Brian Keeler Resumé

Selected Awards 

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-LycomingArts Council-Spring 2005

Wright Memorial Award for Oil Painting- CooperstownNational 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, PAOctober, 2000
Grumbacher Award- Cooperstown National Exhibit, CooperstownNYJuly1998
Best Of Show- 64th Regional Exhibit, Arnot  Museum,Elmira, NY March 1997
Best of Show- Regional Exhibit juried by HiltonKramer, Wyoming Seminary Kingston, PA, April 1996
Best of Show- River Reflections Exhibit, SusquehannaStudio, Uniondale, PA October 1996
Second Place Award- Regional Exhibit, Marywood University,Scranton, PA -July/1994
Second Place Award-Regional Exhibit, Afa Gallery,Scranton, PA, - April1994
Evelyn and Seymore Graham Award- Regional Exhibit,Hazleton Art League April, 1994        

Selected Exhibits

Lizza Gallery , Tunkhannock, PA- Two-Man Show with Tom Wise- Summer 2008 

 West End Gallery, Corning NY- One- Man-Show. March-Aril2007 

West End Gallery, Corning, NY --Two artist show with Treacy Zeigler  March, April2005

Titus Gallery- Ithaca, NY,   RecentPaintings of Ithaca and the Finger Lakes, One Man Show March 2005

CSMA Gallery-Ithaca, NY- Two Man Show with Bill Benson, "Alla Prima Italia" November, 2004 

Auradell Gallery at the Stroudsmoor Inn, Stroudsburg,PA, September 2004, One Man Show

Liedenfrost Gallery- Hector, NY- September 2004 - Recentpaintings of the Finger Lakes and Ithaca, One Man Show

Career Retrospective, Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA -Two Generations of Pennsylvania Regionalist Painting - A father andson show of William and Brian Keeler Spring 2004

LauraCraig Gallery, Scranton, PA - One Man Show, “PleinAire Studies and Studio transformations” Oct/Nov2003

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 Artof Influence”- Two teachers, two students from The YorkAcademy of Arts, 25 years later- November/200

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/199

Just Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY - One Artist Show- April/1996

Kings College, Wilkes-Barre, PA - One Artist Show-March1996

Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA - One Artist Show- January/1996

Elmira College, Elmira, NY - Two Artist Show- 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

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 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 Courthousein 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 YorkCity
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.
Oil Portrait – Mr. David Turner January/1978
Mr. Turner is a former newspaper editor and a Representative to thePennsylvania State Assembly.
Oil Portrait – Susan McDonald September/1978
Ms. McDonald is a world-renowned harpist and principal harpist at JulliardSchool in New York.
Oil Portrait – Rev. Roswell Barnes January/1977
Reverend Barnes served as spiritual advisor for two U.S. Presidents

Formal 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

Summer 2006 - Feature article in Pastelagram,the trade publication of the Pastel Society of America.  The artistdiscusses Italy and his work and teaching there.
August 2003- American Artist Magazine- An articleby the editor-in chief, Stephen Doherty about Keeler’s useof unusual formats in his paintings of the Susquehanna River andof Italian landscapes.
2003- “The Akashic Records, Your Soul’s Journey ThroughTime”  Cover and inside illustrations for this book onreincarnation by Roberta Herzog.
Autumn 1994 – Words of Wizdom International,Inc. – “The Fool Stories, Book One, The Adventure Begins” byDr. Jessica Hart. The artist collaborated with this Seattle, Washington-basedauthor to produce a children’s book. The illustrations were completedwith watercolor, acrylic and pencil.
September 1992 – American Artist Magazine- CoverIllustration and feature article. An article by the artist describing workingmethods philosophy appeared with examples of works in process and finishedpieces.
August 1990 – American Artist Magazine – Atriptych view of the Susquehanna River was selected as winner in a nationalcompetition “Preserving Our national Resources’.