KELCEQ
KELCEY CHRISTEN
Kelcey Christen is a multimedia artist who investigates the warping of place and relationships, the ambiguity of memory, and confidence in owning chaos to find order through recording devices ranging from drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking. Recently, she has focused on rebellion against set systems of order, examining how patterns, tesselating ceramic tiles, and repeated figures can explain the simultaneity of two truths. She focuses on the grid as a structural element of our society and its contrast with the natural grids that present themselves in nature.
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Kelcey Lyng Christen
Pronouns: she/her
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https://kelceychristen.wixsite.com/kkelceq
Instagram: @kelceq
Born: 2003, Redondo Beach
Lives, works, and studies in Berkeley, CA
Education
2025 Intended BA Art Practice, University of California, Berkeley
Group Exhibitions
2020 Gottlieb Art Show, Jewish Community Center, 1st place Long Beach, CA
2021 National Oceanic Atmospheric Association Exhibition: 2nd place, Long Beach, CA
2022 Love Saves the Day: Women's Art Exhibition: Wardlow Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Creative Workshops/Teaching
2023 Ceramic Jewelry 3-week workshop: Berkeley Art Studio, Berkeley, CA
2024 Ceramic Clocks 4-week workshop: Berkeley Art Studio, Berkeley, CA
2025 Ceramic Buttons and Charms: 3-week workshop: Berkeley Art Studio, Berkeley, CA
2025 Silver Clay workshop: Berkeley Art Studio, Berkeley, CA
Featured Publications
2025 Berkeley Art History Student journal: See // Saw
Creative Commissions
2023-25 Sustainability at Berkeley HAAS School of Business Bee Pollinator Garden Installation Sculpture, Berkeley, CA
Awards and Honors
2022 Materials Quik-Grant, Fall 2021, Art Practice Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Kelcey Christen is a multimedia artist who investigates the warping of place and relationships, the ambiguity of memory, and confidence in owning chaos to find order through recording devices ranging from drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking. Recently, she has focused on rebellion against set systems of order, examining how patterns, tesselating ceramic tiles, and repeated figures can explain the simulaneity of two truths.