Courtney Kessel
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      • because you're [mine.]
      • Bodies of Light
      • Reflection Refraction Reaction
      • Kessel + Wyckoff
        • Panos
        • ODU
        • Tre Streghe
      • Fata Morgana
      • REVEAL Collaborative - Courtney Kessel, Natalie Tornatore, Danielle Wyckoff
        • Reveal Collaborative: Majestic Galleries
        • More REVEAL Collaborative - Courtney Kessel, Natalie Tornatore, Danielle Wyckoff
    • Oz, Witch, Mother, Magician, MC, Prima Donna, Star, Guide, Fortune Teller, Novice, Lover
    • Once Upon a Dream
    • Enchanté
      • Enchanté - 2020
      • Enchanté - 2021
      • Enchanté - 2024
    • In Balance With
      • 2012 - Trisolini Gallery
      • 2013 - Barr Gallery
      • 2014 New Maternalisms - Chile
      • 2014 Family Matters
      • 2015 - Ohio University Art Gallery
      • 2016 - FAB Gallery - University of Alberta
      • 2017 - Home Bodies, Blue Star Contemporary
      • 2020 - Ohio University Art Gallery - COVID performance
      • 2023 - Visual Arts Center of Richmond
      • 2024 - Kennedy Museum of Art
      • 2025 - University of Mary Washington
      • More In Balance With
    • Fabric of Life
    • Making Up
    • Without Chloé
    • You and me and
    • Mother Lode
      • Motherlode - Kennedy Museum of Art
      • Untitled I, II, & III
      • Caregiver/ Breadwinner
      • More Mother Lode
    • Performing Visibility
    • Symphony of the Domestic II
    • The Art of Motherhood, a video by Alex Cenci
    • Maternal Verbs
    • ROY G BIV Gallery
    • You & me
    • Other Projects
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      • Audio Works
      • Love Prints for Sale
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      • Looking In: In Looking
      • State of the MFA
      • Wordsworth - Dream City Installation, Pittsburgh, PA
      • Lay On The Table
      • Teaching Portfolio
      • Subjectification
      • Difference
      • Have a Nice Day (H.A.N.D.)
      • Sign-ificant
      • Susan Kennedy: Pieces
      • Eating Her Words
      • Bicycle
      • Tango
      • Writing I Love You
      • Personal Riter
      • Seeing Is Believing
      • Spread the Love
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Courtney Kessel
  • Home
  • Projects + Exhibitions
    • COLLABORATIONS
      • because you're [mine.]
      • Bodies of Light
      • Reflection Refraction Reaction
      • Kessel + Wyckoff
        • Panos
        • ODU
        • Tre Streghe
      • Fata Morgana
      • REVEAL Collaborative - Courtney Kessel, Natalie Tornatore, Danielle Wyckoff
        • Reveal Collaborative: Majestic Galleries
        • More REVEAL Collaborative - Courtney Kessel, Natalie Tornatore, Danielle Wyckoff
    • Oz, Witch, Mother, Magician, MC, Prima Donna, Star, Guide, Fortune Teller, Novice, Lover
    • Once Upon a Dream
    • Enchanté
      • Enchanté - 2020
      • Enchanté - 2021
      • Enchanté - 2024
    • In Balance With
      • 2012 - Trisolini Gallery
      • 2013 - Barr Gallery
      • 2014 New Maternalisms - Chile
      • 2014 Family Matters
      • 2015 - Ohio University Art Gallery
      • 2016 - FAB Gallery - University of Alberta
      • 2017 - Home Bodies, Blue Star Contemporary
      • 2020 - Ohio University Art Gallery - COVID performance
      • 2023 - Visual Arts Center of Richmond
      • 2024 - Kennedy Museum of Art
      • 2025 - University of Mary Washington
      • More In Balance With
    • Fabric of Life
    • Making Up
    • Without Chloé
    • You and me and
    • Mother Lode
      • Motherlode - Kennedy Museum of Art
      • Untitled I, II, & III
      • Caregiver/ Breadwinner
      • More Mother Lode
    • Performing Visibility
    • Symphony of the Domestic II
    • The Art of Motherhood, a video by Alex Cenci
    • Maternal Verbs
    • ROY G BIV Gallery
    • You & me
    • Other Projects
      • Statement, Bio, CV
      • Interviews
      • Audio Works
      • Love Prints for Sale
      • More Other Projects
    • Archive
      • Looking In: In Looking
      • State of the MFA
      • Wordsworth - Dream City Installation, Pittsburgh, PA
      • Lay On The Table
      • Teaching Portfolio
      • Subjectification
      • Difference
      • Have a Nice Day (H.A.N.D.)
      • Sign-ificant
      • Susan Kennedy: Pieces
      • Eating Her Words
      • Bicycle
      • Tango
      • Writing I Love You
      • Personal Riter
      • Seeing Is Believing
      • Spread the Love
  • COLLABORATIONS
  • News
  • Contact
  • Statement
  • BIO
  • CV
  • Links
© COURTNEY KESSEL 2026
Website by OtherPeoplesPixels

Projects + Exhibitions

COLLABORATIONS
COLLABORATIONS
COLLABORATIONS
Oz, Witch, Mother, Magician, MC, Prima Donna, Star, Guide, Fortune Teller, Novice, Lover
Oz, Witch, Mother, Magician, MC, Prima Donna, Star, Guide, Fortune Teller, Novice, Lover
Oz, Witch, Mother, Magician, MC, Prima Donna, Star, Guide, Fortune Teller, Novice, Lover
Once Upon a Dream
Once Upon a Dream
Once Upon a Dream
Enchanté
Enchanté
Enchanté
In Balance With
In Balance With
In Balance With
Fabric of Life
Fabric of Life
Fabric of Life
Making Up
A photograph series of different outfits picked out by my daughter in a collaborative project called Making Up.  You can follow my progress on Instagram @courtneykesselart. Photography by Courtney Kessel
Making Up
Without Chloé
Hand cut photography by Courtney Kessel.  Mother artist.  Artist Mother.  Without my daughter. Digital photograph hand cut in a shadow box frame.
Without Chloé
You and me and
You and me and
You and me and
Mother Lode
Mother Lode
Mother Lode
Performing Visibility
Performing Visibility
Performing Visibility
Symphony of the Domestic II
Symphony of the Domestic II
Symphony of the Domestic II
The Art of Motherhood, a video by Alex Cenci
The Art of Motherhood, a video by Alex Cenci
The Art of Motherhood, a video by Alex Cenci
Maternal Verbs
Maternal Verbs
Maternal Verbs
ROY G BIV Gallery
ROY G BIV Gallery
ROY G BIV Gallery
You & me
"You & Me" sculpture by Courtney Kessel
You & me
Other Projects
Other Projects
Other Projects
Archive
Archive
Archive
© COURTNEY KESSEL 2026
Website by OtherPeoplesPixels