ABOUT
Keith Carter is an Illustrator and Animator from the Pacific Northwest. He has worked in many areas within the creative industry, including T-Shirts, Posters, Book Publishing, Gallery Work, Social Media, Editorial Illustration and much more. He specializes in artwork that is hand drawn, created with both traditional and digital media. His animation is created using techniques that range from frame-by-frame cel animation to fully rigged 2D and 3D characters.
He currently lives in Tacoma, WA with his wife and son.
He currently lives in Tacoma, WA with his wife and son.
CONTACT
EMAIL keith@kcarterart.com ︎ ︎
SOFTWARE
Photoshop / After Effects / TVPaint / Blender / Moho / Procreate / InDesign / Illustrator / Premiere
CLIENTS
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Included in Annual Group Exhibition "Unnatural Histories" at Antler Gallery, Portland, OR. Oct 2012-2017
Included in Group Exhibition "The Tall Trees of Portland" at City Hall, Portland, OR. Oct 2015
Included in Group Exhibition "Jeunet and Caro" at Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA. May 2015
Included in 3 Person Exhibition "Tread Softly" at Antler Gallery, Portland, OR. April 2015
Included in Group Exhibition "Friends and Makers" at Flatcolor Gallery, Seattle, WA. Nov 2014
Included in Group Exhibition "Bad Dads 4-5" at Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Nov 2013-2014
Included in Traveling Group Exhibition "Boxes of Death" sponsored by Juxtapoz Magazine. Seattle, Portland, San Francisco & Los Angeles. Oct 2014
Included in Group Exhibition for MusicFest Northwest Festival, Portland, OR. Aug 2014
Solo Exhibition "Summer Harvest" at Pony Club Gallery, Portland, OR. Aug 2014
Included in Group Exhibition "Kings Of Cult" at Hero Complex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. May 2014
Included in Group Exhibition "12inch OTAKU" at Hatos Bar, Tokyo, Japan. April 2014
Included in Group Exhibition "The Tall Trees of Portland" at Hellion Gallery, Portland, OR. April 2014
Included in Group Exhibition "Ex Libris" at AXIS Gallery, Seattle, WA. March 2014
Included in 3 Person Exhibition "Second Nature" at Compound Gallery, Portland, OR. July 2013
Solo Exhibition "Past, Present and Future" at Pony Club Gallery, Portland, OR. Mar 2013
Included in Group Exhibition "Insert Change Here" at Wieden+Kennedy Gallery, Portland, OR. July 2012
Included in 4 Person Exhibition "Visions from the Other Side" at Fulcrum Gallery, Tacoma, WA. May 2012
Included in Group Exhibition "Year of the Dragon" at Compound Gallery, Portland, OR. Apr 2012
Included in Annual Group Exhibition "On Deck 6-9" at The Brink Gallery, Missoula, MT. May 2011-2014
Included in the TechnoCRAFT Exhibition at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, CA. July 2010
Included in Annual Group Exhibition "Unnatural Histories" at Antler Gallery, Portland, OR. Oct 2012-2017
Included in Group Exhibition "The Tall Trees of Portland" at City Hall, Portland, OR. Oct 2015
Included in Group Exhibition "Jeunet and Caro" at Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA. May 2015
Included in 3 Person Exhibition "Tread Softly" at Antler Gallery, Portland, OR. April 2015
Included in Group Exhibition "Friends and Makers" at Flatcolor Gallery, Seattle, WA. Nov 2014
Included in Group Exhibition "Bad Dads 4-5" at Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Nov 2013-2014
Included in Traveling Group Exhibition "Boxes of Death" sponsored by Juxtapoz Magazine. Seattle, Portland, San Francisco & Los Angeles. Oct 2014
Included in Group Exhibition for MusicFest Northwest Festival, Portland, OR. Aug 2014
Solo Exhibition "Summer Harvest" at Pony Club Gallery, Portland, OR. Aug 2014
Included in Group Exhibition "Kings Of Cult" at Hero Complex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. May 2014
Included in Group Exhibition "12inch OTAKU" at Hatos Bar, Tokyo, Japan. April 2014
Included in Group Exhibition "The Tall Trees of Portland" at Hellion Gallery, Portland, OR. April 2014
Included in Group Exhibition "Ex Libris" at AXIS Gallery, Seattle, WA. March 2014
Included in 3 Person Exhibition "Second Nature" at Compound Gallery, Portland, OR. July 2013
Solo Exhibition "Past, Present and Future" at Pony Club Gallery, Portland, OR. Mar 2013
Included in Group Exhibition "Insert Change Here" at Wieden+Kennedy Gallery, Portland, OR. July 2012
Included in 4 Person Exhibition "Visions from the Other Side" at Fulcrum Gallery, Tacoma, WA. May 2012
Included in Group Exhibition "Year of the Dragon" at Compound Gallery, Portland, OR. Apr 2012
Included in Annual Group Exhibition "On Deck 6-9" at The Brink Gallery, Missoula, MT. May 2011-2014
Included in the TechnoCRAFT Exhibition at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, CA. July 2010
RECOGNITION
Award winner for best use of Illustration in WeMakePDX Birdhouse Competition, April 2016.
Award winner for best use of Illustration in WeMakePDX Birdhouse Competition, Oct 2014.
Included in the book "The Tall Trees of Portland" by Matt Wagner, published by Overcup Press.
Included as contributing artist to Bluffer's Guide to Wes Anderson. Bluffers.com, March 2014
Included in the book "TORSO: T-Shirt Graphics Exposed" by Daniel Eckler, published by Gestalten
Included in the book "Threadless" by Jake Nickell, published by Abrams Image Books.
Awarded scholarship to "The Illustration Academy" in Richmond, VA. June 2010
Included in Society of Illustrators – Los Angeles, Illustration West 46
Included in CMYK magazine No.21, Illustration Competition.
Award winner for best use of Illustration in WeMakePDX Birdhouse Competition, Oct 2014.
Included in the book "The Tall Trees of Portland" by Matt Wagner, published by Overcup Press.
Included as contributing artist to Bluffer's Guide to Wes Anderson. Bluffers.com, March 2014
Included in the book "TORSO: T-Shirt Graphics Exposed" by Daniel Eckler, published by Gestalten
Included in the book "Threadless" by Jake Nickell, published by Abrams Image Books.
Awarded scholarship to "The Illustration Academy" in Richmond, VA. June 2010
Included in Society of Illustrators – Los Angeles, Illustration West 46
Included in CMYK magazine No.21, Illustration Competition.