Kelly Roe

Professor Kelly Roe is currently the Interim Associate Dean of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts. She previously served as the Chair of Art and Design, a role she has held since 2019. She has also acted as the coordinator of the graphic design and advisement coordinator several times during her career. Kelly is a recipient of the President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advising. Professor Roe teaches courses in bookarts, printmaking and graphic design. 

Research 

Through my work, I strive to permeate moments of revelation as if they were amorphous objects. As I dissect and interpret a moment it becomes cataloged in my mind until it is processed into an organized thought that in turn becomes my artwork. My work often explores the them of Nature vs Human Nature or the dichotomies or contrasts within "self". I use the bookform to embody all of the processes I am passionate about; writing, graphic design, photography, printmaking, etc..., to narrate my investigation. The book becomes the vessel that may contain moving images, still images, and pages that may be linear or nonlinear, yet it is always a repository of the experience. Whether I employ layers as metaphors demonstrating the complexity of human struggle, or to emulate/create tactile surfaces, the abstraction of the experience provides an investigation of the moment.

Publications 

• Book Chapter — Clabough, C., Behrendt, T., Brownell, E., Harrington, C., Kane, S., McKinney, L., and Roe, K. “A Collective Endeavor — The Creatively Exploring Place, Self, and Collective Identity Project." Activist Art in Social Justice Pedagogy: Engaging Students in Glocal Issues Through the Arts, 2nd Edition. Beyerbach, B. & Davis, R.D., Ramalho, T. Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., November 2017, pp. 237-248
• “I’m Pregnant”, An artist ebook by Kelly Roe | Published Apple Library| Author and Designer
• “UNjust”, An artist  ebook by Kelly Roe | Published Apple Library | Author and Designer

Conferences 

Professor Roe has always been involved with advisement and connected to transfer advisement and the connections around SUNY pathways. During her time as advisement coordinator, Roe presented at various conferences and venues. "What it means to be an Art Major" presented at Fingerlakes Community College; "Means of Making it work: Retention, Advisement and Initiatives" presented at the annual NYS Transfer and Articulation Association meeting; "Enrollment Trends at four year institutions" panelist at the Council of Art Department Chairpersons annual meeting; "How to Transfer and what to study" presented at Monroe Community College. Other presentations: "Ready, Set, Publish: Showcasing Interdisciplinary Relationships in the age of E-Publishing" presented at CIT, SUNY Geneseo. "Fit to be Bound" artist talk in association with an exhibition at Everson Museum, Syracuse. 

Awards and honors 

Kelly Roe has been the recipient of the "President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement". She has also been awarded numerous university grants for scholarly and creative activities for her personal work along with scholarly challenge grants with her students. Roe has judged various art exhibitions around central New York and has received awards for her artwork in juried exhibitions.

Performances and exhibitions 

Roe's artwork has been exhibited in solo exhibitions at the Sanford Gallery, Florence, MA; Bogigian Gallery at Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA; Mercer Gallery, Rochester, NY and Arcadian Estate Vineyard, Watkins Glen, NY. She has had work in numerous group shows across the nation including venues that she is a member of: MFA Gallery/Circle Gallery Annapolis, MD; Zea Mays Printmaking Center, Florence, MA; The Ink Shop Printmaking Center, Ithaca, NY; Arc Studios & Gallery, San Francisco, CA; and more. Her work is housed in private and public collections around the nation. 

Education 

• MFA Visual Studies Workshop, SUNY Brockport
• MA, Graphic Design, SUNY Oswego
• BFA Drawing and Printmaking, SUNY Oswego