“And Yet” was done in 2011 using multiple layers of wax and acrylic.
A canvas banner with zippers, “I Deal,” is from the artists’ 2014 Divided series.
A canvas banner with zippers, “Pre Tender,” is from the artists’ 2014 Divided series.
Keetra Dean Dixon, left, and J.K. Keller will present
their graphic design works featuring multiple mediums beginning Tuesday at Cress Gallery of Art at UTC.IF YOU GO* What: “We Keep Having This Conversation” exhibit, featuring Keetra Dean Dixon and J.K. Keller.* When: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 lecture and opening reception; runs through Oct. 21.* Gallery hours: 9:30 a.m.- 7:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday* Where: Cress Gallery of Art, UTC Fine Arts Center, corner Vine and Palmetto streets.* Admission: Free.* Information: www.fromkeetra.com, www.jk-keller.com, www.cressgallery.org.Future Diane Marek Visiting Artists:• Greg Smith exhibition of installation, videos, sculptural objects and drawings. Oct. 28- Dec. 10. www.inglettgallery.com; artist lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m.• Monica Cook exhibition of sculpture, installation and stop-action animation. Feb. 3-March 20. www.monicacookart.com, www.postermastersart.com; artist lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 5:30 p.m.
They share the same studio, use the same materials, have a similar education background and are a couple, but that doesn’t mean Keetra Dean Dixon and J.K. Keller are joined at the hip when it comes to their artwork.
“We work in parallel, so our pieces have this forward progression that emerges from our conversations,” Keller says.
Trained as graphic designers, the pair will have more than two dozen pieces of their art on display in the Cress Gallery of Art at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga starting Tuesday.
“The title (of the exhibit) is ‘We Keep Having This Conversation,'” Keller says, “so the theme is the fact that both Keetra and I work together though we are not collaborators.”