Merle Keller

For most of my professional life, I have been a storyboard artist for
advertising agencies, work that involves conveying a story through
pictures. Seven years ago, I began to explore my own creative vision
and chose oil painting as my medium.

My primary interest as an artist is in the visual expression of common,
everyday scenarios in which characters act out a story. The subject
matter reflects my own life experience and is thus very personal and
sometimes autobiographical.


RESUME:

EDUCATION:

University of California Los Angeles - Bachelor of Arts in Art History

Academy of Fine Arts, Venice, Italy - Figure Drawing


Postgraduate Studies:

California State University Northridge – Printmaking, woodcutting etching, lithography

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA – Illustration

Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA – Airbrushing



EXHIBITIONS:

Affaire in the Garden Art Show, Beverly Hills, CA - 2002

San Diego Art Museum Open Juried Show - 2003

Palm Springs Desert Museum Open Juried Show - 2003

The Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, CA - 2003

Risk Press Gallery, Solo Exhibition, West Hollywood, CA - 2003

The Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, CA - 2004

Chase Mitchell Gallery, Santa Ana, CA - 2006

Brenart Gallery, Pasadena, CA - 2006

Cactus Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA - 2006



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Painting Restorer, Getty Museum, Malibu, CA

Assistant Animator, Hanna Barbera Studios, Burbank, CA

Billboard Painter for Music Promotions, Freelance, Los Angeles, CA

Advertising and Entertainment Illustrator, Freelance, Los Angeles, CA

Advertising Storyboard Artist, Famous Frames, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA

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