CV – Sean Keeton Art

SEAN KEETON
Art Director / Artist seankeeton@gmail.com seankeeton.com/art-direction

VIDEO GAME WORK

2016-Present Art Director at Hidden Variable Studios
2014-2016 Art Director at SEGA Networks
2013-2014 Senior Artist at SEGA Networks
2012-2013 Senior Artist at Three Rings Design
2008-2012 Artist at Three Rings Design
2005-2008 Lead Animator at Animagic Studios

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2024 Nucleus Portland, Salut 9, Portland, OR (curated by Stella Ichsan)
2024 Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Rakugaki 6, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Eric Nakamura)
2024 Giant Robot, Neko Show, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2024 Gallery 1988, The Sci-Fi Show, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Scott Listfield)

2023 Giant Robot 2 Gallery, 8x8, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Eric Nakamura)
2023 Giant Robot, Plants & Flowers, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2023 Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Multimater, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Eric Nakamura)
2023 Giant Robot, Neko Show, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2023 Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Rakugaki 5, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Eric Nakamura)
2023 Giant Robot, Year of the Rabbit, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2022 Muzeo Museum & Cultural Center, Houdini Unchained, Anaheim, CA (curated by Clark Silva)
2022 Ewkuks, Pocket Beebs, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Allison Bamcat)
2022 Times Square Billboards, New York, NY
2022 La Luz De Jesus, EBTKS, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Mirus Gallery, Locals Only, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Nucleus Portland, Salut 7, Portland, OR (curated by Stella Ichsan)
2022 Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Rakugaki 4, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Eric Nakamura)
2021 Giant Robot, Neko Show 3, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2021 Giant Robot, Plants and Flowers, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2021 Giant Robot, Deep Forest 2, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2021 Gallery 1988, Crazy 4 Cult, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Jensen Karp)
2021 Giant Robot, Kaiju, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2021 Nucleus Portland, Salut 6, Portland, OR (curated by Stella Ichsan)
2021 Giant Robot, Fruits and Veggies: Art You Should Almost Eat, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2021 Giant Robot, Land and Sea Show, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2021 Gallery 1988, oNE Sheet, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Jensen Karp)
2021 Giant Robot, Neko Show 2, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2021 Gallery 1988, 30 Years Later, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Jensen Karp)
2020 Giant Robot, Plant Show, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2020 Giant Robot, Deep Forest, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Cassia Lupo)
2020 Nucleus Portland, Salut 5, Portland, OR (curated by Stella Ichsan)
2020 Gabba Gallery, No Pants Required, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Gallery Nucleus, PIN 5, Alhambra, CA
2020 Featured Artist #1: The Hive Gallery, Hive Tarot 11, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Nathan Cartwright)
2019 Giant Robot 2 Gallery, The Post-It Show 15, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Mark Todd)
2018 Giant Robot 2 Gallery, The Post-It Show 14, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Mark Todd)
2018 Featured Artist: Garage Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Two-Person Exhibition: Vapegoat, Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED LIVE PERFORMANCES

2024 Picture This! Lucky 13th Anniversary Show, Los Angeles, Ca, Live Animation
2020 Glazed, Los Angeles, CA, Live Artist Interview and Comedy Show at the Hollywood Improv
2019 Secret Walls: Monster Energy Vegan Brunchdown, Los Angeles, CA, Live Mural Battle
2019 Secret Walls Semi Finals, Los Angeles, CA, Live Mural
2019 Secret Walls: Mid City Arts & Music Festival, Los Angeles, CA, Live Mural Battle
2019 Artifesto Getdown, Los Angeles, CA, Live Mural Battle
2019 Picture This! 7 Year Anniversary Show, Los Angeles, Ca, Live Animation
2019 Secret Walls LA Series 1, Los Angeles, CA, Live Mural Battle
2017 San Francisco Sketchfest presents Picture This!, San Francisco, CA, Live Animation
2017 Picture This! TV Pilot, San Francisco, CA, Live Animation
2016 San Francisco Sketchfest presents Picture This!, San Francisco, CA, Live Animation
2016 The Hammer Museum presents Picture This!, Los Angeles, CA, Live Animation
2014 San Francisco Sketchfest presents Picture This!, San Francisco, CA, Live Animation

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
My animated shorts have been featured in the following:

2007 Channel Frederator: Episode 83
2006 I Castelli Animati Festival
2005 The Nicktoons Animation Festival
2005 Stash DVD Magazine: Issue 14
2004 SoFA Honors Show
2001 SoFA Honors Show

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute Of Technology: BFA, Computer Animation
Summa Cum Laude (Top 1% of graduating class)
Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award
RIT Presidential Scholarship
R. Bruce Reinecker Art Scholarship
Edward J. Blounstein Distinguished Scholar Award