Kelly Walters

Kelly Walters is an artist, designer, researcher and founder of the multidisciplinary design studio Bright Polka Dot. Her practice includes teaching, writing, and experimental publishing, with a particular focus on race and representation in design. Her ongoing design research interrogates the complexities of identity formation, systems of value, and the shared vernacular in and around Black visual culture. She is an Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the BFA Communication Design Program at Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York.