Brian Keeler Resumé

Brian 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