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Keith Perelli b. 1968, New Orleans
Gallery Representation, Ann Connelly Fine Art, Baton Rouge, LA
Professional Site keithperelli.com
Career Portfolio flickr.com/photos/perelli
EDUCATION
1994 1991 MFA, Painting and Sculpture, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
BA, Painting and Printmaking, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
CURRENT POSITION
1998-Present Drawing and Painting Instructor, New Orleans Center for Creative Art, NOCCA
Specialising in teaching observational work including figure and portrait, critique,
outreach workshops, murals, and special projects
MUSEUM EXHIBITION
2015 The Art and Design of Mardi Gras, Exhibition, Work selected for the exhibit, Mobile Museum of
Art Nov’14-May ’15
2014 Paper, Mobile Museum of Art, Group Exhibition, Mobile, AL
2013 Mobile Museum of Art, Front and Center Exhibition Space, Three Artists, Mobile, AL
2012 Keith Perelli: A survey of Figurative Works, Alexandria Museum, Alexandria, LA
2007-08 New Orleans Museum of Art, “Tightrope,” Promised Loan by Brian Sands, New Orleans LA
ONE PERSON COLLEGE EXHIBITIONS
2014 Of Paint and Paper; A Survey of Monotype Collage Paintings by Keith Perelli,
2013 Isaac Delgado Gallery, Delgado Community College, New Orleans Campus, New Orleans, LA
Southeastern Louisiana University Contemporary Art Gallery, “Process, Print and Paint:
A Survey of Work by Keith Perelli” Hammond, LA
ONE PERSON COMMUNITY GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
2025 Surreal Portraits, The Art of Keith Perelli, Hammond Art Center, Hammond, LA
2016 Muncie Indiana, Keith Perelli, Works in Paint and Print. Muncie, IN
ONE PERSON GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
2020 Abstractions, The Constructed Painting, New Orleans Arts Center, NO, LA
2016 Contemporain Gallery, “Head Games” Solo Exhibition, Baton Rouge, LA
2013 Mosquito Muerto, Large Scale Monotype Collages, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2012 Perforate, Monotypes and Paintings, Nau-haus Art space, Houston, TX
2010 Empathy, Monotypes and Paintings, Nau-haus Art space, Houston, TX
2009 Monotypes, d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2007 Return and Profile Series, d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2006 Return Series, Found Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Empire Series, d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2003 Structures and Homeland Series, d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2001 Limbo, d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1999 Our Father’s Gifts, d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1997 Skein Series, d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1993 Myso-Physio-grams, Insitu Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1993 Myso-Physio-grams Thesis Exhibit, Tangeman Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
GROUP EXHIBITION
2026 Keith Perelli, “Flores” Featured Artist, Ann Connelly Gallery, Dec-Jan showing, Baton Rouge, LA
2025 2026 Figurative Expressions, Curated By Emre’ Karogalou, Second Story Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2025 “Rus in Urbe,” Group Exhibition, Curated by Edward Hebert, Gryder Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Figurative Work, Curated By Emre’ Karogalou, Huracan Gallery New Orleans, LA
2024 “On Portraiture,” Group Exhibition, Curated by Garland Gryder,New Orleans, LA
NOCCA Faculty Exhibition, 5 Press Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2023. “Botanicals,” Group Exhibition, Curated by Garland Gryder, Gryder Gallery
“Art of Drawing,” Group Exhibition, Curated by Eddie Hebert, Gryder Gallery
“Mother’s Day’ Pop-Up” Studio Waveland, Curated by Kristina Juran, Waveland MS
“Twin Steeples Art Fair,” New Orleans Arts Center Booth, Twin Steeples, Hammond LA
2020 2019 “Portraits of Man,” New Orleans Art Center, Curator Kristina Juran, New Orleans, LA
“Feel the Magic,” New Orleans Art Center, Curator, Kristina Juran, New Orleans, LA
“Fresh,” New Orleans Art Center, Curator, Kristina Juran, New Orleans, LA
“Fall Group Show,” Contemporain Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2010-19 NOCCA Faculty Exhibition, Kirschman Art Space, New Orleans, LA
2016 Contemporain Gallery, January Exhibition, Baton Rouge, LA2015 Contemporain Gallery, Inaugural Exhibition, Baton Rouge, LA
2010 Bento Box/ NOCCA Faculty exhibition, Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA
2010 ’08, ‘06, ‘04, ‘02, ‘99, ‘98 d.o.c.s. Gallery Group Exhibition, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2009 The Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2001 NOCCA Exchange, Vaclav Art School, Prague, Czechoslovakia
1998 And She Series, SOHO Gallery, Featured Artist Exhibition, Pensacola, FL
1997 Fondazioni Ratti, Course Exhibition, Ex Church of San Francesco, Como, Italy
1996 The She Series, Carols Corner Café, Cincinnati, OH
1995 Awareness ’95, Cage Galley, Cincinnati, OH
1994 DAAP Works, Wolfson Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Art in the Square, Cincinnati, OH
1992 Eye-dentification, Machine Shop Gallery, Cincinnati, Oh
Annual Post Cards Show, Carnegie Art Center, Covington, KY
Be my Valentine, One Edwards Center, University of Cincinnati, OH
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION
2020 The Front Gallery, “Invitational Exhibit,” Ron Bechet Curator, New Orleans, LA
2019 “Paper White,” 5 Press Gallery, NOCCA, New Orleans, LA
“Process,” Kirshman Art Space, NOCCA, Curator, NOCCA Alum Maddie Stratton, New
Orleans, LA
2017 “ Black Light Show,” Studio Waveland and Gallery, Curator, Erica Larkin Gaudet, Waveland,
MS.
2015 Paper Menagerie, 5 Press Gallery, NOCCA, New Orleans, LA
2014 Bywater Biennial, New Orleans Art Center, Saint Claude, New Orleans, LA
2012 True Colors, LGBT Inaugural Pride Exhibition, Antenna Gallery, St. Claude St., New Orleans, LA
2011 True Colors, LGBT Inaugural Pride Exhibition, University of New Orleans St. Claude Gallery,
New Orleans, LA
2010 Wax On, Works by Louisiana Encaustic Painters, St, Tammany Art Association, Covington, LA
Conscience, Laura Richens Curator, Tulane University, Newcomb Art Cent. New Orleans, LA
Figurative Works, New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA
2007 40 Days and 40 Nights, Group Exhibit, Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, LA2007 Katrina, Catastrophe and Catharsis, Curator, Michael DeMarsche, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO
Culture of Queer, Curator, David Ruben, Leslie/Lowman Collection, NY, NY
2005 Culture of Queer, Curator, David Ruben, CAC, New Orleans, LA
1996 3 UNO Alumni Works on Paper, Curator, Doyle Gertjajensen, Innsbruck, Austria
1994 River fest Exhibition, Curator, Preston Gilchrest, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
Foundation Ratti Exhibition, Curator, Allan Kaprow, Via Farini Gallery, Milan, Italy
1994 "29th Anniversary, Contemporary Art Center," New Orleans, LA
Create and Collect, Curators UC Faculty, Tangeman Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Strange Angels, Curator, Marion Wilson, Syracuse, NY
1993 AIDS Remembrance and Tribute, Tangeman Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Artists React to Issue #3, Curator, Robert Brasier, Insitu Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
JURIED EXHIBITION
2025 Surreal Salon, Juxtaposed Magazine and Evan Pricco Curator, BRG, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2022 “Metamorphosis,” Arabi Visual Arts Center,” Juried Show, Arabi, LA
2019-20 Southeastern University of LA, President’s Residence Yearlong Exhibition, Curator, Dale
Newkirk, Hammond, LA
2017 Art Melt 2017, Baton Rouge State Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
2016-17 Southeastern University of LA, President’s Residence Yearlong Exhibition, Curator, Dale
Newkirk, Hammond, LA
2015-16 Southeastern University of LA, President’s Residence Yearlong Exhibition, Curator, Dale
Newkirk, Hammond, LA
Louisiana Open, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
Wichita Arts Center, Printmaking Annual, Wichita, KS
2014 Louisiana Open, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
Surreal Salon 6, Baton Rouge Gallery, Greg Escalante, Juror, Baton Rouge, LA
Southeastern University of LA, President’s Residence Yearlong Exhibition, Curator, Dale
Newkirk, Hammond, LA
2010 Art melt 2010, Louisiana State Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
1st Annual Print Show, Louisiana Artworks, New Orleans, LA
Southern Printmakers, Hammond Regional Arts Center, Hammond, LA
2010-11 Southeastern University of LA, President’s Residence Yearlong Exhibition, Curator, Dale
Newkirk, Hammond, LA
2009 22nd September Exhibition, Curators 1st Place, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria LA
Studio Visit, Juried Catalog of US Artists, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA
2009-10 Southeastern University of LA, President’s Residence Yearlong Exhibition, Curator, Dale
Newkirk, Hammond, LA 2008 20" x 20" x 20" Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA.
2004 2005 Louisiana Artists, Louisiana State University Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana Open, Curator, Deborah Haas, CAC, New Orleans
PROFESSIONAL ART INSTRUCTION, Community Outreach and INSTALLATIONS
2023 2022 2021 Phelps Law Firm, ”Student Art Series, NOCCA Instructor, Shared
curating, installation and display, Phelps, 1 Canal Place, NO, LA
NOMA, Art in Bloom, Student Art Series, NOCCA Instructor, Chief Project Direction,
installation and display, NO, LA
NOCCA Visual Arts Curriculum Aligned Website Development, Research tools, Art Resources
and Implementation
Phelps Law Firm, “Promising Futures,” Student Art Series, NOCCA Instructor, Chief
curator, installation and display, NO, LA
Return to NOCCA, Mixed Media Workshop Director, NOCCA Campus, NO, LA
NOMA, Art in Bloom, NOCCA Instructor, Assistant Project Direction,
installation and display, NO, LA
2019 Phelps Law Firm, Installation of the New Orleans Region Student Competition
Finalists, NO, LA
Phelps Law Firm, “Inaugural Season,” Student Art Series, NOCCA Instructor, Chief curator,
installation and display, NO, LA
Director of Student Visual Arts Encaustic Installation for Creative Writing Dept Collaboration ,
NOCCA Campus
2014-18 NOMA, Art in Bloom, Student Art Series, NOCCA Instructor, Chief Project Direction,
Coordination and installation, NO, LA
Director of Student Visual Arts Mural for Music Dept, NOCCA Campus
2018-2020 NOCCA Alumni Visiting Artists Lecture Series.
2017 NOCCA Alumni Research Database Project Developer, Director and Publisher of the success
and diverse careers of Visual Arts Student graduates 1998-Present.
2009 Encaustic Workshop Instructor, NOCCA Campus for NOCCA Foundation, NO, LA
Student Visual Arts, Mural Visual Arts Dept, NOCCA Campus
2006 Director of Workshop Students of Visual Arts, Katrina Nature Mural, NOCCA Campus
FELLOWSHIPS
2008 SURDNA ARTS Teacher Fellowship, NY, NY
Study with Artist Ron Pokrasso, Santa Fe, NM and Funds to set up printmaking studio/press
2000 Louisiana Division of the Arts Fellowship, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA, Funds for materials/
production of studio research and work
1997 Foundation Ratti, Advanced Course in Fine Arts, Study Fellowship, Como, Italy
GRANTS
2025-26 Louisiana CERF Grant, Baton ROuge Arts Council, LA
2025 NOCCA, Professional Development Award Funding, NOCCA Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2008 Louisiana Division of the Arts Professional Development Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
2004 Louisiana Division of the Arts Mini Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
2003 Louisiana Division of the Arts Mini Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
NOCCA Institute Professional Development Grant, New Orleans, LA
2000 Louisiana Division of the Arts Mini Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
1999 Louisiana Division of the Arts Mini Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
1998 Louisiana Division of the Arts Mini Grant, L.D.A., Baton Rouge, LA
1993 Liquitex Inc. Excellence in the Arts, Top Honors, Liquitex, Inc., Easton, PA
SCHOLARSHIPS
1997 Foundation Ratti’s Advanced Course in the Visual Arts, Como, Italy
1992-94 University of Cincinnati Graduate Scholarship, Cincinnati, OH
1988-89 New Orleans Fine Art Association Scholarship, New Orleans
1986 Overture to the Cultural Season 1st Place Scholarship, New Orleans, LA
AWARDS
2019 Wichita Arts Center, “Abstractions,” 3rd Place, Wichita, KS
2011 23rd Annual September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
2015 Wichita Arts Center, Printmaking Annual, 1st Place, Wichita, KS
2009 Jurors Choice 1st Place, Southern Printmakers, Hammond Regional Arts Center, Hammond, LA
2003 22nd September Exhibition, Curators 1st Best of Show, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria,
1994 Louisiana Artists, First Place, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
ARTS Scholarship Awards, Teacher Dedication Award, Miami, FL
New Orleans Magazine, People to Watch, New Orleans, LA
Recognition/Contribution to the City of New Orleans, Mayor Marc Morial
1994 Valuable Member of the Teaching Community, The New School, Cincinnati, OH
Excellence in the Achievement of your Academic Pursuit, The Department of Art, Architecture
and Planning, University of Cincinnati, OHJUROR
COMMISSIONS
2023 Crescent Care Health Center, Expansion Canal St. Curator, Arthur Roger, New Orleans, LA.
2020. NOCCA Institute, Gala Signature Artwork and Program Public Relations Materials, NO, LA
2019 Crescent Care Health Center, Elysian Fields Ave. Curator, Arthur Roger, New Orleans, LA.
NOCCA Institute, NOCCA Live Auction Featured 2020 Event Artist, Sally Perry, Ex. Director.
2014 David Glen Smith, Twenty Nine Reflections over the Remnants of a Codex Left Behind by Saint
Aiden, Cover Art.
2013 Emile Armand, Formas De Vida Sin Estado Ni Autoridad, Book Cover, Innisfree Publishing,
Spain
NOLA for Life, Mayor’s Percent for Art Purchase/ NOLA Arts Council, 4 works, “City of Hope
Series”
2009 Downtown Development District of New Orleans, Canal Street and Rapid Transit Authority
Streetcar Shelter Mural for Prospect 1, Canal St. and Basin St., New Orleans
PRESENTATIONS
2023 Art Recordings, The voices of New Orleans Artists, Studio Visit and Interview,
Waddington, Chris, A project for the Historic New Orleans Collection. New Orleans, LA
2011 2007 2006 Juror’s Choices 23rd Annual September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
2010-01 Le-Salon, NOCCA Faculty Exhibition Walk Through, Kirshman Gallery, NOLA
Alvar Library Guest Artists Series, Slides and Lecture, New Orleans, LA
WWNO Louisiana State of NOCCA, Jackie Bishop Presenter, New Orleans, LA
Julia Street Artist Walk Through, d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2005 NOCCA Workshop, “Gesture and the Portrait,” Baton Rouge
Gallery Insider Radio Program, Culture of Queer Panel, New Orleans, LA
WWNO Louisiana Artists Series, Jackie Bishop Presenter, New Orleans, LA
2003 Julia Street Artist Walk Through, d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1999 Julia Street Artist Walk Through, d.o.c.s. Gallery, New Orleans, LA
BOOKS
2012 Keith Perelli, World Famous Contemporary Painter Series, Tianjin yangliuqing Fine Arts Press,
60 pages, 4000 copies printed in edition.
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