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Germaine Keller

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My concern is with the inherent form in randomness; how we perceive order in chaos. I look for chaos and I find order. I look for the inherent logic we mistake for order. The work begins with a manipulated digital photograph of a form or scene from the environment. Linear computer drawings or wire constructions are then overlaid until the work contains its own inherent integrity and reveals a complete sensory and visual event.

Exhibitions
“Sculptural Assemblages,” (One Person) Finders Keepers Gallery, Beacon NY 2005.
“New York Cross-Cut,” Kunstverein Firma Paradigma, Linz, Austria, 2003.
“Austria/New York,” Thai Cafe, Brooklyn NY, 2003.
“Analog/Digital,” Carl Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon NY 2003.
“Scores,” (One-Person) Gallery@Highland Studio, Beacon NY 2003.
“On Language: Text and Beyond,” Center Galleries, Ctr for Creative Studies, Detroit MI 2001.
“Riverscores,” (One Person) Garrison Art Center, Garrison NY 2000.
“The Book of Scores,” (One Person) Small Press Center, NYC 1999.
“Heartworks,” Ronald Ridgeway Gallery, NYC 1998.
“Tabula Rasa,” Gallery 128 Rivington, NYC 1997.
“Contrasts,” Natalie Knight, The Art Source, Johannesburg, South Africa 1996.
“Shoe Show,” FAO Gallery, NYC 1996.
“Women Draw,” Gallery 128 Rivington, NYC 1996.
“Stand Up Straight, Artist’s Books,” 450 Broadway Gallery, NYC 1995.
“Within the Abstract,” B4A Gallery, NYC 1994.
“Drawings,” The Sultaness Head Gallery, NYC 1994.
“The Radio Show,” Artists Space, NYC 1992.
“Prints From the Collection,” Port Authority of NY and NJ, World Trade Center, NYC 1991.
“Group Show,” Leonarda DiMauro Gallery, NYC 1988.
“Outside In–Socrates Sculpture Park,” City Gallery, NYC 1987.
“Neoteric Landscapes,” On The Wall Gallery, NYC, 1987.
“Black w/Colors,” Shuttle Gallery, East Village, 1985.
“Egyptian Mannequins,” Windows on White, NYC, 1985.
“Sculpture Garden II,” South Beach, NYC 1983-4.
“Parson’s School of Design Faculty Exhibition,” NYC 1984.
“Wards Island Sculpture Garden,” NYC 1981-82.
“Art for Public Places,” Lever House, NYC 1980.
“Windows,” Municipal Parking Garage, NYC 1980.
“Proposals for Public Places,” Pratt Gallery, NYC 1980.
“19 at 26,” 26 Federal Plaza, NYC 1980.
“Outgrowth/Battery Park,” NYC 1980.
“Invitational,” 55 Mercer Gallery, NYC 1979.
“Special Project, P.S. 1,” Long Island City, NY 1978.
“Mirror Lagoon,” A Sculptural Event, Orchard Beach, NY 1978.
“Artists by the Sea,” Snug Harbor Cultural Center, NYC 1978-79.
“Strings and Ladders,” (One Person Show) Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI 1976.

Collections
Museum of Modern Art Archives
Detroit Institute of Arts
National Endowment of the Arts
Sol LeWitt
Kalamazoo Art Institute
Port Authority of NY and NJ
Michigan Council of the Arts
Flint Art Museum
Grand Rapids Art Museum
GRANTS AND COMMISSIONS
Mac Dowell Colony, March- April, 2002
NEA Individual Sculpture Grant, 1984-5.
NEA Art in Public Places Planning Grant, 1981.
Mural, One World Trade Center, Port Authority of NY and NJ 1979.
Athena Foundation Grant, 1984.
“Seven Outstanding Women Artists,” Michigan Print Workshop 1976.

Publications
Lombardi, D. Dominick, “Permutations of Print.” The New York Times, June 15, 2003. p.8.
Mascheck, Joseph “The Book of Scores, Computer Drawings by Germaine Keller.” St Marks Position Press, New York NY, 1999.
Mahoney, Robert. “Within the Abstract.” Catalog essay. 1994. illus.
Wilkinson, Jeanne C. Review, Cover magazine, Sept.,1994. p. 32. illus.
di Suvero, Mark. “Athena Foundation.” Catalog intro.1986. illus.
Wheaton, M.L. “The Detroit Artists Market, 1932-1982.” Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1984. pp. 28-31, illus.
Hakanson Colby, Joy. “No Sign of Boredom.” The Detroit News, October 27, 1984. p. 1-d, illus.
Russell, John. “Art for Public Places Captured in Photos.” New York Times, August 28, 1980. p.1-b, illus.
Gluck, Grace. “Art People.” New York Times, June 27, 1979. p.3-d.
Perreault, John. “Ceta by the Sea and Ceta Underground.” Soho Weekly News, August 16, 1979. p. 45, illus.
Trebay, Guy. “Artist by the Sea.” Village Voice, August 20, 1979. p.59.
Lubell, Ellen. “Art Pick.” Soho Weekly News, August 2, 1979. p4-a, illus.
Tully, Judd. “Joan Mondale, Ernest Green to Dedicate WTC Murals.” Journal, October 1979. pps. 1-3, illus.
Tully, Judd. “48 Panel Prints Unveiled in PATH Station.” Journal, July 1979. pps. 1-2, illus.
Hakanson Colby, Joy. “Thoughts Sculptured in Wire.” The Detroit News, April 16, 1978, p.5-f.
Tully, Judd. “Mirror Lagoon Unfurls Sails at Orchard Beach.” Art Workers News, October, 1978. pps. 8-9, illus.
Jacob, Mary Jane. “Germaine Keller.” Arts Magazine, Vol. 50, no. 10. June 1976. p. 14, illus.
Hakanson, Joy Colby. “Keller’s Eccentric Strings.” The Detroit News, March 14, 1976. p. 2-d.
Kirkpatrick, Diane. Detroit Institute of Arts Catalog essay. 1976. illus.

Teaching and Work Experience
Austin Museum of Art, Instructor: Drawing, Art Appreciation, Austin, TX. 2005-6.
Marist College, Instructor: Drawing, Art Appreciation, Poughkeepsie NY. 2005.
Curator/Director, Germaine Keller Gallery, Garrison NY. 1999-2005.
Art Director, Wall Street Journal, NYC. 1989-2002.
Curator/Director, St Marks Position (gallery), NYC. 1994-96.
Parson’s School of Design, Instructor, NYC. 1981-88.
New York University, Instructor: Sculpture, NYC 1983.
Wayne State University, Instructor, Detroit MI 1975-78.

Education
M.F.A., M.A., Wayne State University, Detroit MI 1975, 1973.
B.F.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 1972.