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Darra Keeton

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EDUCATION
1979 Queens College, CUNY, NY. MFA Painting
1976 The New York Studio School, NY. Summer session New York.
1975 The New York Studio School, NY. Summer session Paris.
1974-76 The Art Students League, NY.
1974 Miami University, Oxford, OH. BFA Painting
1973 Instituto Cultural Guadalajara (through the University of Washington), Guadalajara, Mexico. Semester Art History.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2002
Theory of Forgetting, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY Curated by Janet Goleas

2000
Jocko, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX
Jocko, Sally Sprout Fine Art/FotoFest2000 International Photography Exhibition, Houston, TX

1997
Paintings & Drawings, Carla Stellweg Gallery, New York, NY
Paintings & Drawings, Sally Sprout Gallery, Houston, TX

1996
Paintings & Drawings, Cress Gallery, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TENN

1995
Paintings & Drawings, Sally Sprout Gallery, Houston, TX
Painting, Still-Zinsel Contemporary Art, New Orleans, LA

1994
Open Studio at The International Studios, New York, NY
Drawings, Small Gallery, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TENN

1992
Open Studio, Art in General, New York, NY

1991
Paintings and Drawings, The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY

1990
Outside Knowledge: Paintings & Drawings, Amerika Haus, Frankfurt, Germany
Paintings, The American Embassy Club, American Embassy, Bonn, Germany

1983
Open Studio, New York, NY

1981
Paintings & Drawings, Holy Royde College, University of Manchester, UK

1979
Graduate Solo Show, Queens College, CUNY, New York, NY

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2004
Night of a Thousand Drawings, The Drawing Space, New York, NY
Visual AIDS, Brent Sikkima Gallery, New York, NY
MOB Benefit, Galapagos Art Space, Williamsburg, NY
Yaddo Benefit 2004, Capitale, New York, NY (catalogue with reproduction)

2003
The Potent Line, Williams Tower Gallery, Transco Tower, Houston, TX
Multiple Means, Houston CC Gallery, Houston TX Curator Doug Blake
Flat Files, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
Flat Files, University of Southern Maine Galleries, Gorham/Portland, ME
5 x 7 On The Road, Arthouse, Jones Center for the Arts, Austin, TX, traveled to:
Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas TX
The Bower, San Antonio, TX
Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
Benefit For Little Red, Elisabeth Irwin High School, New York, NY
Artists Choose Artists, Lake George Arts Project, Lake George, NY

2002
Gala Benefit for Yaddo, The Century Club, New York, NY

2001
Building The Collection: New Gifts and Acquisitions, The William Benton
Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Recent Acquisitions, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
Artists Print Portfolios, Kentler International Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Connections: Master Printers Portfolios, Bronx River Art Gallery, NY
Teeny Weenie, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX Curated by Greg Donner

2000
Haulin? Ass: Pierogi in L.A., Post, Los Angeles, CA
Artists of Yaddo, Claudia Carr Gallery, New York, NY
Friendships in Arcadia: Writers and Artists at Yaddo in the 90s, Art in General, New York, NY Curated by Barbara Toll
Friendships in Arcadia: Writers and Artists at Yaddo in the 90s, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
2000 Critic?s Choice, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, TX

1999
The Flat Files: Pierogi 2000, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Ensemble dans la vie et dans l?art, Institut Polonais de Paris, Paris, France

1998
Millennium Fever, DiverseWorks, Houston, Tx Curated by Susie Rosmarin
Presence: Contemporary Abstract Painting, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CONN
Organic Produce, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX
Pierogi 2000 Flat Files, College Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, New York: The Flat Files, Kunstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria
The Digital Print, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY

1997
The World In a Small Painting, TransHudson Gallery, New York, NY
New York Drawers (Pierogi 2000 File) CornerHoouse Gallery, Manchester, UK
New York Drawers (Pierogi 2000 File) Gasworks Gallery, London, UK
Bellefleur, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX
Group II, Everything Is Everything, Brooklyn, NY
Current Undercurrant: Working in Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Generations, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
Picture Play: 7 Texas Painters, Art Gallery of The University of Texas San Antonio, TX. Curated by Constance Lowe
New Landscape Painting, Lake George Arts Project, Lake George, NY
A Short Take, Sally Sprout Gallery, Houston, TX

1996
The Exchange Show, 60 Broad Street, New York, NY
The Gramercy International Art Fair, Pierogi 2000 File, New York, NY
1996 Houston Area Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, TX
Juried by Mary Miss, Luis Jimenez, Dana Friis-Hansen
Benefit for Little Red, ThreadWaxing Space, New York, NY
Phantom of the Auction, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Vernacular, Lawndale Art and Performance Center, Houston, TX. Curated B.Mohseni
The Presence of the Absence of the Presence, Barbara Davis Gallery at Pennzoil Place, Houston, TX. Curated by Lynn Randolph
Second Annual Art Exhibition, St. John?s University Gallery, Jamaica, NY
Monotype 1996, Central Connecticut State University Gallery, New Britain, CONN

1995
Blue, Russell Sage College Gallery, Troy, NY. Curated by Harold Lohner
Faith in Vision, Transco Exhibition Space, Houston, TX. Curated by Doug Blake
Prints from the Avocet Portfolio, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Florence Neal
Draw! Renssalaer Center for Contemporary Art, Troy, NY. Curated by Tara Fracalossi
Day of the Dead Festival, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
TALA Time Travelers Favoritisms, TALA, Houston, TX

1994
Drawings, Sally Sprout Gallery, Houston, TX
21st Juried Exhibition, Mazur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA. Juror: Tom Moody

1993
Return of the Cadavre Exquis, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
Ticket=Art, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, NY
Wake Forest Faculty Show, Scales Art Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
Studio Tour, Art in General Benefit, New York, NY

1992
New American Talent-The 8th, Laguna-Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX
Juror: Madelaine Grynsztejn Traveled to:
Grace Cultural Center, Museums of Abilene, TX
Port Arthur Public Library, Port Arthur, TX
O?Kane Gallery, University of Houston-Downtown, TX
Abstractions, Fort Edward Art Center, NY Curator: Katie DeGroot
Book Arts, Firebrand Press Portfolio, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Arteroma 92, Avocet Portfolio on View, Andrea Callard/Stanza 124, American Academy in Rome, Italy
Freedom of Expression ?92, Metro Pictures, New York, NY

1991
Mohawk-Hudson Valley Regional, SUNY Albany, NY Juror: Linda Shearer

1990
Alumni Exhibition, New York Studio School, New York, NY
1&1&1, Dowling College/Islip Art Museum, NY Curator: Catherine Valenza

1989
Ground Works, Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL. Curator: Judith Page
NYSSSA Faculty Show, Michael C. Rockefeller Art Center, SUNY Fredonia, NY
Works on Paper ?89, Salena Gallery, Long Island University, NY Juror: Charlotta Kotik
21st National Painting Show, Olin Fine Arts Center, Washington & Jefferson College, PA
Abstract Places, Art in General, New York, NY

1988
Eight Painters, 48 Laight Gallery, New York, NY
Rosalind Hodgkins and Darra Keeton , 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY
7th Annual Show, Museum of the Hudson Highlands, New York, NY Juror:Renato Danese
Admissible Evidence, SUNY Purchase, NY Curator: Jeannette Fintz
10 Downtown, Tweed Courthouse, New York, NY
Small Works Show, BACA, Brooklyn, NY Jurors: Peter Frank and Valerie Smith

1987
Abstract Imagery, Art in General, NY
Queens College Alumni Invitational, 122 Wooster Gallery, New York, NY

1986
Invitational, P.S. 122, New York, NY

1985
Water Plus Color Plus, P.S. 122, New York, NY
Exhibit A: The Brooklyn Federal Courthouse Show, OIA sponsor, New York, NY
Abstract Directions, 112 Green Street, New York, NY
ATIS Group Show, The Ethical Culture School, New York, NY
Fresh Fish, David Wright Gallery, Wellfleet, MASS

1982
The Pier C Show, Collaborative installation with Laura Newman, Amy Sillman and Pamela Wilson, Hoboken, NY
The First Eleven Years, Queens College, CUNY, New York, NY

1981
Heresies Benefit Show, Grey Art Gallery, New York, NY
Alumni Reunion Show, Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH

1980
CAPS Grant Recipient Show, Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Heresies Benefit Show, Frank Marino Gallery, New York, NY

AWARDS
2004-05, 2000-02
Yaddo, Artists Residency, Saratoga Springs, NY

2001
The Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Study and Conference Center, Bellagio, Italy Artist Residency

1994-2004
Faculty Research Grant, Rice University, Houston, TX

1991, 95-97
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY Artist Residency

1996
Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Excellence Award, Rice University, Houston, TX

1995
Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Excellence Award Nomination, Rice University, Houston, TX

1994
21st Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA: First in Painting

1992
Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, New York, NY-Alternate (Declined residency offer)

1990
Trident Computers International, Frankfurt, Germany-Exhibition Support Grant

1989
Palenville Interarts Colony, Palenville, NY-Artist Residency
Fine Arts Workshop, Provincetown, MASS-Finalist
Avocet Portfolio, Art Awareness, Lexington, NY-Artist residency & print published

1988
The Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL-Artist Residency

1986-1988
Artist Space Exhibition Grant, New York, NY- Exhibition support grants

1987
Organization of Independent Artist Outdoor Festival, NY- Third prize for installation

1983 & 86
The Hewitt School Parents Association Grant for Teachers, NY-Grant for printmaking

1979-80
New York State Council on the Arts, NY-CAPS Grant, Painting

1976
Art Student?s League, New York, NY-Annual Show: First prize
The Danforth Graduate Fellowship for Women, NY -Finalist

LECTURES/VISITING ARTIST
2004
Lecture and Critiques, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2002
Educator?s Workshop, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

2001
Lecture and Critiques, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Lecture and Critiques, Tyler School of Art, Rome, ITALY
Lecture, Bellagio Study and Conference Center, Bellagio, ITALY

1998
Lecture, ?Slide Jam?, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX
Slide Lecture, ?On Teaching Art?, Rice University Continuing Education, Teaching Awards Lecture Series, Houston, TX
Guest critic, Rice University School of Architecture, Design 602, Houston, TX
Slide Lecture and Critiques, Williams College, Williamstown, MASS

1997
Gallery Talk, Looking At Art Group, Sally Sprout Gallery, Houston, TX
Slide Lecture and Critiques, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Slide Lecture and Critiques, University of Connecticut-Storrs, CONN
Slide Lecture, ?The Blot on Her Bonnet: Polly Affelbaum?, Roundtable on Art, Houston, TX
Gallery Talk and Critiques, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX

1996
Lecture, ?About Teaching Art?, Rice University, Phi Beta Kappa Award Ceremony, Houston, TX

1995
Gallery Talk, Looking At Art Group, Sally Sprout Gallery, Houston, TX
Slide Lecture and Workshop, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX
Critiques, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Lecture, ?Hollis Sigler Breast Cancer Journals?, St. Luke?s Hospital, Houston, TX
Interview, ?Steve Smith Sunday?, Channel ll television, Houston, TX

1994
Lecture and critiques, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
Slide Lecture, ?Color and My Work?, Kwik Copy Center for Entrepreneurial Development, Houston, TX
Slide Lecture, Long Island University, Brookville, NY
Slide Lecture, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Slide Lecture and critiques (three days), University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN

1993
Slide lecture, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Slide lecture, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY

1992
Slide lecture, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS

1990
Slide lecture, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY

Panel Moderator, Discussion with Visiting Artist Elizabeth Murray, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
Slide lecture, Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL

1981
Slide lecture, Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, UK
Slide lecture, Sheffield Polytechnic, Sheffield, UK
Slide lecture, Rotherham Arts Center, Rotherham, UK

1980
Slide lecture, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Slide lecture, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
Slide lecture, Suffolk County Community College, Suffolk, NY
Guest instructor, Painting (Jeannette Fintz class), Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Guest instructor, Drawing (Michael Trossman class), Parsons School of Design, NY

TEACHING
1999-present
Rice University, Associate Professor, Houston, TX

1994-1999
Rice University, Assistant Professor, Houston, TX

1993-1994
Rice University, Artist In Residence, Houston, TX

1992-1993
Wake Forest University, Visiting Artist (sabbatical replacement), Winston-Salem, NC

1991
Kansas City Art Institute, Visiting Artist (fall semester) Kansas City, MO

1990-1991
The College of Saint Rose, Visiting Artist (sabbatical replacement) Albany, NY

1989,90,91
New York State Summer School for the Arts, Master Teacher, SUNY Fredonia, NY

1989
American Consulate General, Community Support Assn., Lecturer, Frankfurt, Germany

1977-89
The Hewitt School, Advanced Placement Art, Art History and Photographer instructor, New York, NY

1978-82
The Browning School, Advanced Placement Art History Lecturer (at The Hewitt School New York, NY

1980,81,82
University of Manchester, Extra-Mural Department lecturer-3 semesters Manchester, UK

1981
University of Sheffield, Lecturer at the Graves Art Gallery-1 semester, Sheffield, UK

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2004
Houston WASH, Houston,TX-Juror watercolor exhibition

1995
Brazosport Art League, Lake Jackson, TX-Juror for Annual Art Exhibition

1988-91
Art In General, New York, NY-Exhibition selection panel

1985
Water Plus Color Plus, P.S. 122, New York, NY-Curator

1985
Exhibit A: The Brooklyn Federal Courthouse Show, Brooklyn, NY/Sponsored by The Organization for Independent Artists-Curator

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1994-present
Yaddo, Artist?s Task Force, New York

1988-2003
Art In General, Board Member, New York, N. Y.

2002
Editor for exhibition catalog Martin Weinstein: Illusion and Certainty
Exhibition traveled to: Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL;
The Parthenon, Nashville, TN; Anderson Fine Arts Center, Anderson, IN;
Hudgins Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA; Midland, Tx; New York, NY

1998
Yaddo, Committee for Annual Fundraising Gala, New York, N. Y.

COLLECTIONS
Bridgerow Consulting, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
Kansas City Institute of Art/KemperMuseum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
Landmark Graphics, Inc., Houston, TX
Museum Editions, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Northern Trust Bank, Dallas, TX and Bloomfield Hills, MI
Rice University, School of Humanities, Houston, Texas
Rice University, Department of English, Houston, Texas
Private Collections in the United States, Europe, China and Australia

REPRESENTATION
1996-present
Pierogi Flat Files, Brooklyn, NY

2000-2004
Claudia Carr Fine Art Drawing File, New York, NY

1995-present
Sally Sprout Fine Arts, Houston, TX

1996-97
Browyn Keenan Gallery Drawing File, New York, NY

1997
Carla Stellweg Gallery, New York, NY

1995-97
Still-Zinsel Contemporary Fine Art, New Orleans, LA