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
2025 Visiting Critic, Continuing Education Studio Rental Program, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Juror, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Continuing Education Student Exhibition, Philadelphia. PA
2023-2025 Gallery Assistant, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2023-2025 Instructor, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2018-2025 Instructor, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Continuing Education
2016 Instructor, PAFA Northwest, Philadelphia, PA
2015-2025 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
2025 Cerulean Arts Collective, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2025 Art in the Arboretum, Polly Hill Arboretum, West Tisbury, MA
2025 15th Annual Art & Earth Juried Exhibition, Berkeley Arts Council, Martinsburg, WV
2025 2025 Wild Things Juried Exhibition, Medford Arts, Medford, NJ
2025 Faculty Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
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 Arts Center, 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
Collections
2025 Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
ACTIVITIES
2017 - 2025 Member, Cerulean Arts Collective, Philadelphia. PA
2016 - 2025 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