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Brian Keeler ResuméBrian Keeler- Selected Awards
Best of Show- Regional Exhibit-Roberson Museum, Binghamton, NY - Summer 2009 Best of Show- "A Sense of Place- Regional Exhibit" Butternut Gallery, Montrose, PA- Spring 2009 Best of Show- "Inspired by the Susquehanna Exhibit" Cultural Council of Luzerne County- WIlkes-Barre,PA - Fall 2008 Best of Show- Regional Exhibit- Roberson Museum, Binghamton, NY- Summer 2008
Best of Show- Regional Exhibit- EMCA Gallery, Tunkhannock, PA- Summer 2007 Best of Show- Regional Exhibit. Williamsport-Lycoming Arts Council Wiliamsport, PA -Spring 2005 Wright Memorial Award for Oil Painting- Cooperstown National Exhibit, Cooperstown,NY – Summer 2004 First Place- Williamsport-Lycoming Arts Council, Williamsport, PA- Spring 2003 Best of Show-,Williamsport-Lycoming Arts Council Williamsport, PA- Spring 2002 Best of Show- Regional exhibit, EMCA Gallery, Tunkhannock, PA- Spring 2001 Best of Show- Northeastern Regional, Scranton, PA October, 2000 Grumbacher Award- Cooperstown National Exhibit, Cooperstown, NYJuly 1998 Best Of Show- 64th Regional Exhibit, Arnot Museum, Elmira, NY March 1997 Best of Show- Regional Exhibit juried by Hilton Kramer, Wyoming Seminary Kingston, PA - April 1996 Best of Show- River Reflections Exhibit, Susquehanna Studio, Uniondale, PA- October 1996 Second Place Award- Regional Exhibit, Marywood University, Scranton, PA -July 1994 Second Place Award-Regional Exhibit, Afa Gallery, Scranton, PA - April 1994 Evelyn and Seymore Graham Award- Regional Exhibit, Hazleton Art League - April, 1994 Selected Exhibits-
Laura Craig Gallery- Scranton, PA "Light of Italy" Two-man-show with Tom Wise, Sept/Oct 2010
Pauly Friedman Gallery- Misericordia University, Dallas, PA "A Vision of Rhythm- Recent Landscapes and Townscapes" July/September 2010
Yates County Art Center Gallery- Penn Yan, NY "Topography of Light" June/July 2010 Titus Gallery- Ithaca, NY- "Light on the Land" - Dec 09 to March 2010
Laura Craig Gallery, Scranton, PA- "When Life is Still, Part II" Group show May/June 2010
Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA- National Juried Figurative Competition- Autumn 2009
Blue Heron Gallery, Wyalusng, PA- "When Life is Still- Still life paintings of the Northeast" Group show- Dec 09/April 2010 Atomic Tom's Gallery, Binghamton, NY- "Summer Light, Eternal Land" One-Man Show- August 2009
West End Gallery, Corning, NY- Two-Man Show with Jim Ramsdell- Spring 2009 Lizza Gallery , Tunkhannock, PA- "Enduring Traditions" Two-Man Show with Tom Wise- Summer 2008
Blue Heron Gallery, Wyalusing, PA "Illumination- Fire, Light and Heat" Group SHow- Aug/Sept 2008
West End Gallery, Corning NY- One-Man-Show- March/Aril 2007
Blue Heron Gallery, Wyalusing, PA "The Sky Above Us" Group Show Aug/Oct 2007
Blue Heron Gallery, Wyalusing, PA "Observing Color and Light" One Man Show- Nov 05/ May 2006
Blue Heron Gallery, Wyalusing, PA "Everyday Life Genre Show" Group Show- Aug/Nov 2006
Schweinforth Art Center Gallery, Auburn, NY- Still Life Artists of the Northeast- Sept/Oct 2006 West End Gallery, Corning, NY -Two artist show with Treacy Zeigler- March/April 2005
Blue Heron Gallery, Wyalusing, PA- "Watercourse- Group Show" - Aug/Sept 2005
Titus Gallery- Ithaca, NY, "Recent Paintings of Ithaca and the Finger Lakes" One Man Show- September 2004
Auradell Gallery at the Stroudsmoor Inn, Stroudsburg, PA, "Recent Landscapes" One Man Show- September 2004
Liedenfrost Gallery- Hector, NY- "Recent paintings of the Finger Lakes and Ithaca" One Man Show- September 2004
Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA - Career Retrospective, "Two Generations of Pennsylvania Regionalist Painting" - A father and son show of William and Brian Keeler- Spring 2004 Laura Craig Gallery, Scranton, PA - “Plein Aire Studies and Studio transformations” One-Man-Show - Oct/Nov 2003 Arnot Art Museum, Elmira NY - Two Artist Show- July 2002 Laura Craig Gallery at Skytop - One Man Show - Summer 2002 Avenue Art Gallery, Endicott, NY - “American Painters" - Group Show- April 2002 EMCA Gallery, Tunkhannock, PA - One Man Show- March 2002 Central Market Art Gallery, Lancaster, PA - “The Art of Influence- Two teachers, two students from The York Academy of Arts, 25 years later"- November 2000 West End Gallery, Corning, NY - Two Artist Show- July 2000 Laura Craig Gallery, Scranton, PA - One Artist Show- March 2000 Laura Craig Gallery, Scranton, PA - One Artist Show- June 1997 Just Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY - One Artist Show- April 1996 Kings College, Wilkes-Barre, PA - One Artist Show-March 1996 Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA - One Artist Show- January 1996 George Waters Gallery, Elmira College, Elmira, NY - Two Artist Show with Treacy Zeigler November 1995 Hazleton Art League Gallery, Hazleton, PA - One Artist Show- November/1994 Dewire Center, Eagles Mere, PA - Two Artist Show- August 1994 Tioga Art Space, Owego, NY - One Artist Show- March 1994 Everson Museum, Café Gallery, Syracuse, NY -One Artist Show- January 1994
Education York Academy of Arts- York, PA 1973-1975 Keystone College, LaPlume, PA 1971-1973 Brian Keeler has studied with the following painters; Daniel Greene, Albert Handell, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Nelson Shanks, Lennart Anderson, Jack Beal and Sondra Freclkleton Selected Publications Winter 2008-2009 - Workshop Magazine- A quarterly publication of American Artist Magazine. A feature article by Editor-in-Chief, Stephen Doherty focusing on Keeler's classes in Umbria and Tuscany with a detailed explanation of the working process and images of works for the demonstrations as well as finished pieces from Keeler's studio. Summer 2006 - Feature article in Pastelagram, the trade publication of the Pastel Society of America. The artist discusses Italy and his work and teaching there.
August 2003- American Artist Magazine- An article by the editor-in chief, Stephen Doherty about Keeler’s use of unusual formats in his paintings of the Susquehanna River and of Italian landscapes. 2003- “The Akashic Records, Your Soul’s Journey Through Time” Cover and inside illustrations for this book on reincarnation by Roberta Herzog. Autumn 1994 – Words of Wizdom International, Inc. – “The Fool Stories, Book One, The Adventure Begins” by Dr. Jessica Hart. The artist collaborated with this Seattle, Washington-based author to produce a children’s book. The illustrations were completed with watercolor, acrylic and pencil. September 1992 – American Artist Magazine- Cover Illustration and feature article. The text of this article by the artist describing working methods and philosophy appeared with examples of works in process and finished pieces. August 1990 – American Artist Magazine – A triptych view of the Susquehanna River was selected as winner in a national competition “Preserving Our national Resources’. April 2005
Selected Portrait and Mural Commissions Mural - Nine-Panel 80 foot mural for the Mount Airy lodge in the Poconos- Autumn 2007 Billboard Design - Work of art for a billboard promoting tourism – TheArts of the SouthernFinger Lakes, Inc. Corning, NY Oil Portrait – Kenneth S. WilliamsJune/2002 Oil Portrait – Judge Max Rosen November1999 Oil Portrait – Max Gannon March/1999 Oil Portrait – Judge Carlan O’Malley February/1999 Oil Portrait – Judge John Cottone Scranton, PA – June1998 Oil Portrait – Dr. Karl Peterson Autumn, 1992 Dr. Peterson served as mayor of Wyalusing and was the community doctorfor over 30 years. Oil Mural – Tuscarora-Wayne Insurance Company, Wyalusing, PA June1987 A 20-foot mural depicting the history of company for their board room. Oil Portrait – Marion Munley May1986 Mrs., Munley served as a Representative in the Pennsylvania State Assembly. Oil Portraits – Six Lackawanna County Judges Winter,1985-86 Individual Portraits of the following judges now hang in the Lackawanna County Court house in Scranton, PA: Daniel Penetar, Edwin Kosik, Richard Conaboy, Otto Robinson, John Sirotnak,Edward Murphy. Oil Portrait – Eugene Maris January/1985 Mr. Maris is a bank president in Little Rock, Arkansas. Oil Portrait – Judge Evan Williams July/1983 Judge Williams formerly presided over Bradford County Court, Towanda,PA. Oil Portrait – Mr. and Mrs. Michel Roux January/1983 Mr. Roux is president of Carillon Importers New York City. Oil Portrait – Mr. Al Singer September/1982 Mr. Singer is the former president of Carilon Importers of New York City Oil Portrait – Rev. Norman Robinson August/1981 Reverend Robinson served as a leader in the Presbyterian Church andthe Wyalusing community. Oil Mural – Village Scenes January/1979 An 18-foot mural depicting Wyalusing, commissioned by the Peoples StateBank for their lobby now in the US Post Office Lobby in Wyalusng, PA. Oil Portrait – Mr. David Turner January/1978 Mr. Turner is a former newspaper editor and a Representative to thePennsylvania State Assembly. Pastel Portrait – Susan McDonald September/1978 Ms. McDonald is a world-renowned harpist and principal harpist at Julliard School in New York City. Oil Portrait – Rev. Roswell Barnes January/1977 Reverend Barnes served as spiritual advisor for two U.S. Presidents
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