Mary Kelly has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in their 2026 cohort.
Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation and the world, and work together “to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people.” Following its founding by John Adams, John Hancock, and 60 other scholar-patriots, more than 14,500 members have been elected since 1780.
The other nominees in the Arts sector are curator Nicole R. Fleetwood, artist Torkwase Dyson, architect Michael Maltzan, multimedia artist Pepón Osorio, and curator Stephan Wolohojian.
Later this year Kelly will be included in Labouring Bodies, Museum Tinguely, France, and What Remains, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge.
