Statement + CV

Kelly Cox and Eric Mullis are an artist team living in Boise, Idaho where they teach at College of Western Idaho and for the City of Boise. We’ve also lived and made art in Madison, WI, Missoula, MT, Minneapolis, MN, and Denver, Colorado and have attended artist residencies in Vallauris, France, Red Lodge, Montana, and Anderson Ranch, Colorado and curate art installations for Treefort Music Fest. We make artwork together and separately in their home studio while raising a small boy named Edwin.

Our work is a poem of forms in space, a puzzle of symbols that ask questions with no solution, translating complex thoughts and emotions to form through touch. An idea can have more dimension when it is described from two different perspectives. How having two eyes gives us the ability to see depth.

We begin with intense observation - examining the objects we use, the built environment, flora and fauna, and media spectacle, examining both their functional and symbolic value. Sculpting our observations into objects that mediate and describe the emotions and hierarchies at play within our experiences and relationships. We present work as a theater of recognizable parts to show the symbolism behind the literal, to create an absurd reason of interconnectivity that reflects the dissonance between seeing, feeling, knowing, wondering, needing and being. Our work comes from a place of love, confusion and a desire for peace in the face of persistent violence.

You can find our work on Instagram at @kellycoxclay and @emuart

Or reach us by email at kellycoxster@gmail.com or emuart@gmail.com

Kelly Cox

2015

2007

2012- present

2024

2022- 2024

2021

2013 - 2024

2012 - 2016

2009 - 2012

2008 - 2012

2007 - 2008

2025

2022-2024

2016

2015

2012 - 2015

2014

2010 - 2011

2003 - 2004

2004

2014

2024

2017-2018

2015

2014

2013

2008 - 2011

2002-2003

Education

MFA Boise State University (High Honors)

BFA The University of Montana (Honors) Emphasis: Ceramics

Professional Experience

Art Instructor, Boise Parks and Recreation, ID

Epic Teaching Artist, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver CO

Adjunct Art Professor, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO

Adjunct Art Professor, College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID

Adjunct Art Professor, Boise State University, ID

Co-owner of Mullox Studios Pottery, The Capital City Market, Boise, ID

Gallery Manager, Production and Shipping Assistant, Dock 6 Pottery, Minneapolis, MN

Mentor and Substitute Ceramics Instructor, Interact Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Artist Assistant, Adrian Arleo, Lolo, MT

Grants and Residencies

The Susannah Kelley Art Award- Artist of Great Potential, Antler PDX Gallery Portland, OR

Red Lodge Clay Center Artist Invite Artist Residency, Red Lodge, MT - Organizer

The Parent Residency, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO

Evans School Residency, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO

The Alexa Rose Foundation Artist Grant, Boise, ID

Artist in Residence, The Atlanta School, Atlanta, ID

Gem State Scholarship, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Artist in Residence, The Arts and History Department of the City of Boise, Boise, ID

FAME Mentorship Grant, Interact Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Academic Scholarship, The University of Montana, MT

Pat Williams Art Scholarship, The University of Montana, MT

Publications

500 Figures in Clay Volume 2, (juror: Nan Smith) Lark Books

Service

F.A.T.E. Conference Volunteer, Denver, Co

The Snake River Alliance Volunteer- Fundraising Committee, Boise, ID

Experimental kiln construction for the Atlanta School, Atlanta, ID

NCECA Volunteer, Milwaukee WI

Boise State University Ceramics Club Organizer and Fundraiser, Boise, ID

Boise State University Graduate Student Club Organizer, Boise, ID

Soda kiln construction for Boise State University, Boise, ID

Volunteer and Mentor at Interact Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Volunteer for Progressive Dane, Madison, WI

Languages

French

Spanish (learning)

Eric Mullis

2015

2007

2022

2016-2022

2017-2019

2015-2018

2015

2013-2015

2013-2022

2012-2015

2012

2008-2012

2001-2002

2015

2014

2013

2011

2007

2017

2016-2017

2013

2012

2011

2010

2008

2007

2006

2015

2014

2012-2015

2014

2013

2007

2004

2016

2014

2013

2012-2014

2008-2009

2013

Education

MFA, Ceramics, Boise State University, Boise, ID

BFA, Ceramics, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Head of Foundations, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO

Adjunct Instructor, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, ID (Design II, Sculpture)

Adjunct Instructor, College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID (Graphic Design, Web Design, Sculpture, 2D Design)

Adjunct Instructor, Boise State University, Boise, ID (Ceramics I-III and independent study, Art Seminar)

Guest Demonstrating Artist (Rebecca Bogart Visiting Artist Workshop) Boise State University, Boise Idaho

Art Instructor, Hidden Springs Pottery Studio, Hidden Springs, ID (Wheel throwing).

Instructor of Record, Boise State University, Boise, ID (Ceramics I & II, and Drawing I)

Art Instructor, City of Boise Parks and Recreation, Boise ID (pre-k to adult)

Teaching Assistant, Boise State University, Boise, ID (Art Foundations I Laurie Blakeslee, Art Foundations II Laurie Blakeslee, and Ceramics I & II Caroline Earley and James Budde )

Poster and Set Piece Designer, Mixed Precipitation, Minneapolis, MN

Production Assistant/Studio Technician/Webmaster, Dock 6 Pottery, Minneapolis, MN

Production Potter, P Wakefield & Co, Cambridge, WI

Solo Exhibitions

Residue, Atlanta School, Atlanta, ID

B> be greater than, MFA thesis exhibition, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Meander: A Visual Chronicle of the Boise River, Sesqui-Shop, Boise, ID

Arrested Momentum, Eagle Performing Arts Center, Eagle, ID

Hidden Details, Paul Whitney Larson Gallery, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Nectar, The Catalyst, Missoula, MT

Group Exhibitions

Invitational/Co-curator, Boise State University Student and Faculty Exhibition NCECA 2017, Portland

Invitational Holding What Can’t Be Held , Ming Studios

Juried Exhibition, America’s Clayfest, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

Juried Exhibition, Modern Art, Modern Hotel and Bar, Boise, ID

Juried Exhibition, Boise State University Student Juried Show (Best in Show), Visual Arts Center Gallery, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Juried Exhibition, 3rd Biennial Central Time Ceramics, Heuser and Hartmann Galleries, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois

Juried Exhibition, Un-wedged, Pottery Northwest Seattle, WA

Juried Exhibition, Red Heat: Contemporary Works in Clay, Alexandre Hogue Gallery The University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK

Invitational Exhibition, Ceramics Montana, The University Center Gallery, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Group Exhibition, BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Invitational Exhibition, Making It: Adults Having Fun in Interesting Times Ceretana Studios, Missoula, MT

Juried Exhibition, 12th Annual Juried Student Art Show(1st Place, Undergraduate & Art Criticism 203 Award), Gallery of Visual Arts, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Group Exhibition, B Movie Graphics, The Off Center Gallery, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Group Exhibition, The University of Montana Student and Faculty Ceramics Exhibition, The Hecklewood Gallery, 12th Annual NCECA Portland, OR

Awards

Atlanta School AiR, The Atlanta School, Atlanta, ID

Sesqui-Shop AiR, City of Boise Department of Arts and History, Boise, ID

Higher Education Partnership Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC

Graduate Assistantship/GEM Scholarship, Fine Art Department, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Grant ($1600), Ceramics Club, ASBSU, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Grant ($1300), Super Art Soda, ASBSU, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Grant ($1300), Ceramics Club, ASBSU, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Department of Art Leadership Award, Fine Art Department, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Odyssey of the Stars Scholarship, Fine Art Department, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Service

Visual Art Degree Curriculum Committee, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, ID

Visiting Artist Selection Committee, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, ID

Faculty Advisor and Fundraising Coordinator, Ceramics Club, Boise State University, Boise, ID

NCECA Conference Student Trip Organizer, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Soda kiln design and construction, Boise State University, Boise, ID.

Archie Bray Foundation and Artist Studio Visit Organizer, Boise State University, Boise, ID

President, Super Art Soda MFA Student Organization, ASBSU, Boise State University, Boise, ID

President, Ceramics Club Student Organization, ASBSU, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Volunteer Instructor, Interact Center, Minneapolis, MN

Publications

Matter Meter Wave: The Weirdest Open Source Project Ever, Staff, Open Electronics, www.open- electronics.org

Mullox Studios: Matter Meter Wave, Bill Rogers, C-File, www.cfileonline.org