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Madeline O’Keefe

Business: madsimaginations@gmail.com

Personal: maddiegokeefe@gmail.com

With a B.F.A in Painting, I graduated from Kent State University with an abundance of experience in the arts. This includes painting, drawing, sculpting, as well as textile-related work in sewing, embroidery, knitting and crocheting. I have been creating, selling and studying artwork ever since middle school. Currently, I am expanding on this horizon by furthering my artistic skill set, as well as my involvement with the arts.                                                

Technical Skills

  • Painting                              
  • Drawing                              
  • Textiles                              
  • Procreate                              
  • Photoshop, Illustrator, & Premiere Pro                              
  • Online marketing and sales                                                                                                 

Education

2023    Bachelor of the Fine Arts in Painting, Kent State University, Kent, OH                                                

Experience

Mad’s Imaginations | www.madsimaginations.com | Etsy Shop | Instagram | TikTok | Small Business Owner | 10/2021 – Current 

  • Creating functional fashion in mediums such as crochet, polymer clay sculpture, embroidery and sewing
  • Creating fine artworks accompanied by prints available for purchase
  • Fulfilling commissions requested by clients
  • Online marketing and networking with clients and other creators
  • Upholding online presence to gain traction for Etsy shop and social media platforms

Selected Exhibitions

2024

4th Annual Colors and Shapes: An Immersive Mac Miller Experience - Vellum Fermentation, Pittsburgh, PA

Continuum: The Painting of Charles Basham - CVA Gallery, Kent, OH

Text Me When You Get Home - Curated Storefront Gallery, Bounce Innovation Hub, Akron, OH

The Groundhog Show - Summit Artspace, Akron, OH

BODIES - Wick Monet, Pittsburgh, PA

2023

GAR Foundation 13th Annual Art Show - Akron, OH

Too Much - CVA Gallery, KSU B.F.A Thesis, Kent, OH

That Which Makes Me - KSU Adv. Painting, Kent, OH            

2022

Jushe - KSU Adv. Painting, Kent, OH

KSU Blossom Art Intensive - CVA Gallery, Kent, OH

Awards

2023

KSU Undergraduate Art Scholarship - Kent, OH

2019

2nd Place - Traditional Art BCCTC Juried Student Art Show, Beaver, PA

2016

Best of Show - Drawing Division, Hookstown Fair, Hookstown, PA

Residencies

2022

Blossom Art Intensive - KSU, Kent, OH

Bibliography

2023

“Artistonish - July 2023.” Artistonish, Issue #36, p. 103, "Crusty Haircut”