Selected Biography
John Keppelman
1814 Larrabee Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225
Email:Johnny.Keppelman@gmail.com
Website: www.johnkeppelman.com
Faculty, Art Department, Western Washington University 2000-2014
Solo Shows
Ross/McClure Bellingham WA
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham WA
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Outdoor Works, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle WA
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Melinda Wyatt Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham WA
Source Gallery, San Francisco CA
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Robertson Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Selected Group Shows
Representing Abstraction, MONA
Art and All that Jazz, Whatcom Museum
Faculty Exhibit, WWU
Artists Invite Artists, Allied Arts, Bellingham WA
Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham WA
Works on Paper, Francine Seders Gallery
City Sculpture, Bellingham WA
Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA
25th Anniversary Exhibit, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle W
New Work, Benjamin, Daily, Jones, Keppelman, Lindeman
Francine Seders Gallery Seattle WA
100 Years of Washington, New Perspectives, Henry Gallery
Italia: Color, Form Altered Space
Microsoft, Sculpture, Bellevue WA
Big Rock Garden, Bellingham WA
Metal Arts, North Seattle Community College, Seattle
Seattle Sculpture, Bumperbiennalee. Seattle WA
Heartworks, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham WA
Studies for Murals and Sculpture, Francine Seders Gallery
Milkfund Invitational, Seattle WA
20th Anniversary Celebration, Francine Seders Gallery
Alumni Show, Western Gallery, WWU, Bellingham WA
Gardens of Art, Bellingham WA
Henry Gallery, Seattle WA
Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma WA
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Thrasher/Orth Associates, Seattle WA
Source Gallery, San Francisco CA
Art Gallery, Western Washington University
Commissions and Collections
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham WA
King County - Boeing Field, Seattle
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Paul Allen Collection
Microsoft
Central Missouri State University
Alter Associates, Chicago Ill
Pasco School District (Washington State Arts Commission)
Safeco Corp
Western Washington University Sculpture Collection
Van Nuys State Office Building, Los Angeles, CA
General Administration, Olympia WA
Energy Resources Institute, Palo Alto CA
City of Tacoma, Tacoma WA
Allstate Insurance Corp, San Francisco CA
Sumner School District (Washington State Arts Commission)
Honeywell Building, Bellevue WA
White Center Stadium, Seattle WA
PMI Insurance Co, San Francisco CA
Lohman Building, Bellingham WA
Overlook Park, Des Moines WA (King County Arts Commission)
Numerous Private Commissions and Purchases
Publications and Catalogs
Skagit Valley Herald, Oct 5, 2009
Seattle Times, Nancy Worssam, Oct. 30, 2009
Sculpture in Place, Sarah Clark-Langager
John Keppelman, Recent Work 1988, Exhibit Video. Whatcom Museum
Bellingham Herald, Diane Dietz, Dec 2, 1988
Bellingham Herald, Diane Dietz, August 3, 1986
Seattle Post Intelligencer, Regina Hackett, May 6, 1986
Invitational Alumni Exhibit, Western Gallery, 1985
Bellingham Herald, June 7, 1985
Bellingham Herald, May 19, 1985
The Washington Year: A Contemporary View, 1980-1981
Seattle Times, Feb 15, 1981
Art in America, Matthew Kangas, Oct 1979
Artweek, Feb 15, 1979
Seattle Sun, Matthew Kangas, Feb 7, 1979
Education:
San Francisco State and UC Berkeley, AB degrees in English and Art, respectively. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Berkeley Chapter