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1. Build Detail 2006, 2. trespass, 3. Relieving the Sore Minds Quiet Mouths, 4. Quilting the Discomfort of His Past, 5. Arbor, 6. Shield 300 portraits combined into one, 7. Not Here Pansy, 8. Broken detail, 9. Liquid Albinism detail #2

Business and Exhibition Contact: Keith Perelli, perelli@cox.net
(504) 451.5830

KEITH PERELLI b. 1968 resident of New Orleans Louisiana.

1991 BA University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
1994 MFA University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Keith Perelli is an artist working in painting and printmaking with a specialization in monotype painting. His figurative mixed media work focuses on socio-political and personal themes of conflict and discord. He is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and teaches painting and drawing at New Orleans Center for Creative Art, a pre-college conservatory for the arts. In addition to seven solo exhibitions in New Orleans, he has had solo exhibitions at Found Gallery Los Angeles, California and Nau-haus Art Space, Houston, Texas. His work has been featured internationally in Innsbruck, Austria by invitation of the University of New Orleans, and in Italy in the cities of Como and Milan by invitation of Artist Alan Kaprow and the Ratti Foundation. His work was also featured in “Culture of Queer,” Leslie Lohman Foundation, New York, NY and an exhibit titled “Hurricane Katrina, Catastrophe and Catharsis,” at the Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado by invitation of Arthur Roger Gallery. He was awarded a commission for a public works project on Canal Street in New Orleans in 2010. Mr. Perelli has received numerous grants and Individual Fellowships from the SURDNA Foundation, Louisiana Division of the Arts and Ratti Foundation. He has studied with artists Alan Kaprow and Ron Pokrasso through fellowship awards. His work will be featured in Tianjin, China this summer as part of an exhibit of American Contemporary figurative realism at the Huitai Art Center of Tianjin. A mid-career survey of his work will be exhibited at the Alexandria Museum of Art in Louisiana in the summer of 2012.

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ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2011 Perforate, New Paintings and Monotype Paintings, Nau-Haus Art Space, Houston, TX
2010 Empathy, Nau-Haus Art Space, Houston, TX
2009 Keith Perelli - Monotypes, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2008 Profile, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2007 Return, Found Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2006 Empire Series, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2003 Structures and Homeland Series, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2001 Limbo Series, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1999 Our Fathers Gifts Series, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1997 Skein Series, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1994Myso-physio-grams, interactive works, Insitu Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Myso-physio-grams, Tangeman Gallery, U of Cincinnati, OH

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION

2011 Conscience, Tulane University Group Theme Show, Laura Richens Curator, New Orleans, LA
2010 Bento Box, NOCCA Faculty for Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA
2010 Southeastern University Chancellor's Residence Art Exhibit, Dale Newkirk Curator, Hammond, LA
2009 Southeastern University Chancellor's Residence Art Exhibit, Dale Newkirk Curator, Hammond, LA
2008 40 Days and 40 Nights, Group Exhibit, Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, LA
2007 Katrina, Catastrophy and Catharsis, Curator,Arthur Roger, Michael DeMarsche, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2006Culture of Queer, Curator, David Ruben, Leslie/Lowman Collection, NY, NY
2005Culture of Queer, Curator, David Ruben, CAC, New Orleans, LA
2004 3 UNO Allumni Works on Paper, Curator, Doyle Gertjajensen, Innsbruck, Austria
2003 Riverfest Exhibition, Curator, Preston Gillchrist, Alexandria Mus. of Art, LA
1997 Foundation Ratti Exhibition, Curator, Allan Kaprow, Via Farini Gallery, Milan, Italy
1996 29th Anniv., Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA
Create and Collect, Curators UC Faculty, Tangeman Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1995 Strange Angels, Curator, Marion Wilson, Saracuse, NY
1993 Artists React to Issue #3, Curator, Robert Brasier, Insitu Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1994 AIDS Rememberance and Tribute, Tangeman Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

JURIED EXHIBITION

2010 Southern Printmakers (1st place) Hammond Cultural Center, Hammond, LA
2010 Louisiana Artworks, Printmaking Exhibit, New Orleans, LA
2009 Alexandria Museum Juried Exhibition, Best of Show, Alexandria, LA
Studio VIsit, Juried Catalog of US Artists, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA
2008 20" x 20" x 20" Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA.
2004 Louisiana Artists, Lousiana State University Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2005 Louisiana Open, Curator, Deborah Haas, CAC, New Orleans

GROUP EXHIBITION

2009- The Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
98-09 Annual Faculty Exhibition, Kirschman Art Space, New Orleans, LA
2001 NOCCA Exchange, Vaclav Art School, Prague, Czechoslovakia
D.O.C.S. Gallery Group Exhibition, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1999 D.O.C.S. Group Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
1998 "And She," SOHO Gallery, Featured Artist Exhibition, Pensacola, FL
D.O.C.S. Gallery Group Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
1997 Foudation Ratti Course Exhibition, Como, Italy
1996 The She Series, Carols Corner Café, Cincinnati, OH
1995 Awareness ’95, Cage Galley, Cincinnati, OH
1994 DAAP Works, Wolfson Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Art in the Square, Cincinnati, OH
1992 Eydentification, Machine Shop Gallery, Cincinnati, Oh
Annual Post Cards Show, Carnagie Art Center, Covington, KY
Be my Valentine, One Edwards Center, University of Cincinnati, OH

COMMISSIONS

RTA/ New Orleans Arts Council, Downtown Streetcar stop station 8 Panel Mural Project Surround, Canal St. New Orleans, LA

FELLOWSHIPS

2008 SURDNA ARTS Teacher Fellowship, NY, NY
2000Louisiana Division of the Arts Fellowship, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA

GRANTS

2008 Louisiana Division of the Arts Professional Development Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
2004 Louisiana Division of the Arts Mini Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
2003 Louisiana Division of the Arts Mini Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
NOCCA Institute Professional Development Grant, New Orleans, LA
2000 Louisiana Division of the Arts Mini Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
1999 Louisiana Division of the Arts Mini Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
1998Louisiana Division of the Arts Mini Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
1993 Liquitex Inc. Excellence in the Arts, Top Honors, Liquitex, Inc., Easton, PA

SCHOLARSHIPS

1997 Foundation Ratti’s Advanced Course in the Visual Arts, Como, Italy
1992-94 University of Cincinnati Graduate Scolarship, Cincinnati, OH
1988-89 New Orleans Fine Art Association Scholarship, New Orleans
1986 Overture to the Cultural Season 1st Place Scholarship, New Orleans, LA

AWARDS

2003 Louisiana Artists, First Place, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La
2001New Orleans Magazine, People to Watch, New Orleans, LA
1996 Recognition/Contribution to the City of New Orleans, Mayor Marc Morial
Valuable Member of the Teaching Community, The New School, Cincinnati, OH
1994 Excellence in the Achievement of your Academic Pursuit, The Department of Art, Architecture and Planning, University of Cincinnati, OH

Juror:
2011 Alexandria Museum of Art, Annual September Art Competition, Keith Perelli, Juror, Alexandria, LA

2013 Grand Isle, Spring Art Exhibition, Keith Perelli, Juror, Grand Isle, LA

Artists Statement:

I respond to the political, environmental, personal and sexual natures of man. While I am not a photographer, I wanted to share my artistic work. I have taught for over 13 years with an emphasis on observational drawing and painting.
The images here focus on my work primarily as a painter. I mix media in an effort to fuse the depth of an idea with the language of the materials. I create images through an imagined space but often observe myself or sometimes others to understand the manner in which light and color affect the figure. For the past five years my work has focused on politics in a post 9/11 world. The work ranged from references to airport security, chemical weapons to war and the politics of "fighting for freedom." I guess I try to use logic to digest and think of logical conflict resolution. The work featured here is just a sample of my work. Each Bi-annual show that I produce usually features 30 works, but there were countless "failures....AKA learning expereiences." As artists we must look, aborb and then respond to the world around us. We must know when to edit before exposing every intamacy of what we find captivating. Sensational work does not always linger like poetry. Enjoy.

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EXHIBITS/ EVENTS:
UPCOMING:

March 2012, Arthur Roger Gallery, Monotype Collages, Coordinated with the The Southern Graphics Conference, New Orleans, LA

Summer 2012, Keith Perelli, Alexandria Museum, Exhibition Alexandria, LA