Therese Kelly Design Studio

UNDER THE UMBRELLA
Summer 2018 
Therese was selected as the Summer 2018 artist-in-residence at Santa Monica's Annenberg Community Beach House. Her project, "Under the Umbrella," invites participants to discover water's hidden secrets, with a site-specific installation, art workshops, mobile scavenger hunt, and guided walking tours.
 


STOCKHOLM
Summer 2018 
Therese completed a prestigious international studio residency in Stockholm, Sweden. By invitation only, the international program is sponsored by The Swedish Arts Grants Council, the national arts funding agency.


PUBLIC OUTREACH AWARD

March 2018

The Pop up Water Bar & Happy Hour Therese produced with LAUR won 2018's public outreach project award from the American Society for Environmental History.


MIAMI

April 6-September 30, 2018

Therese's work with the Los Angeles Urban Rangers is on view at  Museum of Art and Design in Miami through September 2018. 


PROFESSIONAL DIRECTIONS

November 2017

As a featured speaker, Therese shared her experiences, work, and thoughts on the future of Landscape Architecture with students at Cal Poly Pomona’s Masters in Landscape Architecture program.


THERESE IN NEW YORK

February 15-18, 2017
Therese headlined the "Art as Action" panel in New York for the annual College Art Association conference.

COOPER HEWITT MUSEUM

September 30, 2016 - February 2017
To celebrate the opening of "
By the People: Designing a Better America" at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, a new exhibit featuring Therese's work with the Los Angeles Urban Rangers


THERESE IN SALT LAKE

November 10-13, 2016
Therese spoke at National Humanities Conference "Humanities Partnerships – Meeting Local and Global Challenges" in Salt Lake City. 

LA Public ARt Biennial

Summer 2016

Therese was selected for L.A’s 2016 inaugural Public Art Biennial, “Current LA: Water,” as a featured public programming artist. Therese created, designed, and produced Pop Up Water Bar & Happy Hour with the Los Angeles Urban Rangers. 


Westside urban forum prize

June 2016

Therese's work on "Backyard BI(h)OME" with UCLA and Kevin Daly was honored with a Policy Merit Award by the Westside Urban Forum.


DIGITAL HUMANITIES 

September 24-25, 2015

Therese was a featured speaker at Brown University's "The New Tour: Innovations in Place-based Storytelling"




USC LANDSCAPE+URBANISM

Spring 2020
Therese will share her innovative methods to promote environmental resilience through play.


READING OURS

Fall 2019

As part of the Landfill exhibit, Therese reflects on this moment of Social Practice art in Los Angeles and its relationship to the city, with artist Robbie Herbst at Reading Ours micro gallery in Silver Lake.


BROWN UNIVERSITY

April 2019

The John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage invited Therese for a lecture to share her work on building environmental and social resilience.


PROVIDENCE

April 2019

For the Society of Architectural Historians annual meeting, Therese will participate in an invited panel on Architectural History and Place-Based Storytelling.


CDC ATLANTA

Spring 2019

Public Space benefits public health! Therese's Portable Ranger Station is on view at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta through April 2019. 


PLAY WITH THE RULES
Fall 2018 

Therese was invited to speak at the annual ACSA conference in Milwaukee, "Play with the Rules."