Caitlin Margaret Kelly

Caitlin Margaret Kelly is the Curator of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University’s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Her career began behind the camera after earning a BS in Journalism from Boston University, leading to nearly two decades as a daily newspaper photojournalist before moving into arts administration. She joined the Rubenstein Library in 2020. Kelly holds an MA in Visual Anthropology from California State University, Fullerton, and an MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke, grounding her cross-disciplinary approach to curating photographer archives with attention to creative intent, historical context, and evolving ethics of access. She remains active in Duke’s MFAEDA program, teaching, mentoring, and serving on thesis committees.