Kelsey Dillow is an artist based outside of Knoxville, Tennessee who specializes in handmade photographic processes. In the darkroom she primarily practices the wetplate collodion process (tintypes) and silver gelatin printing from film negatives. 

 

Originally from Huntington, West Virginia, she received her Bachelors of Fine Art in Photography & Integrated Media from Ohio University in 2016, as well as minors in Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Museum Studies.

 

Dillow is a full time photographer and accepts clients at her studio. She takes her darkroom on the road throughout the region making tintype portraits at events, festivals and private sessions. In her personal work, Dillow explores storytelling and myth-making as it relates to the Appalachian identity. Her work has been exhibited throughout the south east region.