Claudia Keep: In Bed
12.26 is excited to be In Bed with Claudia Keep. Presenting an exhibition that stands as a testament to the beauty found in personal narratives and universal connections
Each painting, we find a bed that has marked significant chapters in Keep's journey, transforming these intimate spaces into a canvas for emotional exploration and resolution. The paintings engage in dialogue of color, shape, light, and darkness, revealing the bed as not just a place of rest, but as a dynamic stage for the unfolding of stories and self-reflection.
Keep's remarkable ability to infuse ordinary objects with dramatic and narrative depth echoes the intimate observations akin to those of Charlie Watts, whose hotel room sketches during his time with The Rolling Stones offered a personal glimpse into the life of a touring musician. Similarly, Keep's work invites us to pause and ponder the stories that unfold in the quiet moments of our lives.
In Bed we find the transition and the whisper of actions both seen and unseen. The subtle impression of a head on a pillow, the gentle disarray of the covers—each detail invites speculation and introspection, turning the mundane into the extraordinary.
Claudia Keep (b. 1993 in Low Moor, VA) lives and works in New York, NY. She received her BFA from Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Recent solo exhibitions include Parker Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2023); March, New York, NY (2022); Tif Sigfrids, Athens, GA (2022); Tops Gallery, Memphis, TN (2021); MARCH, New York, NY (2021); Galerie Ulysses, Vienna Austria (2019); and UK Medical Center Gallery, Lexington, KY (2019). Keep has also exhibited in group exhibitions at Cob Gallery, London, UK (2023); The Hole, New York, NY (2022); Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA (2022); Venus Over Manhattan, New York, NY (2022); Reyes Finn, Detroit, MI (2021); Fortnight Institute, New York, NY (2021); The Painting Center, New York, NY (2020); Auxier Kline, New York, NY (2020); and Ablebaker Contemporary, Portland, ME (2019).
Each painting, we find a bed that has marked significant chapters in Keep's journey, transforming these intimate spaces into a canvas for emotional exploration and resolution. The paintings engage in dialogue of color, shape, light, and darkness, revealing the bed as not just a place of rest, but as a dynamic stage for the unfolding of stories and self-reflection.
Keep's remarkable ability to infuse ordinary objects with dramatic and narrative depth echoes the intimate observations akin to those of Charlie Watts, whose hotel room sketches during his time with The Rolling Stones offered a personal glimpse into the life of a touring musician. Similarly, Keep's work invites us to pause and ponder the stories that unfold in the quiet moments of our lives.
In Bed we find the transition and the whisper of actions both seen and unseen. The subtle impression of a head on a pillow, the gentle disarray of the covers—each detail invites speculation and introspection, turning the mundane into the extraordinary.
Claudia Keep (b. 1993 in Low Moor, VA) lives and works in New York, NY. She received her BFA from Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Recent solo exhibitions include Parker Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2023); March, New York, NY (2022); Tif Sigfrids, Athens, GA (2022); Tops Gallery, Memphis, TN (2021); MARCH, New York, NY (2021); Galerie Ulysses, Vienna Austria (2019); and UK Medical Center Gallery, Lexington, KY (2019). Keep has also exhibited in group exhibitions at Cob Gallery, London, UK (2023); The Hole, New York, NY (2022); Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA (2022); Venus Over Manhattan, New York, NY (2022); Reyes Finn, Detroit, MI (2021); Fortnight Institute, New York, NY (2021); The Painting Center, New York, NY (2020); Auxier Kline, New York, NY (2020); and Ablebaker Contemporary, Portland, ME (2019).
