Baggs McKelvey says her background in painting and drawing continually influence her work and she finds both media invaluable research tools. However, materials and media vary with intention, each chosen for their power as signifier or illusion. By employing sculptural elements, video, sound, and digital photography in her installations she strives to create a dialogue between virtual and real experience, further accentuating the great distance between man and nature. McKelvey holds a B.F.A. in painting and drawing from the University of Georgia and a M.F.A. in 2Dimension arts from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her work has been exhibited in Georgia, Illinois, Alaska, Seattle, St. Louis, Chicago, Tallahassee and Chattanooga. She has been teaching college courses in drawing, 2D design, 3D design, mixed media and art appreciation since 2001.
Baggs McKelvey
Studios
Firth
Baggs McKelvey worked in the Firth studio.
Originally a working barn perched atop the namesake hill of Hillcrest Farm, this building was converted to serve the arts in 1956. A grand set of windows was installed to make the large interior suitable for visual artists, bringing in abundant natural light from the north. The addition of a screened porch and accessible entrance ramp…