Kel Mur

Art Mediums

• Sculpture

Biography

“I am a conceptual artist intrigued by the physical body’s ephemera and its relationships to trauma, intimacy, memory, and society. I work in sculpture, assemblage, and performance and concentrate on the body and its position in the world or how we relate to each other. My diverse use of media, including methods such as casting, weaving, video, and assemblage, allows me to explore ideas through processes and materials that enhance the meaning of the work. I will often choose materials and methods that echo the idea I am exploring or have a strong connection to it.

My work aims to create an intimate encounter for my viewer. Through my performance and relational work, I invent arenas that bring the viewer close to me or others through direct contact, the presentation of objects, or participation in ritual. My overarching goal is to create an intimacy between myself and strangers in a way that destigmatizes ideas surrounding the body and produces stronger connections with ourselves and with each other.”

Kel Mur (she/they) grew up in New Jersey, graduated Cum Laude with a BA in Fine Art from Monmouth University in 2011, and received the Creativity in Studio Art Award for her senior honors thesis, Commodity. After her undergraduate studies, she relocated to New Orleans to develop her studio practice. Kel Mur has exhibited locally and nationally. She earned her MFA at the University of Wisconsin – Madison in the Spring of 2020 and currently resides in Madison, WI where she has been recognized as one of the Madison Bridge Work Emerging Artists (2020-21) through Art + Literature Laboratory, where she also held a brief tenure as Lead Curator. Kel Mur has most recently become the Gallery and Studio Manager of River Arts Inc. in Prairie du Sac, WI.