Tintype by Joe Brown

Kelsey Dillow is an artist, photographer and co-founder of Whistlepig Farms, a collective of artists growing food and making art in the holler outside of Knoxville, TN. In her darkroom she practices various alternative photographic processes, specifically wet plate collodion (tintypes) and silver gelatin printing. She takes her tintype studio on the road throughout the region, making portraits at events, festivals and private house call sessions. 

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In her personal work, Dillow's studio practice explores folklore, myth-making and the Appalachian identity. Her work has been exhibited throughout the region.

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Kelsey is 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.