Kelli Connell (born in Oklahoma City, 1974) is an artist whose work investigates sexuality, gender, identity, and photographer/sitter relationships. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Museum of Fine Arts Houston, among others. Connell has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, MacDowell, PLAYA, Peaked Hill Trust, LATITUDE, Light Work, and the Center for Creative Photography. Connell is an editor at Skylark Editions and a professor at Columbia College Chicago. Betsy Odom is an artist, curator, and educator based in Chicago. They received an MFA from Yale University School of Art and a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. They are the recipient of numerous grants and awards including a DCASE Grant, Illinois Arts Council Artist Grant, and a West collection acquisition prize. Odom's work has been reviewed in publications including Artforum, Fabrik magazine, and the Chicago Tribune.