Selected Exhibition History:
2009
'Secrets', Royal College of Art, London, November.
Orange Open, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, California, August.
Orange County Fair Fine Arts Pavilion - Illustration Division, California, July-August.
'City Of Trees', Chemers Gallery, Tustin, California, May.
'Historic Orange', City of Orange Public Library, California, February. Solo exhibition.
2008
'Buy The Running Foot', Orange County Centre for Contemporary Art, California, December.
'Secrets', Royal College of Art, London, November.
Gallery Number One, Dublin, Ireland, April 2008.
2007
'Back In Black', Modern Artists Gallery, Reading, December-February 2008.
'Winter Open', Pepperton Gallery, London, November-December.
'Semaphore', Chalmer's Bequest Gallery, London, November.
'Eyeplay', Bankside Gallery, London, August-September.
'Salon Locale', GallerySpace, London, August-September.
'The Land Escape', Modern Artists Gallery, Reading, April-May.
'The Figure - Transcribing The Human Form', Campbell Hall Gallery, Western Oregon University, Oregon, USA, April.
'Winter Hues', Modern Artists Gallery, Reading, February-March.
2006
'Winter Salon', Hackney Museum, London, December-February 2007.
'Semaphore', group show, Chalmer's Bequest Gallery, London, November.
'Works On Paper', group show, Flux Factory, Long Island, New York, May.
2005
'Secrets': Royal College of Art, London, November.
The Affordable Art Fair: invited to exhibit and promoted at the event by Degreeart.com, London, October.
'Popularity Contest': Bath Spa University College graduate show, Studio 95, The Truman Brewery, London, July.
'DegreeArt at Paintworks': exhibition showcasing the work of degree students/graduates of the SouthWest, Paintworks gallery, Bristol, June.
Representation:
My work is in private collections in the UK, Canada and the United States and is represented by Gallery Number One, Dublin and the Modern Artists Gallery, Berkshire.
Project Experience:
San Francisco Days, February 2009 - current. Self-directed project illustrating the architecture of San Francisco, California.
Historic Orange, October 2008 - February 2009. Self-directed project illustrating buildings of the 'old town' district in the city of Orange, California.
CD cover sleeve artwork for emerging soul musician Tariq Daniels' forthcoming EP 'Music On My Mind'. Design and print. 2008.
'St. Mary's 150th Anniversary' logo design. November 2007 - August 2008. Invited by the Parish church of St. Mary to design a logo/graphic to advertise and accompany events and merchandising for the parish's 150th anniversary celebrations. Includes digital preparation of artwork for commercial print. Managing production of a limited edition comemorative print, framing and delivery.
'EyePlay' Exhibition. Summer 2007. Invited to produce work for exhibit in group exhibition held at London's prestigious Bankside Gallery and curated by artists Frank Kiely, Temsuyanger Longkumer & Bula Chakravarty Agbo. Produced and editioned 3 screenprints based on architectural themes explored through my work as a painter.
Lectures & Public Speaking:
'Here From There'. April 2007. Invited to give a lecture to students at Western Oregon University, USA, about work, process & professional development since leaving art school. Coinciding with 'The Figure - Transcribing The Human Form' exhibit at the Campbell Hall Gallery, in conjuction with the university and Farm group curators.
Publications:
'The Figure: Transcribing The Human Form', Exhibition Catalogue, Farm / Western Oregon University, 2007
'Liberation: A Collection of Work by James Keniston', Auth. J. Geisert, 2007
Press:
'Historic Orange exhibition', Orange County Register, California, 2/18/2009
'Historic Orange', Friends of Orange Public Library Newsletter, California, Spring 2009