Representation and Availability
Jennifer Marie Keller’s paintings reside in private collections across the globe. Works are made available by direct acquisition through her studio, with select exhibitions including Eclipse Artisan Boutique in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Artist Statement
Jennifer Marie Keller creates paintings that whisper secrets with symbols and stories hidden in plain sight, waiting to be discovered.
Trained at the Ravenswood Atelier of Classical Painting and Drawing, Keller studied the rigorous techniques of the 19th-century masters. Ironically, this structured discipline became her freedom. It gave her the tools to bend realism toward myth and mystery
Each painting is an unfinished story. One that changes as you do. Her hope is not to explain, but to awaken curiosity and the sense that you’ve stumbled into something meant only for you.
A Rare Education
The Ravenswood Atelier of Classical Painting and drawing
Jennifer Marie Keller spent 5 years immersed in rigorous, old-world art training at the Ravenswood Atelier, modeled after the 19th-century French academic tradition. The Atelier emphasized classical methods of technique such as painting the nude model, working strictly from life, and only under natural light.
In her last two year, Jennifer Marie was invited to assist in teaching, deepening her mastery through mentorship. This rare immersive education shaped the technique and philosophy behind her work today.
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EDUCATION
2013-18 The Ravenswood Atelier, Chicago, IL
2012-11 Studio Assistant to portrait painter Leslie Adams, Toledo, OH
2011 American Institute for Foreign Study, Art History, Rome, Italy
2012-08 Bowling Green State University, Bachelors of Fine Arts, Bowling Green, OH
TEACHING
2016-18 Student Teacher at The Ravenswood Atelier, Chicago, IL
2017 Assistant of Magda Almy Painting and Drawing Workshop, Chicago, IL
SOLO EXHIBITION HISTORY
2012 Solo Show Near Light, 1832 Studio and Gallery
GROUP EXHIBITION HISTORY
2025 All Art (won Best in Show), Leland Art Association, Leland, NC
2025 Spring Show, Artiste, Wilmington, NC
2025 Renewal, Citrine Gallery, Wilmington, NC
2020 Tiny, Studio Gallery San Francisco, CA
2020 World Wide Kitsch
2020 Virtual/Window #1, Avenue 12 Gallery, San Francisco CA
2019 Salon at the Triton, Triton Museum, CA
2019 Tiny and Huge, Studio Gallery San Francisco, CA
2019 World Wide Kitsch
2019 Coyote Hills Regional Park Plein Air Event, Union City, CA
2019 14th Art Renewal Center Salon, Finalist
2019 Crocker-Kingsley Exhibit, Blue Line Arts, Rosenville, CA
2018 World Wide Kitsch
2018 Bold Expressions 63rd International Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, CA
2018 Palette and Chisel Spring Show, Chicago IL
2017 Palette and Chisel Fall Show, Chicago IL
2017 World Wide Kitsch
2016 Art Dart (Charity Event)- Green House Room, Chicago IL
2016 Cabaret- The Flat Iron, Chicago IL
2016 Creative World Trade Show- with Nitram Charcoal, Frankford Germany
2013 The Small Series- Side Street Studio Arts, Elgin IL
2013 Art Everywhere- Side Street Studio Arts, Elgin IL
2013 The Next Wave- The Next Wave, Elgin IL
2012 Tiny- Gallery 924, Indianapolis
2012 Encounter- Bozarts Gallery, Toledo
2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial- Fort Wayne Museum of Art
2012 Gallery 333, Toledo
2012 BGSU Senior Show- Willard Wankelman Gallery
2011 Figuratively Speaking- BGSU Student Union Gallery
2011 BGSU Undergraduate Show- Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery
2010 Presidential Suite in BGSU Student Union
2010 BGSU Undergraduate Show- Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery
2009 BGSU Undergraduate Show- Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery
AWARDS
2025 Best in Show, All Art, Leland Art Association, NC
2019 People’s Choice Award 2nd Place, Coyote Hills Plein Air Event
2018 Florence Ferrario Memorial Award - Excellent ability to work with medium. Awarded to “Oil and Dried Rose Petals” painting.
2017 Art Renewal Center Scholarship 3rd Place
2011 Palmar Travel Scholarship
2011 Athena Society Scholarship
2011 Junior Artist Talent Scholarship
2010 1st Place Drawing in Undergraduate Gallery
2010 2nd Place Painting in Undergraduate Gallery
2010 Sophomore Artist Talent Scholarship
2009 Honorable Mention in Drawing in Undergraduate Gallery
2009 Freshman Artist Talent Scholarship
Memberships and Publication
2019 Morton, Walt and Menendez Didi. “Jennifer Marie Keller”. GOSS 183 COLLECTOR’S EXCLUSIVE CATALOGUE. Spring 2019: 6-7. Print.
2018 Featured in article An Artistic Voyage: exploring local creative and artist works, VoyageChicago.com, http://voyagechicago.com/2018/06/28/artistic-voyage-exploring-local-creative-artistic-works-2/
2017 Morton, Walt, comp. "The New Nude." Poets and Artists 17 June 2017: 65-66. Web.
2017 Featured in Guests of Gotham online magazine
2016 Guest blog post on The Art School Database The Ravenswood Atelier Experience http://artschooldb.com/2016/08/18/the-ravenswood-atelier-experience/
2016 Featured in Nitram Charcoal’s Ad in Drawing Magazine
2016 Commercial- Around the World with Nitram Charcoal
2012 Article in ArtfulVegabond.com’s: A 365-Day Tribute to Artists and the Creative Mind