Kelly Donahey

Bio

Born in Kansas City, MO; Kelly DONAHEY is a BFA candidate in photography at the San Francisco Art Institute. DONAHEY recently received second in the 2007 Paul Sack Building Contest and was a participant in the Spectrum 5 art auction. Her current work focuses on the cultural landscape of the United States.

Statement

We are a society of others. Drawn from the various cultures and religions throughout the world; we cohere under the guarantee of freedom that our Constitution holds. But our understanding of what freedom means is as diverse as our origins. While the Constitution guarantees that no religion will be held in official esteem or contempt; across the country there are battles over what is taught in our schools and written on our money. As a resident of the Bay Area it is easy to forget the struggle that goes on throughout the United States to find a balance between religious belief and the institution of our government. But, for many across America and indeed across the world there are no clear divisions between the rules of faith and of law. This conflation is clearly seen on our landscape when the proximity of objects begs the question; what does freedom really mean? What is self-evident may never stand for all. In our society of others, how do we decide who belongs?