Kerry McAleer-Keeler

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Kerry McAleer-Keeler (b. 1971) is an American book artist [1] , printmaker, and educator. [2]

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Early life and education

McAleer-Keeler attended Mount Holyoke College and George Washington University. [3]

Career

McAleer-Keeler's 2007 artist book, Gifts from Our Elders, is in the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. [4] She provided illustrations for the collaborative book Uncovering white privilege : a primer which is housed in the collection of the University of Puget Sound Artists' Books Collection. [5] Her 2011 book [For the birds] is held in the National Museum of Women in the Arts. [6]

Her work was included in the 2020 exhibition Sea Change at the Washington Printmakers Gallery. [7] Her work was in the exhibition Paper Boats 2021 at the Los Angeles Printmaking Society. [8] She teaches at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. [9]

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References

  1. Kopp, Linda, ed. (2013). 500 Handmade Books: inspiring interpretations of a timelss form, Volume 2. Juried by Julie Chen (1st ed.). New York: Lark Crafts, an Imprint of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. p. 138. ISBN   978-1-4547-0753-0.
  2. "ULAN Full Kerry McAleer-Keeler". Union List of Artists Names Online. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. "Utopia/Dystopia" (PDF). Laramie County Library. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. "Gifts from our elders by Kerry McAleer-Keeler". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. "Uncovering white privilege : a primer". Artstor. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. "[For the birds]". NMWA Library & Research Center. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  7. "Paper Boats 2021". Los Angeles Printmaking Society. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  8. "McAleer-Keeler, Kerry | Corcoran School of the Arts & Design | The George Washington University". Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. Retrieved 15 March 2023.