Dell Keathley - Biography
Dell Keathley is a representational artist who is both a studio painter and lover of plein air painting. Color and light are the elements that usually draw her to a subject, as does the desire to show the beauty in simple things that are often taken for granted and overlooked. Working in oil and watercolor gives her great latitude in how she will portray a subject.
Much of Dell's adult life was spent traveling and living around the world, allowing her the opportunity to study the works of old masters and learn from new ones. Living in Paris, France was an art education in itself: daily access to the Jeu de Paume, mornings at Giverny, having her work chosen for the Salon d'Automne, and the delight in showing in the Salon des Independants - priceless. For contrast, studying with bright, young artists in Eastern Europe provided insight into whole new cultures. During her brief stays in the U.S. she studied with Gene Davis at the Corcoran School of Art, Danni Dawson at the Art league and workshops with nationally and internationally known artists. Dell has shown extensively in the Washington, D.C. area and abroad.
Selected Exhibitions
- ArtSquare, Loudoun Academy of the Arts Foundation, Leesburg, Virginia, 2010 to 2013
- George Washington University, Virginia Campus, "Touch the Earth" Exhibit, 2009
- Potomac Valley Watercolorists 35th Anniversary Juried Exhibition, 2009
- Gallery 222, Leesburg, 2008, 2009
- Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, Md., Baltimore Watercolor Society, 2007
- Baltimore Watercolor Society’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, 2004, 1994, 2000, 2000
- Twenty-fifth Virginia Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition, 2004
- Audubon Artists, Inc., Juried Exhibit, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, 2000
- Open Exhibition – Arts Council of Fairfax County, Virginia, 1998, Judge: J. Carter Brown, Director Emeritus of the National Gallery of Art
- Allied Artists of America, Inc., New York, New York, 1994, 1995, 1997
- Metro Gallery, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, 1997
- The Art League Gallery, Award Winner, Alexandria, Virginia, 1997
- The Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C.,
- Sixty-third Annual International Exhibition, 1996
- Salon International, Jackson, Mississippi, Juror, Daniel Greene, N.A., 1994
- Clinical Center Galleries, National Institutes of Health: One Person Show, 1993
- The Gallery at the Ellipse, Arlington, Virginia, 1992
Invitational Group Exhibits
- Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan, 2005
- The UVSC Woodbury Gallery, Orem, Utah, 2005
- Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah, Wisconsin, 2004
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, Danville, Virginia, 2004
- Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama, 2004
- Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 2003
- J. Wayne Stark Gallery, College Station, Texas, 2003
- Butler Institute of American Art, Allied Members Exhibition, 2001
International Exhibitions
- Salon des Independants, Paris, France
- Salon d’Automne, Paris, France
- ART SHOW ’86, Paris, France. Awarded First Prize in Oil. Judges: Eduard Roditi, author and art critic; Michael Peppiatt, editor-in-chief, Art International; Thomas Michael Gunther, charge de mission, Musee Maillol; and Otto Ziesniss, charge de mission, Musee National de Versailles (ret.)
Collections
- National Institutes of Health
- Art in Embassies Program of the U.S. Department of State
- Ritz Carlton Corporation
- Private Collections in the United States, France and England
Publications
- Best of Watercolor, Rockport Publishers, 1997
- Speaks, published by The Food Marketing Industry, (cover) 1994
- Loudoun Magazine, feature article. 2004
- ELAN, feature article and cover 2007
Studies
- Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C.
- The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia
- Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France
- Workshops with nationally and internationally known artists
Professional Affiliations
- Allied Artists of America, Inc., Elected Member
- Oil Painters of America
- Baltimore Watercolor Society, Signature Member
- Potomac Valley Watercolorists
- The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia
Other Professional Experience
- Founding Member and Past President of Columbia Pike Artist Studios, Arlington, Virginia
- Board of Directors, Loudoun Academy of the Arts Foundation, (Past Member)
- Art Instructor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Resources, Arlington County, Virginia
- Art Instructor, Loudoun Academy of the Arts, Leesburg, Virginia