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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Jonathan Keller was a pleasant young man. He had just enough ambition, and was just smart enough to know when to speak and when not to.
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EDUCATION
2005–2007
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1996–1999
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN
1994–1995
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
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
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, utput 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
utput 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