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Merle Keller - Fine Artist
Los Angeles, CA - United States
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, Los Angeles, 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