography to fourth graders.  This would end up being a life changing
experience for me.

After graduating high school, I attended Rochester Institute of Technology for
my BFA in fine art photography.  Towards the end of my time at RIT, I began
reflecting on the impact teaching left on me from my experience at the comm-
unity darkroom.  As a result, I applied and got into Massachusetts college of Art
to receve my Masters in Art Education.  

During my time in Boston, I became increasingly involved with teaching and got
further away from my first love, photography.

After several years of teaching in Boston and in Rochester where I returned in
2006, I decided to re-dedicate myself to image making.

I find myself now extremely fortunate to be in my second year at Visual Studies
Workshop to obtain my Masters in Fine Arts.


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