Jeff Kellar Falmouth, ME 04105
Shows Recent
Richard Levy Gallery “four by four” ; 4 person show; April 4-May 11 2024
Galerie Abstract Project “Confluence of Lines” The Drawing Collective. Oct 2023 Paris, France
William Campbell Contemporary “Locate” Solo; Fort Worth, TX. May 2023
Richard Levy Gallery “Stacked, Cornered and Glimpsed” ; Solo; Online: November 30–January 14 on Artsy
Corey Daniels Gallery, solo exhibition, July-August 2022
CMCA, Walk the Line, 8 person show March- May 2022 Rockland ME
Perimeter Gallery Paintings, solo exhibition, Sept- October 2021
Acanthis, William Campbell Gallery, Group exhibition, Aug.- Sept 2021
Painting on the Porch #4; Sue Ravitz 57th St Arts, NY August 20, 2020
New Work, Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures , Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM March 2020
Gems; William Campbell Contemporary Art; Fort worth, TX; May 2020
Jeff Kellar, Gravity and Light; William Campbell Contemporary Art; Fort Worth, TX; Sept. 2017
Jeff Kellar, Walls, Blocks and Glimpses; Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick, ME July. 2016
Jeff Kellar, New Work; William Campbell Contemporary Art; Fort Worth, TX; Feb. 2015
Jeff Kellar, Blocks, Icon Contemporary Art (2 person), Brunswick, ME Sept. 2014
Color Rhythms, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM 2014
3 Walls Corey Daniels Gallery Summer 2016; Fall, 6 person show, Corey Daniels Gallery 2015 Install 4, 3 person show, Corey Daniels Gallery 2014
Richard Levy Gallery; Art Market San Francisco, San Francisco, CA May 2015
Richard Levy Gallery; Seattle Art Fair, Seattle, WA May 2015; Aug 2016
William Campbell Gallery; Dallas Art Fair; April 2015-2020
Richard Levy Gallery; Miami Projects December 2015
Color+Form+Function, Collector’s Contemporary Gallery, Singapore Jan- February 2013
Jeff Kellar, Prospect, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick, Maine, Sept. 2012
Serious Play, Richard Levy Gallery (2 person); Albuquerque, New Mexico, January - February 2011 Jeff Kellar, New Work, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick, Maine, Sept. 2010
The Leap Show, Richard Levy Gallery; Albuquerque, New Mexico, February - April 2008
Jeff Kellar, New Work, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick, Maine, August 2008
George Marshall Store Gallery; York, Maine, 2007
Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick, ME; June 2006z
Color Space, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM 2003
Barrier/Space, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA 2002
Awards:
Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Individual Support Grant, 2014
Education
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BA in English/Filmmaking
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Studies;
Fleisher Memorial Art Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Studies
Selected Museum Exhibitions, Group Shows
Sampler:USM Teaching Collection, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME, Sept 27.- Dec 9, 2012
Planes of Abstraction; Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport ME Oct.- Dec. 2009
The Sketchbook Show; Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport ME Oct.- Nov. 2008
Farnsworth Museum of Art 60th Anniversary: 12 Artists in the Collection Select 12 Emerging Artists, June 2008
New Acquisitions, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine, January- February 2008
CMCA Biennial, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport Maine, August 2008
Maine Biennial, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine April 2007
Jeff Kellar/Frederick Lynch; Merrimack College Art Gallery, Andover, MA; January 2006
Maine Biennial; Center for Maine Contemporary Art; Rockport, Maine; June 2004
Sublime Geometries; Center for Maine Contemporary Art; Rockport, Maine; October 2004
Painting By Design, Elaine L. Jacobs Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, December 2003
EnVision, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME 2003
Institute of Contemporary Art, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME 2002
Abstraction in Maine, Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, ME 2002
The Unbroken Line, 1897-1997; Museum of American Art, Phila., PA; Sept.-Nov. 1997
Twentieth Century Sculpture, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME; Jan.- April 1996
Eighth Triennial Exhibition, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA; Sept.- Jan. 1996
Perspectives: A Sense of Place, “43 Places in 43 Days”, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME, April-June 1995
Art That Works; Mint Museum; Charlotte, NC, Aug. - Oct.; twelve museums, 1990 - 93
Selected Reviews
Jorge Arango, review of solo exhibition; Corey Daniels , July 10,2022 2022Art review
Jorge Arango, review of Walk the Line at CMCA, Feb. 13 2022
Art review: In ‘minimalist luminist’ Jeff Kellar’s works, afew lines convey much;Maine Sunday Telegram Oct 24 2021
Jeff Kellar at William Campbell; Barbara Koerble at glasstire.com Oct 13, 2017
Art Review: Corey Daniels Gallery makes the case for abstraction in Maine | The Portland Press Herald /Maine SundayTelegram
To build a more perfect shape - Museum And Gallery Portland Phoenix May 23, 2014
Falmouth painter wins major national grant | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
Kany, Daniel; Surface, subtlety and geometrical grace: Kellar at Icon; Maine Sunday Telegram; review; Oct.10, 2010
Asian Art News; Beauty and Conceptual Rigor; Singapore; January-Feb 2013
Greenleaf, Ken; Jeff Kellar’s work Plays With Understanding; review; Portland Phoenix; Sept.19, 2012
Isaacson, Phillip, Maine Sunday Telegram; review; Oct. 7, 2012
Pulka, Wesley; Volumes Are Spoken in Simplicity; Albuquerque Journal; Feb. 6 2011
Public Collections & Commissions
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine, permanent collection Farnsworth Museum of Art, Rockland, Maine, permanent collection Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art Fellowship; Philadelphia, PA Microsoft Collection, curator: Michael Klein, Seattle, Washington
Elmhurst Art Museum,; Elmhurst, IL University of Maine, Farmington; outdoor sculpture, Square on a Sphere
University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine; John Mitchell Engineering, Science and Technology Center
Maine Department of Conservation Harlow Building; Augusta, Maine; Maine Percent for Art (with Judy LaBrasca)
University of Southern Maine/Lewiston-Auburn; Maine Percent for Art
Skowhegan District Courthouse; Maine Percent for Art Program
Freeport School System, Mast Landing School, Maine Percent for Art Program
Kennebunk School System, Sea Road School, Maine Percent for Art Program