Education
M.F.A. 1998 Painting and Printmaking Yale University
B.F.A. 1992 Painting and Drawing The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Solo Exhibitions
2003 Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA, “Drift.”
2001 !Hey! Gallery, Oakland, CA, “Recent Paintings.”
1996 The Commencement Art Gallery, Tacoma, WA
1996 The Penny Lucas Gallery, Tacoma, WA, “Signs and Symptoms.”
Group Exhibitions
2004 “Industrial Beauty”, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2004 “New Tales to Tell”, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
2002 “Phantom Dreams and Lollipop Orbits”, Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2001 “New Paintings and Drawings”, 332, Oakland, CA
2001 “Celebration”, !Hey! Gallery, Oakland, CA
1998 “M.F.A. Thesis Show”, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1987 “Summer in New Haven”, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1996 “M.F.A. Candidate Exhibition”, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1995 “Group Show”, The Commencement Art Gallery, Tacoma, WA
Awards/Scholarships
1998 Forslime and Starr Colour Shaper/Oil Bar Prize, Yale University
1998 Teaching Assistantship, Yale University
1997 Teaching Assistantship, Yale University
1988 Merit Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Bibliography
New American Paintings, The Open Studios Press, Dec, 2003
Ben Meeker, ”Fearful Symmetries,” The Commencement Art Gallery, May, 1996
Joanna Koss, “South Sounds Profile: Josh Keyes,” Art Access, May, 1996
Douglas McLennan, “Three Ways to Feel Surreal,” The Tacoma News Tribune, April, 1996
Volunteer Work
2003-Present Creative Growth Art Center, Oakland, CA
2002-April 2003 Creative Living Center, Berkeley, CA
Represented by
George Billis Gallery
555 West 25 Street, 2nd Floor
NY NY 10001
212 645 2621
gallery@georgebillis.com
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