Kelly Ludwig

http://www.detourart.com

Kelly Ludwig is a designer, photographer, and advocate for art environments and folk artists based in Kansas City, Missouri. Her first exposure to the world of art environments was through her design work for the PBS travel show “Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations.” She blends her passion for photography, design and travel experiences with technology, and has created two award-winning travel apps. Detour Art, Travel-o-Pedia, and Home Court Advantage are just a few titles in the long line of books, design, and marketing projects that she has authored, shot, and designed. Her photographs have been exhibited in a number of museums, magazines and books, including the Abby Aldridge Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, SFO Museum in San Francisco, WeeGee Exhibition Centre in Espoo, Finland, the Museum of Everything in London, and the American Folk Art Museum in Brooklyn. Kelly has been designing professionally since graduating from the University of Kansas with a B.F.A. in Visual Communications. Prior to her current role as Group Creative Director of Design at DEG Digital, she was at the Kansas City Art Institute as an assistant professor and interim chair of the graphic design department.

African House at Melrose Plantation

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African Village in America

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Aztec Motel

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Bishop Castle

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Boyer Museum of Animated Carvings

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Cano's Castle

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Casa de Colores

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Castillo del Sol

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Castle Island

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Chauvin Sculpture Garden

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Chris and Amy's Bowling Ball Yard Art

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Continental Sculpture Hall

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Coral Castle

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Dan Beck's Home & Garden

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Everything Elvis

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Fancy Junk Sculpture

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Grandview

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Guru Lane

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Harold Rittenberry, Jr.'s Home and garden

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Home for Wayward Babydolls

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Hubbell's Rubble

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Jack Barker's Metal Art Sculpture

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Jim Dickerman's Open Range Zoo

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Jubilee Rock Garden

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Kaleva Bottle House (Happy Home)

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La Casa de Azúcar / The Sugar House

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Little Mansion

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M.T. Liggett's Political Sign Field

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Margaret’s Grocery and Market

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Museum of Wonder

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Old Mill Park

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Quigley's Castle and Garden

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RichArt's Art Yard (Richard's Ruins)

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Robert Howell's Yard Show

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September 11 Memorial Garden and Trail

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Sign Field

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Solomon's Castle

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The Bone Zone (Tiny Town/Bone Yard)

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The Cathedral of Junk

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The Flower Man

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The Heidelberg Project

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The Mindfield Cemetery

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The Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden

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Tin Tombstones

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Tinkertown Museum

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Trail of Tears Memorial

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Whirligig Man

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Woodland Palace

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