KEITH A. LEITNER

b. Harrisburg, PA 1968
lives and works in Philadelphia, PA

 
EDUCATION

2012- 2014  Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2011-2012   Post Baccalaureate Program, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
 
1989-1994   BA in Urban Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

               

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2024              Juror, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Continuing Education Student Exhibition, Philadelphia. PA 

2023-2024     Gallery Assistant, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
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2023-2024     Instructor, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2018-2024     Instructor, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Continuing Education

2016              Instructor, PAFA Northwest, Philadelphia, PA

2015-2024     Instructor, Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood, NJ

2016 -2017    Teaching Assistant, Masterclass with Neysa Grassi, Painting in the Dark, Continuing Education
                       Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2014              Teaching Assistant, Masterclass with Bill Scott, Continuing Education
                      Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2013-2014     Internship, Collection of Historical American Art
                      Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA   

2013              Graduate Teaching Assistant, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                                                                   
2012- 2018    Continuing Education Associate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA


2012              Assistant to the Graduate Coordinator, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

                                                                       

AWARDS

2012              Justine Cretella Memorial Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                                                                               
2012-2013     Academy MFA Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2012-2013     MFA Merit Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

                                               

EXHIBITION RECORD

2024              Framing Strawberry Mansion: A Philadelphia Landmark Through Artists Eyes" 1842-2024, Philadelphia, PA

2024              2024 Perkins Art Center Faculty and Members Exhibition, Moorestown, NJ

2024             2024 Works on Paper Juried Exhibition, Medford, NJ

2024              Cerulean Arts Collective, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2023              Cerulean Arts Collective, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2021              Cerulean Arts Collective, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA

​2020              Cerulean Arts Collective, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2017              Cerulean Arts Invitational, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2017              Extended Engagements, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2015              The More the Merrier, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2015              Unabashed: Nine Emerging Artists, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wayne, PA

2015              The Artist's Garden, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2014              113th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2014              Gallery 128, Being, Space and Time, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2014              Gallery 128, Perception Deception, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2013               Absolutely Abstract Juried Show - Honorable Mention, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA     

2013               Art Association of Harrisburg Art Soiree, Harrisburg, PA

2013               Gallery 128, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2013               15th Annual Postcards from the Edge, Art Benefit for Visual Aids, New York, NY

2012               Fairmount Arts Crawl, Philadelphia, PA

2012              149th Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA     

2012              Gallery 128, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                                                        
2011              Gallery 128, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA    

2011               Fairmount Arts Crawl, Philadelphia, PA

2011              Continuing Education Student Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA     
                                                           
2010              113th Adult Student Members Exhibit, Fleischer Art Memorial,  Philadelphia, PA                                         

2009              Continuing Education Student Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA                                                                 


ACTIVITIES

2017 - 2024    Member, Cerulean Arts Collective, Philadelphia. PA

2016 - 2024    Member, Corinthian Community Garden, Philadelphia, PA 

2012               Volunteer, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Modern Spirit Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2010-2011      Guide, Wyck Historic House, Garden and Farm, Philadelphia, PA