Racquel Keller is an American Multidisciplinary artist based in Maryland, on the east coast of the United States of America. Racquel graduated from The American University with a degree in Graphic Design, with a concentration in Fine Arts. She also holds a Certificate of Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University.
Racquel is inspired by art history, storytelling, and vintage objects & ephemera. She is a storyteller who works primarily in mixed media collage and assemblage. The work sits at the intersection of reality and dreams, using mixed media and unusual juxtapositions to elicit a feeling of l’entre deux - a sense of the duality which exists inbetween the familiar and the strange. She is interested in creating enough space to allow the viewer to experience something that is immediately familiar but also hints at the fantastical nature of dreams and the ever changing landscape of our memory.
Racquel's current series explores how fairy tales and myths capture our imaginations and set the expectations for gender roles in our society. Focused primarily on the female archetype, the work explores how the male gaze in historical paintings continues to perpetuate these stereotypes. The work endeavors to reconstruct each piece to reframe these stereotypes and reclaim the female narrative. The work often begins with the deconstruction of historical paintings. Extraneous information is eradicated from idealized representations of the female figure and each piece is reconstructed to retell the story from the point of female power and reframe the narrative to create a fresh perspective.
She actively exhibits her work and it can be found in numerous private collections throughout the US as well as internationally.
Racquel is inspired by art history, storytelling, and vintage objects & ephemera. She is a storyteller who works primarily in mixed media collage and assemblage. The work sits at the intersection of reality and dreams, using mixed media and unusual juxtapositions to elicit a feeling of l’entre deux - a sense of the duality which exists inbetween the familiar and the strange. She is interested in creating enough space to allow the viewer to experience something that is immediately familiar but also hints at the fantastical nature of dreams and the ever changing landscape of our memory.
Racquel's current series explores how fairy tales and myths capture our imaginations and set the expectations for gender roles in our society. Focused primarily on the female archetype, the work explores how the male gaze in historical paintings continues to perpetuate these stereotypes. The work endeavors to reconstruct each piece to reframe these stereotypes and reclaim the female narrative. The work often begins with the deconstruction of historical paintings. Extraneous information is eradicated from idealized representations of the female figure and each piece is reconstructed to retell the story from the point of female power and reframe the narrative to create a fresh perspective.
She actively exhibits her work and it can be found in numerous private collections throughout the US as well as internationally.