Jordan Keyes (b. 1999) is a Chicago-based artist working in a variety of media with a focus on painting and textiles. Their work visualizes uncanny imagery and abstracted terrain to further comprehend relationships, societal confrontations, and feelings of tension.
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Keyes received their Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2021. They were awarded the Fred Endsley Memorial Fellowship, the Contemporary Practices Scholarship, and the Outstanding New Artist Award. Jordan has exhibited at Second Room (IL, 2024), Povos (IL, 2023), Mana Contemporary (IL, 2022), Fulton Street Collective (IL, 2022), The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (IL, 2021), Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection (IL, 2021), The Center for the Arts Bonita Springs (FL, 2018), and Naples Art Association (FL, 2018).
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Education
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2018-21 Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Awards
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2021 Fred Endsley Memorial Fellowship
2018-21 Honors Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2018-19 Contemporary Practices Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2018 Outstanding New Artist Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Marilyn R. Lightner Scholarship, Center for the Arts
Public's Favorite Piece, Naples Florida Chalk Art Downtown
2016 First Place Sculpture award, Quad City Arts Festival of Trees
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Group Exhibitions
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2025 Congregation, Povos, Chicago, IL​
2024 To What End, Second Room, Chicago, IL​
2023 Bloom, Povos, Chicago, IL
2022 Tiny Works, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, IL
Lacuna, PhotoxCollective, Chicago, IL
Ten by Ten, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL
Midwest Landscapes, Oak Park Art League
Fly on the Wall, Mana Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Inspired by Artists, Fulton Street Collection, Chicago, IL
2021 SAIC Senior Undergraduate Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Display Case Exhibition, Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection, Chicago, IL
2020-21 Making It, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Wellness Center, Chicago, IL
2019 ArtBash, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2018 Early College Program Final Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, Fl
Artis Naples, Naples, FL
Naples Art Association, Naples, FL
2017 Early College Program Final Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016 Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL
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Publications
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​2022 SAIC Department of Photography Catalogue, Chicago, IL
2022 SAIC On View Instagram feature, Chicago, IL
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Collections
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Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection, Chicago, IL​​
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