EDUCATION 2019-2022 Master of Fine Art. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2008-2011 Bachelor’s of Art. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Green Bay, WI. SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2022 I Left My Heart…Chazen Museum of Art. Madison, WI. 2021 Stay with Me: MA Exhibition. Art Lofts Gallery. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2020 Isn’t it Cute?! Gelsey Verna Gallery. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2016 Pax Mortem. Jabberwock Gallery. Algoma WI. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2020 The Photography Exhibition 2020. Backspace Gallery, Art Lofts. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Arbitrary Ground: Queers and Complacency.Backspace Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison. This Show Has Been Curated. School of Education Gallery. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2019 Manifest: Photo Area Exhibition. Art LoftsRead More →

Kayla Bauer is an artist working with photography, objects, and installation. She has earned her MFA in Studio Art from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Prior to graduate school she worked as an Associate Lecturer, Photography Lab Technician, and an Assistant Curator at her undergraduate alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She is currently a member of the Society of Photographic Educators. In her work, Kayla explores nostalgia, kitsch, cute, and reflective memory through photographs, text, and installations. Her current research explores place through photography and the object. Most recently she has allowed herself to document and wander the streets of San Francisco. AtRead More →