Donna Keyser

Bio

Donna Keyser
Keyser Studios
206 779 0220
donna.keyser@gmail.com
Portfolio at: http://coroflot.com/keyserd

Prime Directive
Make the world more beautiful

What I am becoming
Artist, Designer, Creative Director, Developer of vital arts community.

What makes me qualified
Inherent and highly trained artist with technical and practical expertise in design, conceptualizing, content development, supervising illustrators, photographers, and fabricators, preparing graphics for production, project evaluation and documentation. An enthusiastic project manager with strong visual and interpersonal skills.

Latest formal education
1988-1991 BFA, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, magna cum laude
2004-2005 Certificate Scientific Illustration, University of Washington, Seattle

Technical skills
Computer: Mac or PC. Software: Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Visio, Keynote, Final Cut Pro.

Art/Illustration: Conventionally or digitally creates with expressive abandon or precise rendering.

Graphic production: proficient in computer graphics and procedures for production of offset and digital printing, production of large graphics, and producing for the web or multimedia, book layout.

Photography: Experience in photographing architecture for publication, objects for catalogs or multimedia presentations. Document events and facilities for museum archives and publications.

Art handling:  Supervised art handlers and installers, safely move large or heavy objects, shipping and receiving of art works, installation of 2d and 3d art objects and artifacts, installation of video and multimedia pieces of art, assisted in registrarial procedures.

What I am involved in

Present, Art Instructor, Children’s Healing Art Project, Portland, Oregon
http://www.chap.name/

Present, Confluence Gallery and Art Center, Twisp Washington, Operations Manager
http://www.confluencegallery.com/
Oversee operations of gallery exhibitions, gift store, volunteers, classes and events.

Present, Two Perspectives, Exhibit of paintings, Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell Washington http://www.kaewyngallery.com/artexhibits.html
Exhibition of a body of work exploring the relationships of people to trees.

Present, Banibridge History Museum, Bainbridge island, Washington, Exhibition Designer
http://www.bainbridgehistory.org/main.php
Worked with curator to research, design and produce traveling exhibit, which includes, banners, book, video. Won Washington state award for exhibition design. Washington Museum Association’s “Award of Excellence” and is now traveling.

2006-Present, Exhibition Specialist
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/
Lead Graphic designer for in house and traveling exhibits. Supervised artists and volunteers in mural painting for exhibit. Designed and supervised production of text panels, banners, labels, multimedia presentations. Installed art and artifacts. Lighting design and focusing.

2006-09 Designer
Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, Washington
http://www.bellevuearts.org/
Responsible for the graphic design and production of all museum printing; newsletters, posters, billboards, banners, advertising, invitations, letterhead, business cards, promotional materials, catalogs, signage. Worked with curators to design and produce all graphics in the exhibitions; titles, text panels, labels, exterior and interior advertising and signage.

1999-2003, 2006 Head Exhibition Preparator
Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington
Managed exhibition department to install 20-40 exhibition changes annually. Maintained exhibition department budget, trained and supervised crew of installers, created temporary storage facility for art works, supervised installation of offsite art events, photo documented exhibits, created virtual model of exhibition spaces to aid curators in designing exhibits, designed and supervised production of exhibition graphics.

Other interesting education
Luminous works, Adobe CS3 and Photoshop illustration techniques
Media Communication and Technology, Bellevue Community College
Landscape Architecture, Michigan State University
Non Violent Communication Training
TRAGER body work

Where I would like to go next
I would like to be involved in support of art and creativity in communities, promote and connect artists with collectors, nurture the values of beauty and good design as a means to foster health of the individual and community or organization, continue to paint as a means to express my passion for the natural world.

Donna Keyser
Keyser Studios
206 779 0220
donna.keyser@gmail.com
Portfolio at: http://coroflot.com/keyserd