BIO:

Kelly M. Houle is an Arizona-based poet and artist born in Arizona in 1969. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arizona in atmospheric science and an MFA in creative writing from Arizona State University. She has a diploma in traditional botanical art from the Society of Botanical Artists and is a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. Kelly studied oil painting at Scottsdale Artists’ School and was mentored by artist Abbey Ryan with support from a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Kelly’s paintings, prints, and handmade books are in public and private collections around the world, including the British Library and the M.C. Escher Foundation.