Kelly Guo is recent graduate from Boston University, earning a BFA in graphic design with a minors in business and innovation & entrepreneurship. Originally from Brooklyn, NYC, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 2021. Her work explores the interplay between experiences and joy. Drawing inspiration from cultural traditions and childhood nostalgia, she invite viewers a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the beautiful messiness of simply being human. Through a practice of designing interactive components her work encourages audience participation and fosters a sense resonance amongst people.
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Selected Works
Adumbrate
Unburrowing Time Capsules
Po Sum On
Thesis
Light as Air, Heavy as Time
2025 BFA Thesis Branding
Client Work
Gelly (MIT)
Spheric Bio (MIT)
Exhibition / Installation
Sown Together
BU Beach Wishing
Tree
Modular Alphabet
Community Installation
Branding / Campaign
Security Magnet
GovBall
Multiple Formats
Posters
I Love / I Hate
Boston Out Loud
Alphabet Posters
Publications
Order In Chaos
Kelly’s Animated Personas
Studio Ghibli Cookbook
On This Day
Event Planning
Catch it While You Can
Untangle Launch Parties
Untangle Workshops
Untangle Photoshoot
Archive
Untangle Pop-Ups
Event Planning
2023–2024
Untangle pop-ups are intimate, community-centered activations that bring the collective’s mission beyond the printed page and into everyday spaces. These events feature the sale of Asian-inspired drinks and baked goods, student-produced art and zines, and handmade goods that reflect our contributors’ diverse practices. Highlights often include $1 portraits and poetry, inviting visitors to exchange stories and creativity in real time. Whether through interactive displays, casual conversation, or spontaneous art-making, each pop-up creates space for connection, cultural storytelling, and mutual support. These gatherings are not only a way to raise funds for our publication, they’re a celebration of AAPI creativity and a way to expand Untangle’s presence within the broader community
Thesis Show Reception