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Born 1980, Willemstad, Curaçao · Lives and works in Norton, Massachusetts
Public art
2026Continuous Line XII (silence), Wheaton College, Norton, MA (permanent)
2026Continuous Line XI (yellow), Wheaton College, Norton, MA (temporary)
2026Continuous Line X (heat), Wheaton College, Norton, MA (loan)
2025Continuous Line IX (zig zag), Town of Franklin Sculpture Park, Franklin, MA (loan)
2025Continuous Line V, Town of Franklin Sculpture Park, Franklin, MA (loan)
2023Arboreal Line, Uptown Trees, Greeley, CO (permanent)
2023Continuous Line VI, Power Tech Charter School, Colorado Springs, CO (permanent)
2023–24Continuous Line VII, El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition, Palm Desert, CA (loan)
2022Continuous Line VIII (bamboo), Geumgang Nature Art Biennale: Again, Multiplicities of Rewilding, Gongju, South Korea (permanent)
2022–24Continuous Line V, Avenue Concept Downtown Sculpture, Providence, RI (loan)
2022–23Continuous Line VI, Art on the Streets, Colorado Springs, CO (loan)
2021Limb Support, Mending, Art on the Trails, Beals Preserve, Southborough, MA
2021Log Pile, Early Learning Center, Wheaton College, Norton, MA (permanent)
2020Continuous Line I (tangerine) and Continuous Line II (aquamarine), Rising Up, Art on the Trails, Beals Preserve, Southborough, MA (best in show)
2018Beacon, gardeHouse, Lafayette College, Easton, PA (temporary)
2018Containers, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY (long-term installation)
2015Lawn Containers, WonderLAND, Lawn on D, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
Solo and two-person exhibitions
2021Flood Plane: Kelly Goff and Leah Dyjak, 159 Sutton Gallery, Providence, RI
2018Kelly Goff: Beacon, gardeHouse, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
2016Empty Cache, Governors Island Art Fair, New York, NY
2016Emerald City, Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA
2013Kelly Goff: Break Down, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
Selected group exhibitions
2018Change of State, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
2018Wassaic Project Benefit, The Invisible Dog Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
2017NXNE, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
2016Awareness of the Pollution, Project 3 Gallery, Willemstad, Curaçao
2015Massachusetts Cultural Council Awardees, New Art Center, Newton, MA
2015Deep End, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY (curated by Bowie Zunino)
2015We Place Our Ideas, Our Ideas Place Us, Lafayette College, Easton, PA (curator: Nestor Gil)
Community public art facilitated
2020–24Ice Sculpture Exhibition for Winterfest, Wheaton College (4 iterations, ongoing)
2016–24The Unity Project (original by Nancy Belmont), Wheaton College (4 iterations, ongoing)
2014–24Bamboo Collab, Admissions Days, Wheaton College (4 iterations, ongoing)
2013–24Outdoor exhibition of student coursework, Wheaton College (numerous, ongoing)
2017Bamboo IV, V.A.S.T. Sculpture Park, Thimphu, Bhutan
Awards, grants, and residencies
2020First Prize (best in show), Rising Up, Art on the Trails, Southborough, MA
2018Grant awarded, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Wassaic, NY
2017Faculty-Student Summer Research Funding, Wheaton College
2015Artist Fellowship Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council
2015Mars Faculty Research Grant, Wheaton College
2015Chulitna Artist Residency, Lake Clark, Alaska (full fellowship awarded)
2013Andrew W. Mellon Research Award, Wheaton College
2013Finalist Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council
Teaching roles
2026–31Mary Heuser Endowed Professor in the Arts, Wheaton College
Since 2025Professor of Art, Wheaton College, Department of the Creative Arts
2018–25Associate Professor of Art, Wheaton College, Department of the Creative Arts (previously Visual Art and History of Art)
2013–18Assistant Professor of Art, Wheaton College, Department of Art and Art History
2017–18Graduate Advisor, Maine College of Art, Graduate Program
2013Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 3D Fine Arts Department
2011, 2013Guest Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, D-Lab
2009–13Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Continuing Education and Pre-College Program
2012Adjunct Faculty, Rhode Island School of Design, Sculpture Department
2011–12Adjunct Faculty, Salve Regina University, Art Department
2011Design Team Mentor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, D-Lab: Design
2011Guest Lecturer, Salve Regina University, Art Department
2010Visiting Critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Graduate Studies Department
Education
2009Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. MFA, Sculpture, with honors
2002New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL. BA, Visual Art, sub-concentration in Biology and Chemistry
Academic service at Wheaton College
2024–26Chair, Creative Arts Department
2018–23Co-chair, Visual Art and History of Art Department
2013–25Academic Advisor, average load of about 30 students
2022–26Posse Mentor. Mentored a cohort of eleven scholars intensively in their first two years
2018–25Founder and Lead, Public Art at Wheaton (PAAW)
2022Chair, Provost’s Advisory Committee
2019–22Member, Provost’s Advisory Committee
2015–18Member, Library Teaching Learning Committee
2017Member, Search Committee: Dean of Library Services
2018Member, Search Committee: Assistant Professor of Photography
2023Member, Search Committee: Professor of the Practice in Design
2022Chair, Search Committee: Assistant Professor of Painting and Social Impact
2023Chair, Search Committee: Professor of the Practice in Painting and Foundations
2018–25Faculty Co-Lead, Arts in Ireland Program (4 iterations, alternating summers)
2017–24Faculty Advisor, Art Haus theme house
2017Resident Director, Bhutan Study Abroad Program
2016–18Co-Project Manager, IMAGINE Initiative ($500K grant implementation)
2013, 2015Faculty Advisor and Chaperone, Wheaton Service Trip, New Orleans, LA
2013–15Grant Co-Author and Committee Member ($500K), The IMAGINE Project
2014–17Faculty Advisor, May Fellows Scholars Program. Founded May Fellows Colloquium
2014–17Faculty in Residence, Beard Hall
Selected professional endeavors
2025Artist Talk, NICE Lecture Series, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
2025Artist Talk, Colby College, Waterville, ME
2023–24General Contractor, designed and built my home in Norton, MA
2022, 2023Public Art Consultant, Town of Mansfield, MA
2020Objective Referee, Tenure Case, Colby College, Waterville, ME
2018Visiting Artist, Lafayette College, Easton, PA. Artist talk and class visits
2018Visiting Critic, International Yacht Restoration School, Newport, RI. Digital Modeling and Fabrication course
2017–19Chairperson, Norton Cultural Council, Norton, MA
2018Artist Talk, Hidden Work Faculty Lunch Talks Series, Wheaton College
2017Guest Lecturer, Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan. Marketing and Environmental Sustainability courses
2016Artist Talk, Uni-Arte, Willemstad, Curaçao
2016Artist Talk, Instituto Buena Bista (IBB), Curaçao Center for Contemporary Art, Willemstad, Curaçao
2016Visiting Critic, IBB, Curaçao Center for Contemporary Art, Willemstad, Curaçao
2016Keynote Speaker, Wheaton Alumnae(i) Relations, Washington, DC
2015Panelist, Play in Public Art, Lawn on D, Boston, MA (moderator: Chris Wangro)
2014, 2015Guest Critic, 3D Fine Arts Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2015Visiting Artist, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
2014Artist Talk, Cape Cod Art Association
Languages
Fluent in English and Papiamentu (spoken in the former Netherlands Antilles). Conversational in Spanish and Dutch.
Selected press and bibliography
Seunghyun, K., and Chandong, K. “Again, Multiplicities of Rewilding Part I.” Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, Gongju, South Korea, 2021.
Seunghyun, K., and Chandong, K. “Again, Multiplicities of Rewilding Part 2.” Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, Gongju, South Korea, 2022.
Goff, K., with essay by Shaw, K. “Place and Displace.” An Artist Catalog, Norton, MA, 2022.
“Continuous Line V by Kelly Goff.” TheAvenueConcept.org, Providence, RI, 2023.
Barnard, T., for The Avenue Concept. “Artist Highlight: Kelly Goff.” Mini-doc, YouTube.com, 2023.
Snyder, K. “Three New Uptown Trees Grace Greeley.” VisitGreeley.com, Greeley, CO, 2023.
“Continuous Line VI by Kelly Goff.” DowntownCS.com, Colorado Springs, CO, 2022.
Mullan, D. “Artist Kelly Goff Discusses Resources, Labor, and Density as Sources of Inspiration.” The Lafayette, 2018.
Coleman, S. “Obstacle Course” (cover story). Wheaton Magazine, August 2018.
Commoner, L. “Interview with Kelly Goff.” The Wassaic Project website, July 2018.
Coleman, S. “Floating Some Ideas.” Wheaton News, October 3, 2017.
Manning, B. “Making Room for Ideas” (cover story). Wheaton Magazine, Fall 2017.
Coleman, S. “Close-Knit” (cover story). Wheaton Magazine, Spring 2017.
Manning, B. “Made by Hand.” Wheaton News, February 23, 2017.
Manning, B. “Emerald City.” Wheaton News, May 23, 2016.
Meier, A. “Harboring Art in Historic Spaces at the GIAF.” Hyperallergic.com, September 2016.
Canne, K. “Norton Sculptor’s Exhibit ‘Emerald City’ Opens at Boston Museum.” Sun Chronicle, May 2016.
Manning, B. “Lawn Art.” Wheaton News, August 26, 2015.
Coleman, S. “Honoring Creativity.” Wheaton Magazine, Summer 2015.
DeLuca, N. “How Playable Public Art Can Transform Open Spaces.” BostInno.com, July 2015.
Ishayik, E. “Find Your Inner Artist in Wassaic.” New York Magazine, July 2015.
Swain, J. “Wassaic Project.” Chronogram, 2015.
“Wassaic Project Introduces Its 8th Annual Exhibition: The Deep End.” The Harlem Valley News, 2015.
Heyward, K., and Liu, J. “Kelly Goff Chulitna Artist in Residence Part 2.” Documentary film, 2015.
Meyers, E. “Art on the Go: Roving Galleries Get Rolling.” Wheaton Magazine, Winter 2014.
Heyward, K., and Liu, J. “Kelly Goff Chulitna Artist in Residence Part 1.” Documentary film, 2014.
Margolis, R. “Circle Dance Sculpture Set to Arrive on the Walk.” The Brown Daily Herald, November 2012.
Meier, A. “Why Weren’t You in Wassaic This Weekend?” Hyperallergic.com, August 2012.