Meet Keemo

Well, long story short… I have been painting for a long time and I mainly paint people. The people in my painting are usually based on real people that I may have ran into through the day or based upon people I know.

I also write and most of paintings don’t go anywhere without some kind of story to go along with it.

My work has been used in both print and web publications (too many to list here). I have participated in both group and solo shows (also, too many to list here).

My artwork currently resides in collections in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, China, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Denmark, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Romania, Greece, Guatemala, Norway, Portugal, Luxembourg and South Korea.

Current On Display At:
:: The Richard App Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
:: Gessart. France
:: Studio 216. Granbury, TX
:: The B.O.B. Grand Rapids, MI
:: USpace Gallery. Atlanta, GA

2012 Highlights:
:: Solo show at the Richard App Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI (coming 6/15)
:: Featured on Combustus
:: Painting featured on Combustus Tshirt
:: Featured in Size Magazine (Turkey)

2011 Highlights:
:: 371 Paintings sold
:: Shipped to 5 continents
::  41 commissioned paintings
:: 3 tattoos of my work. (that I know of)
:: Show at The Richard App Gallery
:: Featured in Fink Magazine

2010 Highlights:
:: 399 Paintings sold
:: Shipped to 5 of the 6 continents
::  47 commissioned paintings
:: 4 tattoos of my work. (that I know of)
:: The Outsider Art Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ
:: CD Cover for Gwyneth Herbert CD, called Bangers & Mash. Naim Records. UK
:: Artist of the week at Art Auction Worldwide.

2009 Highlights
:: 417 Paintings sold.
:: CD Cover Design for Perfect Fit (single) by Gwyneth Herbert. Naim Records. UK
:: Featured on art show on Italian TV (still trying to locate link to video)
:: Featured in the book, Illusive 3. see pages 24&25.
:: Featured in pamphlet published by ArtCalendar Magazine.
:: CD Cover Design for All The Ghosts by Gwyneth Herbert. Naim Records. UK
:: Germany. 4 Card Collectors Series. Edgar cards. 7,500 locations. 2,000,000 cards. Sponsored by the German Postal Service.
:: Painting featured in ArtCalendar.com promotional video.
:: Logo Design for the Global Health Campaign.
:: Featured on Artist Marketing Salon.

2008 Highlights
:: 397 Paintings Sold.
:: 2009 Calendar Design the London Design firm, MadeInEarnest.
:: Cover Art for Issue #1 of Platform58 Magazine. 2 painting used in issue.
:: Group Show at The Claude Gallery, New York.
:: Solo Show at Studio 216. Granbury, TX. Come on down!
:: Interview / Article in March Issue of Art Calendar Magazine.
:: Take 121 Arts Gallery. Nashville, TN.
:: Featured and Profiled www.Art-Bastard.com
:: Featured Artist on ArtCalendar.com
:: Featured Artist on TalentDatabase.com
:: Featured Artist on Pieronymous Art Network
:: Featured Artist on Gather.com
:: Featured Artist on ArtFace
:: Featured Artist on Platform58.com

Misc. 2007 Highlights
:: 434 Paintings Sold.
:: Featured on 9 different art related websites.
:: 2 Paintings in print publications.

Up to 2006
:: A bunch of art but does it really matter at this point?