Kathleen Keifer
ARTIST STATEMENT “I think I started painting because I could express things in color that I could not say any other way. My paintings invite the viewer to consider the complex relationship between time and timelessness. In my series work I capture infinite change of color. But my lifeguard towers o...
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist.
She is the leading force of the New California Realism.
ARTIST STATEMENT
“I think I started painting because I could express things in color that I could not say any other way. My paintings invite the viewer to consider the complex relationship between time and timelessness. In my series work I capture infinite change of color. But my lifeguard towers or Golden Dome paintings are not just color studies. They are about the visual interaction between time and the elements. Water, sky, and architecture change their appearance so dramatically with shifts in weather and light. The ever shifting variation in their bare simplicity fascinates me.”
BACKSTORY
Kathleen Keifer (born Chicago 1963) is a primarily a Colorist. This is a consistent point of view across her contemporary landscapes, pop art, and figurative work. She began painting at a young age, and studied art at the University of Notre Dame and the Art Institute of Chicago. Her entrance into the fine art world in 1996 was a sold-out solo show at McLean Gallery in Malibu, California. Her next ten Malibu exhibitions launched her into the LA art world, with paintings featured in LACMA and MoMA.
Kathleen Keifer’s art is now represented in galleries all over the world. She is widely collected by prestigious public and private collectors. Her works appears in the collections of James Cameron, Mary Looker, Jack Nicholson, Kelly Clarkson, Kevin Nealon, Barry Manilow, Hilton Hotels, Sidney Austin, Citigroup, Walt Disney Studios, and the United States Historical Society.
In her most recent work, she has arrived at a distinctive style of overlapping colors and textures. This was described by LA magazine as “fluidly capturing pop culture in a tapestry of layered color.”
Kathleen Keifer is married to Jim Keifer, one of the most successful game inventors in the world. Their three daughters have successfully launched their own careers in the fields of writing, game invention, production design, fine art, and public relations.
EDUCATION AND HONORS
- B.F.A. University of Notre Dame
- B.A. St. Mary ’s College
- Advanced Workshops Tony Fitzpatrick and Roderick Guthrie
- Award Winning member of the Malibu Art Club
- Painting Patron of the California Art Club
Gallery Listings
CALIFORNIA
Artspace Warehouse
7358 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Coast Gallery
540 S Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach CA 92651
Coda Gallery
73-151 El Paseo
Palm Desert, California 92260
Dion Gallery
1907 1/2 Catalina Ave
Redondo Beach CA 90277
Jeff Dion, Owner
Linus Galleries
545 S Raymond Ave
Pasadena, CA 90755
Riley Arts
1007 Manhattan Ave
Manhattan Beach CA 90266
(2 blocks south of the pier)
Kim Riley, Owner
Schomburg Gallery
Bergamot Station Arts Center
2525 Michigan Avenue, E3A
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Alexander Salazar Fine Art
225 West Market Street
San Diego - California 92101
NEW MEXICO
Pop Gallery
133 West Water Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
NEW YORK
Canfin Gallery
39 Main Street
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Proprietor: Jean-Claude Canfin
PENNSYLVANIA
Gallery Direct Art
5900 Jonestown Rd.
Paxtonia, PA, 17112
TORONTO
Liss Gallery
140 Yorkville Ave
Toronto, Ont. M5R1C2
LONDON
Cynthia Corbett Gallery
Flat 15, Claremont Lodge, 15 The Downs
London, SW20 8UA, United Kingdom
+44 20 8947 6782
ZURICH I SWITZERLAND
Kunstwarenhaus
Neumarkt 6
8001 Zürich
Switzerland
Exhibitions
2017
- Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
UPCOMING ART FAIRS:
- Art Palm Springs - Fine Art Fair | February 2017
- Affordable Art Fair London | March 2017
- Affordable Art Fair New York | March/April 2017
- Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong | May 2017
2016
- All Along the PCH, Schumburg Gallery, CA
2015
- Jazz! Dion Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA
- Art 90266, LA 25, Manhattan Beach, CA
- Political Commentary, Linus gallery, Long Beach and Pasadena, CA
2014
- RETROspective, Exhibition of New Works Coast Gallery, Long Beach, CA
- ArtHampton, Bridgehampton, NY
- The Pursuit of…, Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Art 90266, LA 25, Manhattan Beach, CA
2013
- Pop meets Painterly, CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
- Graduation Event, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
- Puzzles and Games, Liss Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2012
- Art, Wine & Roses, Home Gallery, Malibu, CA
- Pop Meets Painterly, Oh My Godard Gallery, Atlantic City, NJ
2011
- Beach | Games, Riley Arts Gallery, Manhattan Beach, CA
- Art of The Game, Oh My Godard Gallery, Atlantic City NJ
- Art of The Game, Liss Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2010
- Art of The Game, Gallery 319, Santa Monica, CA
- One Woman Show, Canfin Gallery, Westchester, NY
2009
- American Riviera, ARTfront Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- American Landscape, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2008
- Coastal Living, Gallery 319 Santa Monica, CA
2007
- On the Beach, Gallery 319 Santa Monica, CA
- Why We Live Here, Dion Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA
2006
- Summer 2006, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu. CA
- BOOK: Perspective on Coastal Beauty, From Malibu to Manhattan Beach
2005
- Along the PCH, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
- FRESH!, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
- Group Exhibition, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach,CA
- California Visions, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2004
- President’s Show, CA Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA
- Coastal Nostalgia, 2004, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
- Group Exhibition, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA
2003
- Group Exhibition, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
- Coastal Nostalgia, 2003, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
2002
- Coastal Nostalgia, 2002, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
2001
- Group Exhibition, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
- Ambient Light, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
2000
- The Coastal Landscape, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
- Malibu Artists Juried Show, Weisman Museum, Malibu, CA
- Group Exhibition, Montecito Art & Frame, Montecito, CA
1999
- Interpreting Beauty, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
- Artists of Malibu, Weisman Museum, Malibu, CA
1998
- Changing Seasons, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
- Celebrating Color, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
Selected Private Collections
- C. Broccoli
- James Cameron
- Shelley Fabares
- Ed Harris
- Florence Henderson
- Phil Jackson
- Barry Manilow
- Kevin Nealon
- Jack Nicholson
- Sharon Stone
- Britney Spears
- Betty Thomas
Selected Public Collections
- Bank of America
- The Beach Club
- Citigroup
- Hilton Hotels
- Morgan Stanley
- Pepperdine University
- Random House
- Sidley Austin Citigroup
- University of Notre Dame
- United States Historical Society
- Walt Disney Studios
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