VoyageLA
Life & Work with Kellie Gillespie of Los Angeles
In this interview with VoyageLA, I talk about my journey as an artist and the experiences that have shaped my practice. We discuss my use of discarded materials, my ongoing exploration of mental illness, medication, recovery, and survivorship, and the ways my personal experiences continue to inform the work I make.
It’s a conversation about art, healing, vulnerability, and finding ways to turn difficult experiences into something that can connect with other people.
And Repeat
Kellie Gillespie on medication for depression, suicide, and, how art saved her life.
In this conversation with And Repeat, I talk about the personal experiences behind my work, my relationship with medication, and how art became an essential part of my recovery. We discuss over/medicated/under, the stigma surrounding mental health and medication, my use of discarded materials, and how a deeply personal project grew into a community based work through the stories people shared with me.
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KELLIE GILLESPIE : Artist profile
When you look at a prescription bottle or a wine cork, what do you see? What do you do with it? Whether we throw them in junk drawers or throw them back in the bathroom cabinet, these are some objects we just can’t seem to get rid of sometimes. For Kellie Gillespie, these objects are her source of inspiration—creating masterpieces emulating objects and people that are commonly discarded.
Kellie has been pursuing art for the last 10 years, struggling with mental health during that time period. After discovering her love for it in high school, she credits it as the reason why she is still here today.