Charlotte, NC
ph: 704.596.1286
Email Paul
www.PaulKeysar.com
(download PDF of resume)
EDUCATION
2011 Painting from Life workshop with Dan Thompson
2011 Anatomy – The Torso workshop with Robert Liberace
2001, 2004 The Art League School, Alexandria, VA, Figure Drawing and Figure Painting classes
1995-2000 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Four-Year Certificate of Fine Arts in Painting
1997-1998 Private Study with Carolyn Egeli, Nationally known portrait and landscape artist
1993-1995 The Art League School, Alexandria, VA, Still Life, Figure Drawing and Figure Painting classes
PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2012 Painting Demo, Greyfriars Classical Academy, Matthews, NC
2012 Presentation, Faith in Art, ArtGroup, Clyde, NC
2012 Drawing for Teens classes, The Community Arts Project, Cornelius, NC
2011 Lecture and Demo, Still Life Painting, Cabarrus Art Guild, Concord, NC
2011 Atelier classes in Bargue Drawing, Master Copies, Cast Drawing, Charlotte, NC
2011 Landscape in Walnut Ink workshop, Stanly Arts Guild, Albemarle, NC
2010 Drawing Workshop, Charcoal and Graphite, Cabarrus Art Guild, Concord, NC
2010 Lecture and Demo, Painting the Landscape with Walnut Ink, Stanly Arts Guild, Albemarle, NC
2010 Demo, Still Life Painting, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2008-Present Beginner and Intermediate Drawing classes, The Community Arts Project, Cornelius, NC; and private group and individual lessons
2008-Present Various one- and two-day Plein Air Painting Workshops, Charlotte, NC, and Metro DC areas
2008-Present Continuing Oil Painting classes - The Community Arts Project, Cornelius, NC; Artworks on Main, Mooresville, NC (closed 2011);
and private group and individual lessons
2008-Present Introduction to Oil Painting classes - The Community Arts Project, Cornelius, NC; Artworks on Main, Mooresville, NC (closed 2011);
and private group and individual lessons
2003-Present General Partner, Keysar Studios - Art Sales, Design Services, Private Art Instruction and Lectures
2009 Painting the Landscape from Photos class - Mint Hill Arts, Mint Hill, NC
Sept. 2009 Painting the Crystal Coast, five-day Plein Air Painting Workshop, Emerald Isle, NC
April 2009 Lecture and Demo - Plein Air Painting, Matthews Artist Guild, Matthews, NC
2008 Beginner Oil and Watercolor Painting classes, Teens and Adults, Barium Springs, Troutman, NC
2008 Long Pose Figure Drawing classes - Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, NC
2002 After school art classes, High School students, Grace Brethren Christian School, Clinton, MD
2001 Art Instructor, Middle and High School students, J Art Studio, Annandale, VA
2001-Present Full-time Professional Artist
1999-Present Teaching and Mentoring Art Students
RECENT EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
2013 Autumn Leaf, Finalist, "Richeson 75 Small Works Competition", Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI (Feb 5 - Mar 22, 2013)
2012 Night Shift, FAV15, September 2012 BoldBrush Painting Competition (online)
2012 Night Shift, Finalist, "Richeson 75 Figure/Portrait Competition", Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI
2012 High Five, Fifth Anniversary Group Exhibition, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2012 "There and Back", Group Exhibition, Charlotte Artery, Charlotte, NC
2012 Night Shift, HM, "23rd Annual Juried Competition", Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC
2011 Recent Work, Solo Exhibit, Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, and Featured Artist, Falling Rivers Gallery, Albemarle, NC
2011 Fall Exhibit, Group Exhibition, Charlotte Artery, Charlotte, NC
2011 "Making Arrangements", Group Exhibition, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2011 "transFUSION", Group Exhibition, Charlotte Artery Spring Exhibit, Charlotte, NC
2010 2010/2011 Regional Artist Project Grant Recipient, Arts & Science Council, Charlotte, NC
2010 Charlotte ARTery, Fall Exhibit, Charlotte, NC
2010 "Recent Works: Paul Keysar and Kat Knutsen", Artworks on Main, Mooresville, NC
2010 "Multi-Tasking", Group Exhibition, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2010 House Fire, 2nd Place - 2010 Spring Exhibit, Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
Judge: Christie Taylor, Managing Partner, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2009 Featured Guest Artist, November 2009 Group Exhibition, Charlotte Artery, Charlotte, NC
2009 "Teaching Talents: Instructor and Staff Exhibition", Cornelius Arts Center, Cornelius, NC
2009 Green, Finalist - "American Art Today: Juried Works", The Bascom, Highlands, NC
Juror: Annette Blaugrund, Curator, Author, and former director of the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, New York
2009 Bulldozer in the Clearing, 1st Place; Boat's on the St. Mary's, Honorable Mention - 2009 Fall Exhibit, Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
Judge: Noyes Capehart, Artist, Author, and Professor
2009 "ELEMENTary - The Basics: Air, Earth, Fire, Water" Group Exhibition, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2009 "Realism Found: Charlotte Artists Find New Meaning in an Old Tradition" Group Exhibition, The Queen's Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2008 Navel Orange, 1st Place, Viewer's Choice - Small Works 2008, Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
2008 "Small Treasures" Exhibit, Mint Hill Arts, Mint Hill, NC
2008 "Teaching Talents: Instructor and Staff Exhibition", Cornelius Arts Center, Cornelius, NC
2008 Green and Cattle at the Watering Hole, Finalists - 2008 Juried Alumni Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Juror: David R. Brigham, Ph.D., Director, Edna S. Tuttleman Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Distant City Lights, 3rd Place - 2008 Spring Exhibit, Lake Norman Art League, Cornelius, NC
Judge: Carla Hanzal, Curator, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
2008 Featured, Group Show, "Art of the Landscape", Merrill-Jennings Galleries, Davidson, NC
2008 Morning Light and Fence Line, Finalists - Richeson 75: Small Works International Competition and Exhibit, Kimberly, WI
2007 Green, 3rd Place, Viewer's Choice Show, Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, NC
2007 Ultramarine Blue Dark, Finalist, "Small Wonders" National Juried Exhibit, MD Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
Juror: Susan Badder, Professor of Art History, Maryland Institute College of Art
2007 Cast Shadows, 1st Place - 2007 Fall Exhibit, Lake Norman Art League, Cornelius, NC; Judge: Elizabeth Bradford
2007 Harvest etching, 3rd Place; Countryside Landscape watercolor, HM - 2007 Fall Artoberfest, Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, NC
Judge: Larry Elder, Elder Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2007 Harvesting and The Three Trees, Finalists; Stored Hay Bales, Entry of Merit;
Richeson 75: Landscapes and Exteriors International Competition, Kimberly, WI
2007 Clouds Over the Lake, Best in Show - 2007 Spring Show, Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
Also, selected for traveling exhibit and postcard publication to benefit the Art League; Judges: Jon Hair and Elizabeth Ross
2006 "Deck the Walls", Community Exhibition, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
2006 Solo Exhibition, Recent Works, Annmarie Garden Gallery, Solomons, MD
2006 "Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid-Atlantic", Adkins Arboretum, Annual Competition, Ridgley, MD
2005 15th Annual Juried Art Competition, Patuxent Art League, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD
2005 "Brush with Art" International Juried Exhibit, Riverview Gallery, Havre de Grace, MD; Juror: Stephen Bennett Phillips
2001 Fall Art at the Mill, Juried Art Exhibit, Millwood, VA
2001 The Red Barn Exhibit, Juried Art Exhibit, Waterford, VA
1999-2000 Annual Student Exhibitions, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010 September 2010, American Art Collector magazine, Landscape Art Today, pages 102-103
2009 September 2009 article in The Charlotte Observer's University City Magazine, 'The Arts Issue - 7 Artists Shaping Our Community',
page 30, "Capturing Nature".
2008 English Pointer painting featured in January/February 2008 Garden & Gun Magazine in the article "Good Dog".
2007 Work—including Harvesting; Nellysford, Virginia; and Goose Creek, Virginia—reviewed for the Featured Artist of the Week article
for September 5, 2007, on the EmptyEasel.com Blog.
2007 Winter's Walk, Paris, VA, published on the January 2007 cover of the Journal of Financial Service Professionals.
COLLECTIONS
Community Bank of Tri-County, King George, VA
Community Bank of Tri-County, Leonardtown, MD
Systems and Computer Technology, Philadelphia, PA
Centennial Street Salon, La Plata, MD
Various Private Collections throughout: AZ, CA, DC, DE, GA, LA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA
AFFILIATIONS
2010-Present Campagna Society of Artists, Concord, NC
2009-2012 Charlotte ARTery
2009-Present Charlotte Plein Air Painters
2009 Fine Artists Marketing Salon, Charlotte, NC
2008-Present Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Alumni Group
2008-2011 Mint Hill Arts, Mint Hill, NC
2007-2011 Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
2007-2009 Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, NC
2005-2007 Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association
ph: 704.596.1286
Email Paul
www.PaulKeysar.com
(download PDF of resume)
EDUCATION
2011 Painting from Life workshop with Dan Thompson
2011 Anatomy – The Torso workshop with Robert Liberace
2001, 2004 The Art League School, Alexandria, VA, Figure Drawing and Figure Painting classes
1995-2000 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Four-Year Certificate of Fine Arts in Painting
1997-1998 Private Study with Carolyn Egeli, Nationally known portrait and landscape artist
1993-1995 The Art League School, Alexandria, VA, Still Life, Figure Drawing and Figure Painting classes
PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2012 Painting Demo, Greyfriars Classical Academy, Matthews, NC
2012 Presentation, Faith in Art, ArtGroup, Clyde, NC
2012 Drawing for Teens classes, The Community Arts Project, Cornelius, NC
2011 Lecture and Demo, Still Life Painting, Cabarrus Art Guild, Concord, NC
2011 Atelier classes in Bargue Drawing, Master Copies, Cast Drawing, Charlotte, NC
2011 Landscape in Walnut Ink workshop, Stanly Arts Guild, Albemarle, NC
2010 Drawing Workshop, Charcoal and Graphite, Cabarrus Art Guild, Concord, NC
2010 Lecture and Demo, Painting the Landscape with Walnut Ink, Stanly Arts Guild, Albemarle, NC
2010 Demo, Still Life Painting, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2008-Present Beginner and Intermediate Drawing classes, The Community Arts Project, Cornelius, NC; and private group and individual lessons
2008-Present Various one- and two-day Plein Air Painting Workshops, Charlotte, NC, and Metro DC areas
2008-Present Continuing Oil Painting classes - The Community Arts Project, Cornelius, NC; Artworks on Main, Mooresville, NC (closed 2011);
and private group and individual lessons
2008-Present Introduction to Oil Painting classes - The Community Arts Project, Cornelius, NC; Artworks on Main, Mooresville, NC (closed 2011);
and private group and individual lessons
2003-Present General Partner, Keysar Studios - Art Sales, Design Services, Private Art Instruction and Lectures
2009 Painting the Landscape from Photos class - Mint Hill Arts, Mint Hill, NC
Sept. 2009 Painting the Crystal Coast, five-day Plein Air Painting Workshop, Emerald Isle, NC
April 2009 Lecture and Demo - Plein Air Painting, Matthews Artist Guild, Matthews, NC
2008 Beginner Oil and Watercolor Painting classes, Teens and Adults, Barium Springs, Troutman, NC
2008 Long Pose Figure Drawing classes - Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, NC
2002 After school art classes, High School students, Grace Brethren Christian School, Clinton, MD
2001 Art Instructor, Middle and High School students, J Art Studio, Annandale, VA
2001-Present Full-time Professional Artist
1999-Present Teaching and Mentoring Art Students
RECENT EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
2013 Autumn Leaf, Finalist, "Richeson 75 Small Works Competition", Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI (Feb 5 - Mar 22, 2013)
2012 Night Shift, FAV15, September 2012 BoldBrush Painting Competition (online)
2012 Night Shift, Finalist, "Richeson 75 Figure/Portrait Competition", Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI
2012 High Five, Fifth Anniversary Group Exhibition, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2012 "There and Back", Group Exhibition, Charlotte Artery, Charlotte, NC
2012 Night Shift, HM, "23rd Annual Juried Competition", Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC
2011 Recent Work, Solo Exhibit, Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, and Featured Artist, Falling Rivers Gallery, Albemarle, NC
2011 Fall Exhibit, Group Exhibition, Charlotte Artery, Charlotte, NC
2011 "Making Arrangements", Group Exhibition, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2011 "transFUSION", Group Exhibition, Charlotte Artery Spring Exhibit, Charlotte, NC
2010 2010/2011 Regional Artist Project Grant Recipient, Arts & Science Council, Charlotte, NC
2010 Charlotte ARTery, Fall Exhibit, Charlotte, NC
2010 "Recent Works: Paul Keysar and Kat Knutsen", Artworks on Main, Mooresville, NC
2010 "Multi-Tasking", Group Exhibition, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2010 House Fire, 2nd Place - 2010 Spring Exhibit, Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
Judge: Christie Taylor, Managing Partner, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2009 Featured Guest Artist, November 2009 Group Exhibition, Charlotte Artery, Charlotte, NC
2009 "Teaching Talents: Instructor and Staff Exhibition", Cornelius Arts Center, Cornelius, NC
2009 Green, Finalist - "American Art Today: Juried Works", The Bascom, Highlands, NC
Juror: Annette Blaugrund, Curator, Author, and former director of the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, New York
2009 Bulldozer in the Clearing, 1st Place; Boat's on the St. Mary's, Honorable Mention - 2009 Fall Exhibit, Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
Judge: Noyes Capehart, Artist, Author, and Professor
2009 "ELEMENTary - The Basics: Air, Earth, Fire, Water" Group Exhibition, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
2009 "Realism Found: Charlotte Artists Find New Meaning in an Old Tradition" Group Exhibition, The Queen's Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2008 Navel Orange, 1st Place, Viewer's Choice - Small Works 2008, Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
2008 "Small Treasures" Exhibit, Mint Hill Arts, Mint Hill, NC
2008 "Teaching Talents: Instructor and Staff Exhibition", Cornelius Arts Center, Cornelius, NC
2008 Green and Cattle at the Watering Hole, Finalists - 2008 Juried Alumni Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Juror: David R. Brigham, Ph.D., Director, Edna S. Tuttleman Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Distant City Lights, 3rd Place - 2008 Spring Exhibit, Lake Norman Art League, Cornelius, NC
Judge: Carla Hanzal, Curator, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
2008 Featured, Group Show, "Art of the Landscape", Merrill-Jennings Galleries, Davidson, NC
2008 Morning Light and Fence Line, Finalists - Richeson 75: Small Works International Competition and Exhibit, Kimberly, WI
2007 Green, 3rd Place, Viewer's Choice Show, Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, NC
2007 Ultramarine Blue Dark, Finalist, "Small Wonders" National Juried Exhibit, MD Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
Juror: Susan Badder, Professor of Art History, Maryland Institute College of Art
2007 Cast Shadows, 1st Place - 2007 Fall Exhibit, Lake Norman Art League, Cornelius, NC; Judge: Elizabeth Bradford
2007 Harvest etching, 3rd Place; Countryside Landscape watercolor, HM - 2007 Fall Artoberfest, Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, NC
Judge: Larry Elder, Elder Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2007 Harvesting and The Three Trees, Finalists; Stored Hay Bales, Entry of Merit;
Richeson 75: Landscapes and Exteriors International Competition, Kimberly, WI
2007 Clouds Over the Lake, Best in Show - 2007 Spring Show, Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
Also, selected for traveling exhibit and postcard publication to benefit the Art League; Judges: Jon Hair and Elizabeth Ross
2006 "Deck the Walls", Community Exhibition, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
2006 Solo Exhibition, Recent Works, Annmarie Garden Gallery, Solomons, MD
2006 "Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Mid-Atlantic", Adkins Arboretum, Annual Competition, Ridgley, MD
2005 15th Annual Juried Art Competition, Patuxent Art League, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD
2005 "Brush with Art" International Juried Exhibit, Riverview Gallery, Havre de Grace, MD; Juror: Stephen Bennett Phillips
2001 Fall Art at the Mill, Juried Art Exhibit, Millwood, VA
2001 The Red Barn Exhibit, Juried Art Exhibit, Waterford, VA
1999-2000 Annual Student Exhibitions, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010 September 2010, American Art Collector magazine, Landscape Art Today, pages 102-103
2009 September 2009 article in The Charlotte Observer's University City Magazine, 'The Arts Issue - 7 Artists Shaping Our Community',
page 30, "Capturing Nature".
2008 English Pointer painting featured in January/February 2008 Garden & Gun Magazine in the article "Good Dog".
2007 Work—including Harvesting; Nellysford, Virginia; and Goose Creek, Virginia—reviewed for the Featured Artist of the Week article
for September 5, 2007, on the EmptyEasel.com Blog.
2007 Winter's Walk, Paris, VA, published on the January 2007 cover of the Journal of Financial Service Professionals.
COLLECTIONS
Community Bank of Tri-County, King George, VA
Community Bank of Tri-County, Leonardtown, MD
Systems and Computer Technology, Philadelphia, PA
Centennial Street Salon, La Plata, MD
Various Private Collections throughout: AZ, CA, DC, DE, GA, LA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA
AFFILIATIONS
2010-Present Campagna Society of Artists, Concord, NC
2009-2012 Charlotte ARTery
2009-Present Charlotte Plein Air Painters
2009 Fine Artists Marketing Salon, Charlotte, NC
2008-Present Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Alumni Group
2008-2011 Mint Hill Arts, Mint Hill, NC
2007-2011 Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
2007-2009 Mooresville Artist Guild, Mooresville, NC
2005-2007 Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association