KEEGAN PETER O’ROURKE

2260 Division St. NW Apt 14-A
Olympia, WA 98502
(206) 856-2828
keegan_orourke@hotmail.com

EXHIBITION HISTORY:

“Surfacing”. Solo show at The Evergreen State College library, in Olympia, WA . January-February 2010.

“Disturbia”. Group show at The Robert Daniel Gallery, in Tacoma, WA. December 2009.

“In the Presence of Others”. Group show at Evergreen, in Olympia, WA. June 2009.

"Inescapable Beauty, Elusive Sublime". Group show in Olympia, WA. March 2009.

FOVA Group Show, Olympia WA. June 2008.

BODIES OF WORK:

Emergence: A recently initiated body of oil paintings concerned with imaginative and reflective formation. Began in the summer of 2009, ongoing.

Surfacing: Non-representational oil paintings dedicated to an intuitive synthesis of expressive imagery. Began in summer of 2008, ongoing.

Landscape photography: Photography designed to hold a record of a place’s specificity and vitality. A tribute to the beauty that surrounds us, with a focus on all scales and subject matter from wilderness to the city. Ongoing since 2005.

EDUCATION:

The Evergreen State College (enrolled for BA, class of 2010)
Olympia, WA

Shoreline Community College (Running Start while at Shorewood)
Shoreline, WA

Shorewood High School (Graduated 6/06)
Shoreline, WA

LAST EMPLOYMENT:

NWIA - 206-220-4279 (Now known as Discover Your Northwest)

Worked as a bookstore cashier, managing stock and sales, as well as assisting interpreters with providing information and service to visitors. Full-time seasonal position in the summer of 2008, at the Sunrise Visitor Center on Mt. Rainier.