Born and raised in Chicago, Kathleen Keifer is a second-generation artist. Her mother, also a fine artist, exposed Keifer to the world of art and supervised her training from a very early age. This legacy continues today as Keifer closely nurtures the development of the artistic leaning in each if her three daughters, inspiring a third generation of female artists.
My paintings invite the viewer to consider the complex relationship between time and timelessness. This is particularly evident in my series work in which I aim to capture the infinite changes of time; the passing of the hours and the seasons. It is the sheer visual interaction between the elements, taken in their bare simplicity that interests me. Water, sky, and architecture change their appearance with the shifts in weather and light. My broken brush strokes depict light and color in luminous waves, dissolving form into a shimmering surface of vibrant light. For me, painting captures the very essence of time and its passage.
EXHIBITIONS
2004 - Costal Nostalgia, 2004, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu
Group Exhibition, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach
2003 - Group Exhibition, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
“Coastal Nostalgia, 2003”, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu
2002 - “Coastal Nostalgia, 2002”, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu
2001 - Group Exhibition, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
“Ambient Light”, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu
2000 - “The Coastal Landscape”, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu
“Malibu Artists Juried Show”, Weisman Museum, Malibu
Group Exhibition, Montecito Art & Frame, Montecito
1999 - “Interpreting Beauty”, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu
“Artists of Malibu”, Weisman Museum, Malibu
1998 - “Changing Seasons”, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu
“Celebrating Color”, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu
GALLERIES
Artspace Warehouse
Los Angeles, California
Coast Gallery
Laguna Beach, California
Coda Gallery
Palm Desert, California
Dion Gallery
Redondo Beach, California
Linus Galleries
Pasadena, California
Riley Arts
Manhattan Beach, California
Schomburg Gallery
Santa Monica, California
Pop Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Canfin Gallery
Tarrytown, New York
Gallery Direct Art
Paxtonia, Pennsylvania
Liss Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
Cynthia Corbett Gallery
London, United Kingdom
Kunstwarenhaus
Zurich, Switzerland
