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 ExhibitsLizza 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 CommissionsMural - 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 EducationYork 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 PublicationsSummer 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’.
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