Kalli Bednarz is an Indianapolis-based artist working in painting and installation. Her practice positions her as a seeker, using curiosity and research to explore archaeology, community connection, and site-based inquiry through exhibitions, institutional engagement, and travels abroad.

Working with graphite and water-based pigments, she creates layered surfaces that evoke motion, trace, and shifting time, where figures emerge as archaeologists, students, and researchers engaged in acts of searching, study, and care. Her work has been installed in public contexts including the Indianapolis International Airport.

Her solo exhibition Tender Ground brought together community engagement and conversations with archaeologists and archivists through free public events in Indianapolis. She is a graduate of Ball State University with a BFA in Visual Arts and Animation. Her next solo exhibition is scheduled for September 2026 at The Cultural Arts Gallery, Indiana University Indianapolis.