KAELIN

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About

Ian Cooper,(known as KAELIN), was born in 1996 in Chattanooga, TN. They received their BFA in Studio Art-Printmaking from Middle Tennessee State University(2018), and their MFA in Studio Art-Printmaking from Illinois State University(2024). They have worked as an elementary school art teacher and graphic designer in Nashville, TN. They lead a collaborative team of artists for their project Occentatia, focused in creating accountable/ safe(r) spaces through fantasy and queer world-building. Ian has been published in national and international journals such as: the Fredericksburg Literary Review Magazine, the Santa Ana Review, and the Mid America Print Council Journal. Their work is part of the permanent collection at University Galleries of Illinois State University in Normal, IL. Outside of galleries and publications, Ian, (KAELIN), works as a drag performer in Peoria, IL, other surrounding central Illinois cities, and Chicago, IL.