Studio Kelsie is a collection of multimedia artworks created by Queer Appalachian Artist, Kelsie Tyson. Her work primarily focuses on body image and self-worth and is often decorated in bold colors, flowers, and statements about life and feelings.

Tyson received an MFA in Ceramics and Glass from Tyler School of Art & Architecture and a BFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in Ceramics, from Marshall University. Her artwork has been shown throughout West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, and New York. She has been nationally recognized as an artist and scholar, presenting at conferences like the National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts (NCECA) and the Appalachian Studies Association Conference. In 2021, she was named an Emerging Artist by the Tamarack Foundation for the Arts (Charleston, WV). 

Tyson currently resides in Southern West Virginia working as an artist and educator. She is a member of the artists’ collective, Gum Store Studios, and Waymaker’s Collective: Appalachian Arts & Culture Assembly. In her free time, Tyson enjoys singing in her local chorale and writing music of her own.