ARTIST ON-SITE

Kelli Connell Live!

Saturday, Apr 25th, 2026
5:00 PM–8:00 PM

Included with museum admission. Members are free.

Join us for the closing weekend of Living With Modernism. As a special treat, acclaimed photographer Kelli Connell will be in the galleries offering spontaneous tours and conversation with visitors.

Read more about Kelli and the Living with Modernism exhibit in The Chicago Tribune!

Kelli Connell (b. 1974) is a photographer based in Chicago. Through her images, she addresses issues of sexuality, identity, and self-perception. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, J Paul Getty Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dallas Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, among others. Publications include Kelli Connell: Pictures for Charis (Aperture and Center for Creative Photography, March 2024), PhotoWork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice (Aperture), Photo Art: The New World of Photography (Aperture), and the monograph Kelli Connell: Double Life (DECODE Books). Connell has received fellowships and residencies from The Guggenheim Foundation, MacDowell, PLAYA, Peaked Hill Trust, LATITUDE, Light Work, and The Center for Creative Photography.

Portrait of Kelli Connell by Natalie Krick.

The exhibition and program are made possible by support from Teiger Foundation and Illinois Arts Council.