ABOUT

Keren Richter is a Brooklyn-based illustrator and set designer. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated with a degree in Art History from Columbia University. Her richly patterned illustrations, paintings and digital collages have made their way into animations, album art, editorials, murals, set design, and on various signature products. 

Named a "Young Gun" (YGA7) by The Art Directors Club.

Her first curatorial project, Space is the Place, is a psychedelic-inspired magazine featuring the works of 25 international artists. Sponsored by Urban Outfitters. Buy one here
 
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GUEST LECTURER

Suny Purchase
Parsons the New School for Design
Columbia University 
 

PUBLISHED / FEATURED ARTIST

BOOKS
Illusive 2, Die Gestalten Verlag
Tres Logos, Die Gestalen Verlag
The Great Escape
Curvy 3, Yen Magazine and Semi-permanent
Curvy 4
2 Steps Back, 55DSL

PRESS: MAGAZINES & WEB
Alternative Press
Art in America
CoolHunting (2)
Creativity Magazine
Elle Girl
Design Work Life 
Greenpoint Gazette
Daily Candy
Design Work Life
Jane
Lemondrop (Huffingtonpost/women)
Metrotimes
New York Magazine, Best Bets
Nylon
Style.com
TeenVogue.com
Trace
URB
Venus
Yen (Australia) (x2)  
 

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS 

SOLO

"The Yellow Wallpaper," Cake Shop, NYC, 2007
"Astronomy Domine," Gigantic Art Space, NY, NY, 2005
"Psychotic Reaction," Rothko, NYC 
"Collage," Sound and Fury Records, NYC, 2003
"Ladies," The Apartment, NYC, 2002

GROUP

2011
"Collection" THIS Gallery, LA

2010
"NOW" Space 15 Twenty, LA
"The Fine Line" Movemeber Benefit exhibit, NYC
Sight Unseen Gallery space, NOHO Design District, NYC
(curated by James Gaddy, Interview Magazine)

2009
"Young Guns 7" Winners Exhibition, Art Directors Club, NYC
2008
"Brevity's Rainbow" Cinder's Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2007
NYC Illustration Alumni Show, Parsons School of Design, NYC
"Hit The Deck," Subliminal Projects Gallery, LA

2006
Blood is the New Black Group show, LA 
"Rattle the Chandelier," Lab 101, Culver City, CA 
Girlz Garage, Warped Tour 
"A Snowball in Hell," Garde Rail Gallery, Seattle

2005
Black Rainbow Group show, Cafe Esperanza, Montreal CANADA 
"Exquisite Corpse" Toy Room Gallery, Sacramento, CA 
"Fresh Produce," Anno Domini, San Jose, CA 
"He Said She Said," Pr1mary Space, Hamtramack, MI

2004
"2Steps Back" 55 DSL Exhibit traveling show (Barcelona, Berlin, London, Zurich, Paris, Toronto) 
"Sneaker Pimps" traveling show (NYC, SF, Atlanta etc) 
"Fresh Up Club," Austin, TX
"East River," New Image Art, LA, CA
"Hollywood," Wooster Collective, NYC
"Spring Loaded," Pr1mary Space, Hamtramack, MI
"Shazam!" Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
"3 Minutes In Heaven," RE:UP gallery, San Diego, CA
Foodshow. Berlin, Munich, London
Ladyfest East. Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY 
"April Show," Fresh Up Club, Austin, TX
Antagonist Art Show. Niagra, NY, NY
"Upstarts," Tin Man Alley, Philadelphia, PA
"Big Men in Little Cars," Tin Man Alley, Philadelphia, PA
"Bits and Pieces" Pr1mary Space, MI
"Five dudes 2, Camp Fig, Austin, TX

2003
"Toy Show," MF Gallery, NYC
"Fresh Produce," Gallery AD, San Jose, CA
"10-4 good buddy" at Impero Media Gallery, San Jose, CA
"No Damn Good" Alena Mtl, Montreal, Canada
"Heaven and Hell" Abbey Church, San Diego, CA
"Gender Show," Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA.
"Character Show," Front Room, Brooklyn, NY
"Heavy Metal Albums," Camp Fig Gallery, Austin, TX
BFA Senior Thesis Exhibit, Parsons School of Design, NYC

2002
"Decked Out" Culture Cache, San Francisco, & Anno Domini, San Jose. 
"Dirty" The Communiqué, Brooklyn, NY (co-curated with Ryan Block) 
"Questioning Gender," Parsons School of Design, NY, NY 
"Art in the Age of Anxiety," The New Yorker Gallery, NY 
"Melting into Air" The New Yorker Gallery, NY 

2001
"Made to Order," Ladyfest, Olympia, WA

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