Warren Keating
Santa Fe, NM United States
Somewhere on a bridge at The Getty Center or on a hotel balcony in Paris, you'll find Warren Keating with his video camera, capturing footage of unsuspecting figures walking below. Later, in a studio in Santa Fe, you can find him pouring through ... More
Artist Statement:
Somewhere on a bridge at The Getty Center or on a hotel balcony in Paris, you'll find Warren Keating with his video camera, capturing footage of unsuspecting figures walking below.
Later, in a studio in Santa Fe, you can find him pouring through frame after frame of video footage to digitize a still frame that shows the perfect moment of weight shift, swing of the arm or tilt of the head that tells volumes about each subject, which he feverishly paints, covering large canvases with thick swashes of paint depicting an overhead view of a person in transit.
A native of New Orleans and graduate of Otis Parsons, his work now reflects the culmination of 25 years of painting both the figure and the landscape. His first solo show at the Desmond Gallery in Los Angeles in 1995 was followed by numerous solo shows of his paintings in the U.S. and Mexico, including a special exhibit sponsored by the governor. Now, his work is sold directly to a variety of collectors in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Keating’s latest series, Overview, which combines video and paint, was selected as an LA Times Calendar pick and won awards at juried exhibits at Long Beach Arts and recently at the Visual Arts Society of Texas, Dallas. An interview with Keating about this series was featured on CNN.
Later, in a studio in Santa Fe, you can find him pouring through frame after frame of video footage to digitize a still frame that shows the perfect moment of weight shift, swing of the arm or tilt of the head that tells volumes about each subject, which he feverishly paints, covering large canvases with thick swashes of paint depicting an overhead view of a person in transit.
A native of New Orleans and graduate of Otis Parsons, his work now reflects the culmination of 25 years of painting both the figure and the landscape. His first solo show at the Desmond Gallery in Los Angeles in 1995 was followed by numerous solo shows of his paintings in the U.S. and Mexico, including a special exhibit sponsored by the governor. Now, his work is sold directly to a variety of collectors in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Keating’s latest series, Overview, which combines video and paint, was selected as an LA Times Calendar pick and won awards at juried exhibits at Long Beach Arts and recently at the Visual Arts Society of Texas, Dallas. An interview with Keating about this series was featured on CNN.
Education:
graduate of Otis Art Institute
Awards & Distinctions:
Los Angeles Finalist, Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series 2014
Honorable Mention, California Open, Los Angeles 2011
Grumbacher Award, 41st Visual Arts Society of Texas Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2nd Award, HUMAN FIGURE EXHIBITION, nationally-juried, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
1st Place, Rediscovered, internationally-juried exhibition, North Light Gallery, Westwood, CA
ArtSlant Showcase Winner
Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Los Angeles finalist
Honorable Mention, California Open, Los Angeles 2011
Grumbacher Award, 41st Visual Arts Society of Texas Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2nd Award, HUMAN FIGURE EXHIBITION, nationally-juried, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
1st Place, Rediscovered, internationally-juried exhibition, North Light Gallery, Westwood, CA
ArtSlant Showcase Winner
Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Los Angeles finalist
Professional/Teaching Experience:
Lecture, Women Painters West, 2010
Teacher at Los Angeles County High School For The Arts, 2008-present
LAscapes series commission, John Wayne Cancer Society, 2001,
Old Yeller commission, Buick Motor Company, 1999.
Site-specific works, The Children’s Hour, University of Southern Mississippi Theatre Department, 1987
Teacher at Los Angeles County High School For The Arts, 2008-present
LAscapes series commission, John Wayne Cancer Society, 2001,
Old Yeller commission, Buick Motor Company, 1999.
Site-specific works, The Children’s Hour, University of Southern Mississippi Theatre Department, 1987
Exhibitions:
2017 TIME FROZEN, ViVO Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2016 ONLINE / OFFLINE ViVO Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2016 THE SPACE WITHIN, ViVO Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2016 PRESENCE/ABSENCE, ViVO Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2015 AFFORDABLE ART FAIR NY, represented by Ugallery
2014 BOMBAY SAPPHIRE ARTISAN SERIES, Coagula Curatorial, juried into L.A. finals
2013 AFFORDABLE ART FAIR NY, represented by Ugallery
2011 CALIFORNIA OPEN, Honorable Mention, TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2011 OUT THERE Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA
2009 VAST 41st Annual Visual Arts Society Of Texas, Dallas, Texas
2009 SUPERHEROES, JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 4th Annual Landscape Show, M.J. Higgins Fine art, Los Angeles
2008 Human Figure Exhibition, 2nd Award, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
2007 GLOBAL WARMING, Orange County Center of Contemporary Art
2007 group show, M.J. Higgins Gallery, Los Angeles
2004 Galerías Huatulco, group show, Huatulco, Mexico
1996 Temecula Art Gallery, group show, Temecula, CA
1995 LA Art/Installations One Gallery, group show, Encino, CA
1994 REDISCOVERED Northlight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1989 Otis / Parsons Graduate Show, Los Angeles, juried by Charles White
1988 Mississippi Artists Juried Competition, Hurst Gallery, Hattiesburg, MS
Solo Exhibitions
2013 EVERY STEP YOU TAKE Gallery 825, Los Angeles
2008 OVERVIEW, M.J. Higgins Fine Art, Los Angeles
2006 MY EYES Chase Mitchell Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
2006 OVERVIEW Orlando Gallery, Tarzana, CA
2003 PRIVATE EYE’S VIEW, Ventura College Gallery, solo show, Ventura, CA
1999 SOBRE HUATULCO, La Secretería del Gobernador, Oaxaca, Mexico
1998 SOBRE HUATULCO, Casa de Cultura, special exhibit sponsored by Sheraton Resorts
1995 INDUSTRIAL WAIST Desmond Gallery, solo show, Los Angeles, CA
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2016 ONLINE / OFFLINE ViVO Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2016 THE SPACE WITHIN, ViVO Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2016 PRESENCE/ABSENCE, ViVO Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2015 AFFORDABLE ART FAIR NY, represented by Ugallery
2014 BOMBAY SAPPHIRE ARTISAN SERIES, Coagula Curatorial, juried into L.A. finals
2013 AFFORDABLE ART FAIR NY, represented by Ugallery
2011 CALIFORNIA OPEN, Honorable Mention, TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2011 OUT THERE Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA
2009 VAST 41st Annual Visual Arts Society Of Texas, Dallas, Texas
2009 SUPERHEROES, JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 4th Annual Landscape Show, M.J. Higgins Fine art, Los Angeles
2008 Human Figure Exhibition, 2nd Award, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
2007 GLOBAL WARMING, Orange County Center of Contemporary Art
2007 group show, M.J. Higgins Gallery, Los Angeles
2004 Galerías Huatulco, group show, Huatulco, Mexico
1996 Temecula Art Gallery, group show, Temecula, CA
1995 LA Art/Installations One Gallery, group show, Encino, CA
1994 REDISCOVERED Northlight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1989 Otis / Parsons Graduate Show, Los Angeles, juried by Charles White
1988 Mississippi Artists Juried Competition, Hurst Gallery, Hattiesburg, MS
Solo Exhibitions
2013 EVERY STEP YOU TAKE Gallery 825, Los Angeles
2008 OVERVIEW, M.J. Higgins Fine Art, Los Angeles
2006 MY EYES Chase Mitchell Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
2006 OVERVIEW Orlando Gallery, Tarzana, CA
2003 PRIVATE EYE’S VIEW, Ventura College Gallery, solo show, Ventura, CA
1999 SOBRE HUATULCO, La Secretería del Gobernador, Oaxaca, Mexico
1998 SOBRE HUATULCO, Casa de Cultura, special exhibit sponsored by Sheraton Resorts
1995 INDUSTRIAL WAIST Desmond Gallery, solo show, Los Angeles, CA
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Artistic Influences:
Expressionism, Impressionism, Chuck Close, Futurism, Fauvism, Gerhard Richter
Artist Tags:
figurative, impressionism, pixel, expressionist, contemporary, people
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