Bio:
Associate Professor of Art and Design, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at the George Washington University, Washington, DC
MFA, (Printmaking) George Washington University; BA, (Double Major, Art and Politics), Mount Holyoke College

Ms. McAleer-Keeler's work is in such collections as the Smithsonian's American Art and National Portrait Gallery Library, Library of Congress, Rare Book Reading Room, Special Collections, National Museum of Women In the Arts, George Washington University, Stafford Hospital Center, Stafford, VA, St. Mary's College, MD, GWU Gelman Library, George Mason University, Fenwick Library and the Southern Graphics Council Archives. Her work has been selected for individual, group, and juried exhibitions nationally and internationally. Her personal studio is part of the LibertyTown Arts Workshop in Fredericksburg, VA. Kerry’s work appears in The Book as Art: Artists’ Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts and 500 Handmade Books, Vol. 2 by Lark Books publication. She has taught printmaking and book arts at the Corcoran (now the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at George Washington University) since 1998.

CV:
KERRY MCALEER-KEELER
Email: kmcaleerkeeler@gmail.com
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STUDIO
LibertyTown Arts Workshop, 916 Liberty St., Fredericksburg, VA 22401

EDUCATION         

1999        MFA, George Washington University, Washington, DC

1993        BA, Studio Arts/Politics, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Currently                 Associate Professor of Printmaking and Book Arts/Art and Design,
Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University,
Washington, DC
2014-16                   MA, Art and the Book Program Head and Associate Professor,
Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University,
Washington, DC
2009-2014             MA, Art and the Book Program Head and Associate Professor (2014),
Corcoran College of Art & Design, Washington, DC
1998-2009          Adjunct Faculty Member, Printmaking, Corcoran College of Art and     
Design, Washington, DC
2008                       Adjunct Faculty Member, Germanna Community College, Art Department,
Fredericksburg, VA
2008                       Letterpress Instructor, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
2004-2005            Adjunct Faculty Member, Printmaking and Design, University of Washington,
Fredericksburg, VA
1998-2003             Adjunct Faculty Member, Printmaking and Design, George Washington
                               University, Washington, DC
Spring 2002            Adjunct Faculty Member, 2-Dimensional Design, University of Mary
Washington, Fredericksburg, VA

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
•American Art and National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC (2 Pieces)
•Diderot Gallery, Chateau Orquevaux, Orquevaux, France
•George Mason University, Fenwick Library, Special Collections, Fairfax, VA
•George Washington University, Gelman Library Special Collections (print and book) and Brady
Gallery Collection, Washington, DC
•Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Florida Atlantic University, Wimberly Library, Boca Raton, FL
•Kennesaw University, Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Southern Graphics Archives,
Kennesaw, GA
•LA Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA
•Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Washington, DC
•National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC (4 Pieces)
•Stafford Hospital Center, Stafford, VA
•St. Mary’s College, St. Mary’s, MD
•University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Design Library, Berkeley, CA
•Vanderbilt University, Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Nashville, TN
•University of Washington, Special Collections Library, WA

COLLABORATIVE PROJECT COLLECTIONS
Uncovering White Privilege: A Primer, Liminal Press
(Linocut Artist for the Book Project)
•Collins Memorial Library Collection, Changing the Conversation, Tacoma, WA
•Bainbridge Museum of Art
•Baylor University, Central Libraries, Special Collections
•Bowdoin College Library, Special Collections 
•Carleton College, Gould Library Special Collection
•DePaul University, Richardson Library Special Collections
•Duke University, Davis M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
•George Washington University, Gelman Special Collections
•Indiana University, Wells Library Art & Architecture Collections
•Oberlin College, Main Library Special Collections 
•Penn State, Special Collections/Rare Book and Manuscript Library
•Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library
•Stanford University, Green Library, Special Collections
•The Jack Ginsberg Artists’ Books Collection
•University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library
•University of California, Los Angeles Arts Library, Artist Book Collection
•University of California, Santa Barbara Library
•University of Colorado, Norlin Library, Special Collections
•University of Central Florida, Hitt Library, Special Collections 
•University of Louisville, Bridwell Art Library, Special Collections
•University of Miami, Richter Library, Special Collections
•University of Puget Sound, Collins Library, Special Collections
•University of Utah, Marriott Library, Special Collections
•Whitman College and Northwest Archives, Penrose Library Private Collection

 (Un)Necessary Duplicates, Mid Atlantic Print Council Portfolio
•University of Montana

 Folium, College Book Art Association Print Portfolio Exchange (Print Contributor)
•University of Arizona, Fine Arts Library
•Stanford University, Green Library, Special Collections
•University of California Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Special Collections
•University of Florida, Smathers Library, Special Collections
•University of Utah, Marriott Library, Special Collections
•Yale University, Haas Art Library, Artist Book Collection

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2025
39th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University: Heuser Art Gallery and Hartmann Center Gallery, Peoria, IL., February 3 – March 28, 2025
Paper Boats Flotilla, 2020-2025, Conference Pop-Up Exhibition, Puertograbando, Southern Graphics Council International, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2024

2024
Merge, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, March 2024
16Th Annual Patrons Show, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, May 2024 (Annual Auction in Support of LibertyTown)
Landscape of Desire, Melissa Ichiuji Studio Gallery, Front Royal, VA, May 2024
2024 Mid America Print Council Members' Juried Exhibition, Kansas State University Department of Art, MAPC Conference, October 2024
6” X 6”, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, November 2024
Annual Small Works Exhibition, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, December 2024
10 X 10 Invitational Exhibit, Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Hyattsville, MD, December 14, 2024 –
January 5, 2025

 2023
15Th Annual Patrons Show, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, May 2023 (Annual Auction in Support of LibertyTown)
Paper Boats Portfolio, Loft-Bahia-Arte, Officios #402e/ Luz y Acosta, Habana Vieja, Cuba, October 2023
Holding Ground, National Museum of Women in the Arts, (Invitational Commissioned Exhibition for the Re-opening of the Museum), Washington, DC, October 2023-November 2024
6” X 6”, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, November 2023
Annual Small Works Exhibition, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, December 2023
10 X 10 Invitational Exhibit, Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Hyattsville, MD, Dec. 4, 2023-Jan. 2, 2024

2022
14Th Annual Patrons Show, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, May 2022 (Annual Auction in Support of LibertyTown)
Paper Boats Portfolio, SG Gallery of Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venezia, VE Italy, May 2022
Changing the Conversation, Artists’ Books, Zines, and Broadsides from the Collins Memorial Library Collection, Aug. 2022 (Collaborative Project: Uncovering White Privilege: A Primer)
Ignite, BAU Gallery, Beacon, NY, August 2022
10 by 10, Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Hyattsville, MD, November 2022
FXBG4UKRAINE, Fredericksburg Public Library, Fredericksburg, VA, October 2022 (Auction in Support of Doctors Without Borders, World Central Kitchen, and Save the Children)
Benefit Art Show, Sammy T’s Restaurant, Fredericksburg, VA (Art Exhibition with proceeds going to the Free Moss Clinic helping underserved populations with healthcare in Fredericksburg, VA)
Small Works Featuring LibertyTown Artists, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Dec 2022

2021
Second Stories Exhibition, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, February 2021
International 2020 MiniPrint Exchange, Qu.bi Gallery, Corso Fogazzaro 21 - 36100 Vicenza (VI), Italy, April 2021
What’s In a Word, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, April 2021
13Th Annual Patrons Show, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, May 2021 (Annual Auction in Support of LibertyTown)
Art In Action, Virtual Silent Auction and Exhibit in support of Delegate Joshua Cole, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, June 2021
Paper Boats Portfolio, Museum of Art, Fort Collins, CO, July 2021
Environment, College Book Art Association Southeast Region’s Print Portfolio Exhibition, East Carolina University, School of Art and Design, Greenville, NC, August 2021
Visual Rhythm, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA, September 2021

2020
Patron’s Exhibition and Benefit Auction, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, May 2020
12Th Annual Patrons Show, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, May 2020 (Annual Auction in Support of LibertyTown)
Art For Action, Silent Auction and Exhibition for Support of Qasim Rashid for Congress, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, September 2020]
Mail Art Print Exhibition, Qu.bi Gallery, Corso Fogazzaro 21 - 36100 Vicenza (VI), Italy – Italy Villa Caldogno in Caldogno (VI), October 2020
Sea Change: An Exhibition Focusing on Climate Change and the Present Environment, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC, November/January 2020-21
Emerald Print Exchange, Emerald Art Center, Springfield OR, November 2020
Election Year/ Members Exhibition, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD, November 2020
Relief Conspiracy Postcard Exhibition, The Harlow, 100 Water St, Hallowell, ME 04347, December 2020

2019
11Th Annual Patrons Show, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, May 2019 (Annual Auction in Support of LibertyTown)
Protest in Print (Big Ink) Exhibition, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design/GW, Washington, DC,
March 2019
Grab Bag Project, Invitational Show, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, September 2019
Orange, National Juried Exhibition, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, October 2019
10 by 10, Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Hyattsville, MD, November 2019
The Book As Place: Visions of a Built Environment, Environmental Design Library, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA, January 2019

RESIDENCIES
2025
Eutopia Art Residency, The Gem of the Cyclades in Syros Island, Greece (accepted for May 2025)

2023
Paper and Book Intensive (PBI), Ox-bow Residency, Saugatuck, MI, Study of Unique Box Making with Precision, Handmade Paper from Natural Foraged Materials, and Cut Paper Collage, May 14-25, 2023

2022
Arquetopia International Artists-In-Residence Program, Oaxaca, MX, Natural Ink Screen Printing, July -August 2022

2019
Chateau D’ Orquevaux International Artists and Writers Residency, Orquevaux, France, December 2019
•Work acquired by Diderot Gallery, Orquevaux, France.

Rosa di Tufo/Artists and Writers Residency, Tufo, Italy, May 2019

MODERATOR, ARTIST TALKS, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2024      
Print ID Corcoran Workshop with the GW Brady Gallery, Demonstrator, Nov. 8, 2024
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, Book Arts Instructor/Demonstrator for Teachers ABC Institute, July 2024
Panel Discussion Participant, Landscape of Desire, Melissa Ichiuji Gallery, Front Royal, VA. 
May 16, 2024
American Print History Association/Washington Chapter, NMWA Talk & Walking Tour, Holding Ground Exhibition, April 19, 2024
Panel Discussion Participant, Puget Sound Book Artists, Discussion on the National Museum Women in the Arts Holding Ground Book Arts Exhibition, Feb. 2024
Panel Discussion Participant, National Museum Women in the Arts, Discussion on the NMWA Holding Ground Book Arts Exhibition, Jan. 2024

2023      
Class Book Arts Demonstrator (Coptic Binding), Graduate Art History Course, Instructor
Mika Natif, GWU, September 2023
Class Book Arts Demonstrator (Japanese Stab Binding), Photo Book Course, Instructor Matt Eich, GWU, March 2023

2022      
Moderator, CBAA Virtual Book Arts Series Lecture with Artist Hinda Mandell, December 2022

2020      
Virtual Juror Talk, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Memories: People, Places, Structures Exhibition, October 2020
Artist Panel Member, Art for Action Facebook Live Discussion on “Why Art Matters”, Congressional Campaign Qasim Rashid Fundraiser, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, September 2020

2019      
Seminar Panel Member, “Radical Making: Creative Engagement and Special Collections”, Rare Book and Manuscript Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries/A division of the America Library Association Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 19, 2019

GRANTS & AWARDS
•GW Enhanced Travel Grant 2019 Recipient
•Chateau D’ Orquevaux International Artists and Writers Residency, 2019 Denis Diderot A-I-R Grant Recipient
•Corcoran Research Group Recipient, Out of the Archives: Reclaiming the Collective Memory of D.C., Corcoran Protest in Print Event with Big Ink, 2019

PUBLICATIONS
• National Museum of Women in the Arts Quarterly, “Holding Ground, Artists Books from the NMWA”, Lynora Williams, Fall 2023, p. 25-26
• Annual Review MiniPrint Exchange and Exhibition Catalogue, Qu.bi Gallery, Corso Antonio Fogazzaro, 21, 36100 Vicenza VI, Italy Nov. 2020, US Contributor, Foreword on Printmaking in the US, Apr. 2021
•Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review, Winter Ed. 2019, Featured Artist, p. 58-61

JUROR & REVIEWER SERVICE
•Speaker Reviewer, Book Arts Series, (CBAA) College Book Art Association, Online, 2022-2023
•Juror, Oct. 2020 Fredericksburg Center for the Arts, Memories: People, Places, Structures Exhibition, Fredericksburg, VA
•Selection Panel Member, Public Sculpture Project 2019-20, Fredericksburg City,
Fredericksburg, VA
•Juror, 2019-20 Fredericksburg Center for the Arts, Member Gallery Exhibitions, Fredericksburg, VA

AFFILIATIONS
•CBAA, (Formerly College Book Art Association) 2022-2024 Current Executive Vice President, Board Member, Website Redesign Committee and Steering Committee Chair
•Southern Graphics Council International (Member and 2025 Conference Portfolio Exhibitor)
•Mid Atlantic Print Council (Member and 2024 Conference Exhibition Exhibitor)
•Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD (Member)
•LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA (Member and Studio Resident)
•Mount Holyoke College Alumni Group (VA), South Hadley, MA (Member)
•Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (Member)
•National Museum of Women In the Arts, Washington, DC (Member and Holding Ground Book Arts Exhibitor)
•American Printing History Association (Member)
•Fine Press Book Association (Member)
•Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, VA (Member)