Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday life in the sun along the Pacific coastline (and beyond). Her paintings show us the breathtaking California scenery with its recognizable elements in a new light and with a keen eye on a clever composition and layered colors.

This one-of-a-kind 18 inches tall by 24 inches wide original horizontal artwork is a photorealistic composition created with acrylic paint on canvas. It is wired and ready to hang. The sides are painted as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork. A certificate of authenticity is included. Convenient local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental US and global shipping are available.

Kathleen's paintings invite the viewer to consider the complex relationship between time and timelessness. It is the sheer visual interaction between the elements, taken in their bare simplicity that interests her. Water, sky, and architecture change their appearance with the shifts in weather and light. Her broken brushstrokes depict light and color in luminous waves, dissolving form into a shimmering surface of vibrant light. For her, the painting captures the very essence of time and its passage.

While painting landscapes she became fascinated with isolating the objects in her paintings. She believes that actual sites and places have individual magic. The goal is to take objects from popular culture and paint them in a new context. She began to paint the silhouette of the Life Guard Tower more as a pop art symbol than a landscape element. With a high level of technical virtuosity, Keifer creates a new sense of reality with textures and colors that seem to add lighting effects and distinct shadows, confronting the viewer with new interpretations of familiar objects.

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 of her three daughters, inspiring a third generation of female artists. Her works are represented by Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected internationally, including Chicago, New York, and London.


REPRESENTATION
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA

EXHIBITIONS
2023"Postcards From Nowhere", Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2022"The Comforting Familiar", Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2020"Midnight Blue", Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018Morris Inn, Notre Dame, IN
Malibu Beach House, Malibu, CA
Bon Voyage, Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
Solo Exhibition, Jeffrey Breslow Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA
Artspace Warehouse, CA
2017Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
Affordable Art Fair London, UK
Art Palm Springs, CA
"Pop Futurism and Abstraction", Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2016Susan Schomburg gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Jazz in the Pines, Idyllwild, CA
2015Official artist of Chitag, Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Chicago, Il
Jazz! Dion Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA
Art 90266, LA 25, Manhattan Beach, C
Political Commentary, Linus gallery, Long Beach and Pasadena, CA
2014RETROspective, Coast Gallery, Long Beach, CA
ArtHampton, Bridgehampton, NY
The Pursuit of..., Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Art 90266, LA 25, Manhattan Beach, CA
2013Pop meets Painterly, CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Puzzles and Games, Liss Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2012Art, Wine & Roses, Home Gallery, Malibu, CA
Pop Meets Painterly, Oh My Godard Gallery, Atlantic City, NJ
2011Beach | Games, Riley Arts Gallery, Manhattan Beach, CA
Art of The Game, Oh My Godard Gallery, Atlantic City NJ
Art of The Game, Liss Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2010Art of The Game, Gallery 319, Santa Monica, CA
One Woman Show, Canfin Gallery, Westchester, NY
2009American Riviera, ARTfront Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
American Landscape, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2008Coastal Living, Gallery 319 Santa Monica, CA
2007On the Beach, Gallery 319 Santa Monica, CA
Why We Live Here, Dion Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA
2006Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu. CA
BOOK: Perspective on Coastal Beauty, From Malibu to Manhattan Beach
2005Along the PCH, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
FRESH!, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA
California Visions, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2004President's Show, CA Heritage Museum, Santa Monica, CA
Coastal Nostalgia, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA
2003Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Coastal Nostalgia, 2003, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
2002Coastal Nostalgia, 2002, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
2001Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Ambient Light, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
2000The Coastal Landscape, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
Malibu Artists Juried Show, Weisman Museum, Malibu, CA
Montecito Art & Frame, Montecito, CA
1999Interpreting Beauty, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
Artists of Malibu, Weisman Museum, Malibu, CA
1998Changing Seasons, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA
Celebrating Color, Mc Lean Gallery, Malibu, CA

SELECT PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
C. Broccoli
James Cameron
Shelley Fabares
Ed Harris
Florence Henderson
Phil Jackson
Barry Manilow
Kevin Nealon
Jack Nicholson
Sharon Stone
Britney Spears
Betty Thomas
Selected Public Collections
Bank of America
The Beach Club
Citigroup
Hilton Hotels
Morgan Stanley
Pepperdine University
Random House
Sidley Austin Citigroup
University of Notre Dame
United States Historical Society
Walt Disney Studios

FILM & TV
The Flight Attendant S.2, HBO
American Gigolo, Showtime
Insecure, HBO
Home Economics, ABC


Condition:
Imperfections: No Imperfections

Origin:
United States

Materials & Techniques:
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Lead

Details:
Art Subjects: Architecture, Landscape
Country of Origin: United States
What type of item is it? Not Used
Frame Type: Unframed

No Imperfections