Kelsey Montague

Born in Colorado, Montague has lived in Florence, where she studied art, London, New York City,{{Cite web |title=Perhaps a Pose with a Panda? {{!}} Smithsonian American Art Museum |url=https://americanart.si.edu/blog/eye-level/2018/23/57332/perhaps-pose-panda |access-date=2020-03-18 |website=americanart.si.edu |language=en-US}} and Los Angeles. She has studied art, design, and media (with combined studies) at Richmond, The American International University in London.{{Cite web|url=https://fridaymagazine.ae/life-culture/people-profiles/-whatliftsyou-a-global-street-art-phenom-lands-in-dubai-1.2299454|title=#WhatLiftsYou, a global street art phenom, lands in Dubai|website=fridaymagazine.ae|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}

She founded the #WhatLiftsYou Campaign with a purpose of inspiring people around the world to become "living works of art" while considering what most inspires them in their lives.{{Cite web |title=What Lifts You: International Mural Artist Creates First-Ever Tactile Art Installation for Anchor Center - Anchor Center For Blind Children |url=https://anchorcenter.org/news/what-lifts-you-international-mural-artist-creates-first-ever-tactile-art-installation-for-anchor-center/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=anchorcenter.org}}{{Cite web |date=2019-10-09 |title=How street artist Kelsey Montague found ‘courage and a voice’ in a male-dominated field |url=https://www.msnbc.com/know-your-value/how-street-artist-kelsey-montague-found-courage-voice-male-dominated-n1055971 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=MSNBC.com |language=en}} Her work includes murals for Parkland shooting survivors and for the NFL, where she created a mural for the two final Super Bowl teams.

Montague has published two adult coloring books,{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/09/18/kelsey-montague-what-lifts-you/|title=See the cover and a sample page from new coloring book 'What Lifts You?' — exclusive|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}} and partnered with S'well and Starbucks to create a limited edition series of four bottles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/05/199442/starbucks-kelsey-montague-swell-bottles|title=Starbucks Just Released A Collection Of Limited Edition S'well Bottles|last=Harrison|first=Olivia|website=www.refinery29.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}

Kelsey Montague's murals invite spectators to stop and step into her whimsical creations to answer the question #WhatLiftsYou.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=SmartGirls |date=2016-09-28 |title=Kelsey Montague: Street Artist Asks #WhatLiftsYou |url=https://amysmartgirls.com/kelsey-montague-street-artist-asks-whatliftsyou-eeb3c6bf5891 |website=Medium}}

A list of the murals completed by Kelsey Montague:

• A Growing Meadow (2018){{Citation|last=America|first=Good Morning|title=Street artist paints murals to honor the Parkland school shooting victims|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/street-artist-paints-murals-honor-parkland-school-shooting-54948146|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}
• Super Bowl (2020) two pieces created at the request of the NFL to engage fans. Montague was the only female muralist commissioned.{{Cite news|last=Treaster|first=Joseph B.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/arts/design/super-bowl-street-art.html|title=The Super Bowl Is the Biggest Art Show in Miami Right Now|date=2020-01-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-18|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
• Universal Studios CityWalk, LA (2017){{Cite web|url=https://www.musetv.net/kelsey-montague-wing-mural-unveiled-universal-citywalk/|title=Kelsey Montague Wing Mural Unveiled at Universal CityWalk|date=2017-05-25|website=MUSE|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-18}}
• The Cleo, East Nashville (2018){{Cite web |title=Nashville's 35 Best and Most Iconic Murals |url=https://nashvillego.com/activities/guides/nashvilles-35-most-iconic-murals-and-where-to-find-them |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Nashville Go |language=en-US}}
• Wroclaw, Poland (2017){{Cite web |last=Leśnik |first=Maciej |date=2017-10-15 |title=Najciekawsze murale poza centrum Wrocławia [ZDJĘCIA, MAPA] |url=https://archiwum.wroclife.pl/nasze-miasto/murale-we-wroclawiu-zdjecia-mapa/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=archiwum Wroclife.pl |language=pl-PL}}
• (RED) Room (2017), featuring a rock and roll mural created by Montague for the (RED) Room designed by Johnathan Adler at Andaz West Hollywood. 30% of the sales from this room go to support the (RED) campaign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andaz-west-hollywoods-new-jonathan-adler-designed-red-suite-first-look-984587|title=A First Look at Andaz West Hollywood's New Jonathan Adler–Designed (RED) Suite (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 9, 2017 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}
• Wynwood Walls (2019) was created for a Wynwood Walls 10 year anniversary event for the class of 2019.
• Angels in America (2018) was created for the Broadway revival of Angels in America.{{Cite news |date=March 23, 2018 |title=There’s a brand-new mural of angel wings to pose with on Broadway |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/theres-a-brand-new-mural-of-angel-wings-to-pose-with-on-broadway-032318 |work=timeout.com}}
• United Airlines (2015, 2020), featuring a mural and video created for UA's charitable partner "Peruvian Hearts".{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinraven/2020/02/21/discover-the-peruvian-hearts-mural-in-cusco-peru-thats-inspiring-visitors-from-around-the-world/|title=Discover The Peruvian Hearts Mural In Cusco, Peru That's Inspiring Visitors From Around The World|last=Raven|first=Robin|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}
• Nordstrom and Pop Sugar, Palm Springs (2017), a series of balloons created on a movable wall for influencers to interact with at a Coachella Music Festival-inspired event.
• ME, Taylor Swift (2019), was created for the launch of Taylor Swift's single "Me!"{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/travel/taylor-swift-butterfly-wings-mural-artist-kelsey-montague/|title=The Artist Behind Taylor Swift's Butterfly Wings Has Murals Across the U.S.: Where to Find Them|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}{{Cite news |date=April 26, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift Releases ‘Me!,’ a New Song Featuring Brendon Urie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/arts/music/taylor-swift-me.html |work=The NY Times}}
• East Tennessee State University's (ETSU) is the fourth mural she has painted for a college and the first in the South{{Cite web |title=Kelsey Montague Mural at ETSU |url=https://www.etsu.edu/public-art/kelsey-montague-etsu-hands-mural.php |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=East Tennessee State University |language=en}}

• Montague, Kelsey (2016). What Lifts You. Harlequin Adult Coloring Books, {{ISBN|978-0373099993}}
• Montague, Kelsey (2016). What Lifts Your Heart. Harlequin Adult Coloring Books, {{ISBN|978-0373135448}}

== References ==

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• {{Official website|https://kelseymontagueart.com}}

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