Kelly Malec-Kosak is Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts at Columbus College of Art & Design, where she taught for 23 years in the Fine Arts and MFA programs. She served as Chair of the BFA and MFA programs and, most recently, as Associate Dean of Visual Arts, shaping curriculum, mentoring students, and supporting faculty. She also founded the college’s jewelry program, specializing in metalsmithing while maintaining a broad, interdisciplinary studio practice.
Her work combines jewelry, found-object, and fiber-based art, often reflecting on material, memory, and the hidden labor of everyday life. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including New York, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Ravenstein (Netherlands), and Dresden (Germany), and has been featured in Metalsmith magazine and other publications. She has received an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, CCAD’s Teaching Excellence Award, and Griffith Faculty Excellence Award.
