About JK

CV

• EDUCATION

  • 2005–2007

    MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

  • 1996–1999

    BFA, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN

  • 1994–1995

    Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

• GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2010

    • Modern Drawings: Tracing 100 Years, Academy Art Museum, Eston, MD

  • 2009

    • Capturing Motion, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
    • MANIFEST HOPE: DC, Irvine Gallery, Washington, DC
    • Dimension and Typography: A Survey of Letterforms in Space and Time, I space Gallery, Chicago, IL

  • 2008

    • Video Self Portraits, Australian Centre for Photography, Paddington, Australia
    • Got a Light?, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
    • Time Portraits, Photography Centre of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Penned, Pinkard Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD; Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VA; Lump Gallery, Raleigh, NC (travel through 2008)

  • 2007

    • Past (Present) Future, Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, NY
    • Cranbrook Graduate Exhibition, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
    • New InSight, Art Chicago at Merchandise Mart, Chiacgo, IL
    • Month of Silence, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI

  • 2006

    • Xchange, Community Arts Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
    • Technology & Imagination, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Big Mouth Strikes Again, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
    • All About Me, Open End Gallery, Chicago, IL

  • 2005

    • BMX Spectacular, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
    • Miniature Spectacular, Zooty’s, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Alphabet, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD; Lump Gallery, Raleigh, NC; Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL; M-80, Milwaukee, WI; Workhorse Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA; Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN; AIGA Orlando, Orlando, FL; Cooper Union, New York, NY; Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH; Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL (travel through 2008)
    • Media Tonic II, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Sprout Public Art Design Exhibition, Artists 1mage Resource, Pittsburgh, PA

  • 2004

    • STATE OF THE ART: Maps, Stories, Games and Algorithms from Minnesota, curated by Steve Dietz, Carleton College Art Gallery, Northield, MN
    • Notebook, Pinkard Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

  • 2003

    • x3—x2, Sattva Center, Brooklyn, NY

  • 2002

    • MCAD Degree Exhibition, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN

  • 1999

    • Foundations, Morrison Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
    • By Design ‘98, Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
    • 1.0_NETWORK, 221 Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

  • 1998

    • By Design ‘97, Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

• SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • 2009

    • Ester Requena, “Los cuatro mil rostros de Jonathan”, Diario SUR, Dec. 3
    • John Carlos Cantú, “Gallery Project’s ‘Capturing Motion’ is a fun, dynamic experience”, Ann Arbor News, Nov. 23
    • Art for Obama, Abrams Image
    • Lettering & Type, Princeton Architectural Press

  • 2008

    • TYPE OR GRAPH, Sandu Cultural Media
    • “Un K à part”, étapes, August
    • Promo-Art, RotoVision
    • “JK Keller”, idpure, Feb/March

  • 2007

    • Typo: The Beautiful World of Fonts, monsa
    • Type Addicted, viction:ary
    • Gold & Bronze Awards, :output 10, Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz
    • “A fast-forward trip through time’s passage”, The Los Angeles Times
    • “Chasing Life”, Cable News Network
    • “Look at Me, World! Self-Portraits Morph Into Internet Movies”, The New York Times
    • “Daily Routines”, Star Tribune

  • 2006

    • “The Daily Show”, STEP inside design
    • :output 09, Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz
    • “5 Minute Guide… Jonathan Keller”, Esquire [Russia]

  • 2005

    • “BoxBots”, Swindle Quarterly

  • 2004

    • “Kyoino 10 Byo: Count 10”, Tokyo Broadcasting System

  • 2003

    • “A Day in the Life of…”, The Washington Times

  • 2002

    • “Online Diary”, The New York Times

JK Keller is an artist, designer and obsessive-compulsive. Through his New York based studio practice, JK creates work that lies near the intersection of design, code, & craft. By dictating logical (logic does not beget sense) systems, the work focuses on transcending the everyday via the every day. Most notably, he has taken a daily self-portrait since October 1, 1998. Documented on his website with an accompanying video, the project has been seen by millions and featured in media worldwide. JK has been honored with a Gold Award by :output, “Best in Show” at the Appalachian Film Festival, as well as recognition in the Adobe Design Achievement Awards. His work has been included in a variety of exhibitions, television programs, and publications including the Australian Center for Photography, Art Chicago, CNN, The New York Times, Type Addicted by viction:ary, and étapes magazine

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