Selections of current work can be viewed and purchased at Fine Art America here:
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/keely-dorran
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Past Exhibitions – Visual Art
Divine Root: Digital Collage Prints Featured Artist Exhibition
Anchor and Tree Coffee Collective, April 2025
Sacramento, California
Curated by Donovan Albert
Sovereign Muse: Fine Art Photography Solo Exhibition
Gold Lion Arts, February 2020
Sacramento, California
Curated by Ross Hammond
“Circles”
Acrylic on canvas
Eye Heart the Art Group Show, 2013
BodyTribe Art Group
Sacramento, California
Curated by Allyson Goble Seconds
Short film series: Landing Pad, YouTube, year
Short film series: Missives, YouTube, year
Short film series: Little Zen films, YouTube, year
“The Beauty of UT Series: Six Gouache, Dedicated to 9/11 First Responders and NYFD”
Gouache on paper
Corporate Wrath Group Show
Marco Fuoco Gallery, July 2010
Sacramento, California
Curated by Jennifer Fuoco
“Neutrality”
Acrylic on canvas
The Lines Between the Lines Group Show
Asylum Gallery, 2001?
Sacramento, California
Curated by frank andrick and Ann Tracy
“Taliesin”
Watercolor crayon on paper
Psychic Garage Sale Group Show
Gallery on 21st, 2003?
Sacramento, California
Curated by Brianna Lea Pruett
Sigil Series
Acrylic on canvas board
Group Show and Selections for Permanent Display
Heaven Sent Art Gallery, 1998-2005?
Sacramento, California
Curated by Angela Mertha Marth
“Jeanne D’Arc”
Acrylic on canvas
Group Art Display
Sacramento French Film Festival
Crest Theater, July 2005
Co-Curated by participants: Olivia Cohelo, Richard St.Ofle, others
SFFF Founded/Dir. by Cecile Mouette Downs
“A Poem Comes”
Watercolor on paper
Art Auction donation benefit for ___
Gallery, 201x
Curated by Veronica Delgado Rodriguez
“Paloma (Turquoise Dove)”
Watercolor on paper
Album Cover + Disc Art
Midwinter Songs: Paloma
CD and digital release
Lori Anna Reid
Tiger Friends Collective Re-release, 2011
“The Sun”
Prismacolor pen on paper
Album Cover + Disc Art
Planets: Sun
CD and digital release
Lob Instagon
Thee Instagon Foundation, TIF.org , 2019
Past Readings & Performances – Poetry
Monday Night Series Feature, Sacramento Poetry Center, July 20xx, Host Bob Stanley
First Poet Feature, True Love Coffeehouse (2nd incarnation on K St.), (20xx) Host K. Seconds, Sacramento, California
“Litany for Kathy Acker” by Diane DiPrima, live group performance and recording. Dir. by frank andrick and recorded by Chad Williams for Nonconformist Muffin Studio, Williams Etc. Productions (unpublished/unreleased)
Luna’s Cafe, Sacramento
Opening night of The Source (A film about the Beats), one of several featured readers at the screening event, hosted by frank andrick, Crest Theater
Featured reading with Christian Kiefer, accompanied by Jacob Israel Chilton
James Kaneko Gallery, year
American River College, Sacramento, California
Feature at Joe Montoya’s Poetry Unplugged
Luna’s Cafe, July 2005
Sacramento, California
Hosted by Barbara Noble
Bliss (200x, Anthology Book Release, Featured Group)
Host Ed. Rhony Bhopla
Blue Fur Publication, Seasonal Releases, Featured Group, 2001/2
Host Ed. S.V. Taylor
Joe Montoya’s Poetry Unplugged Featured Reader
Luna’s Cafe (several times between 1999-2010s &?)
Hosts Joe Montoya, frank andrick. Co-Feature with Brianna Lea Pruett March 2006.
Women Who Kick Wolves Out of the Way (1999, Group Reading)
Luna’s Cafe, Sacramento, California
Host Ruebi Freya
Sacramento Poetry Center (1999, Featured Group with Ruebi Freya, Brianna Lea Pruett, and?)
Host Luke Breit
“___” Finding Home (1999, Anthology Book Release, Featured Group)
Host Phil Goldvarg
Lodi’s First Night Celebration, New Year’s Eve 2000, Hosted by frank andrick (and John Mead?)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, poetry-play by Preston Chase, performer, 20xx, 2 nights at Mariposa (?) Theater, Mariposa, California
Uptown or Horse Cow pop up gallery/theater, shared bill with Esteban Villa & others. Hosted by _____
Healing Voices Benefit for The Unity Fund, 1999, Sterling Hotel, co-host with Sandi Wasserman, Melanie ___, S.V. Taylor; also performed original poems
World AIDS Day Poetry Reading, Host & Reader, with Tim Kahl & friends, at BodyTribe, Sacramento California
Speaking Engagements & Presentations
Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Conference, California Protective Parents Association, 201x (invited to speak impromptu with Brianna Lea Pruett), Davis, CA
Ritual Abuse and Mind Control Conference, California Protective Parents Association, 2017, Davis, California
Special Projects
Heart Cards: Collaboration with Lob Instagon (202x)
“__” Digital art print. Commission.
Women & Rhythm Drumming Workshop facilitator with Jeyn Jaffe, The Upstairs Gallery, Main St., Placerville, CA
Tiger Friends Collective Artist & Director, 2012-present. (Founded by Brianna Lea Pruett)
Think Postcard! Project w/ Sacramento Poet Laureate (years) Julia Cameron, 20xx, Workshop Facilitator & Artist-participant
SPC Board, Workshop Facilitator at Fairy Tale Town, Sacramento, California; Hosted Mildred T. Hunt for weekly feature at SPC Mondays, 20xx
Healing Voices Event & Publications, The Jewish Voice Special Insert, Healing Voices (Ed.)
AEON/SIP Arts Integration Movement, Director/Editor, 1998-2000
On the Town, Nightlife Editor & Staff Writer, Ed. Christopher MacDonald, 1994
Voiced Radio Advertisement for Sunrise Mall, Coupé & Company, 1989/90
Modeled for (or portratized by) Leah Wilder, Esteban Villa, Brianna Lea Pruett, Michael Robertson, Joseph Sweeden, and other artists and photographers. Trivia: featured in a photo at Capital Garage Coffeehouse by Ben Morsss on the album cover for Pop’s Not Dead: Songs from Sacramento, [no label], 1999.
Published Works
“I Am a Child”
Short story published in newsletter and used in publisher’s workshops
Ed. Ariel Tomioka, 1992
Short Story with illustrations by Timothy Renner
Cthulu Magazine, 1991
“Occult Rose”
Poem
Ghastly Magazine, 1991?
“Crown First”
Broadside, Kiss of Death Press, 2000
Eds. Ted Finn & Marylin Fuquoa
“fix”
Poem in Gen X Anthology
In Our Own Words Vol. 2: A Generation Defining Itself
MW Enterprises: Raleigh, NC; 2000
Ed. Marlow Peerse Weaver
Poetry Now! 1995, 1999
Three poems in Freethought , 1991?
Interview w/ Derek ? of ? Zine, 1992/3, Sacto
Two poems in The Confluence broadside by Two Rivers Press, Ed. James Lee Jobe
One Dog Press, poems published semi-regularly, Guest Editor (Month, 1995), Ed. JLJ
Dirt Pink chapbook, 1999
Daddy Blue chapbook, 2000
Finding Home Anthology.
The Lemon Fresh Scent of Atonement chapbook, 2001?
God as Mother chapbook, 200x?
Digress (Ed. BLP)
Spork, Ed. Joe Colley, 1989/90
“Butterfly”, Bringing Hope to a Hopeless World anthology, Ed. Margaret Boone
EskimoPie.net featured poet, online, list link, year Ed. Rebecca Morrison
“____” Bliss Anthology, 200x
Ed. Rhony Bhopla
Review and interview with Jack Hirschman and Agneta Falk for SPC after Sac reading at Sutter Memorial, 20xx
Audio Poetry collection: Love Songs for the Most High (202x) Released on Bandcamp.
Audio Poetry collection: Meat (Albums 1-4) (202x) Released on Bandcamp.
Education:
Mira Loma High School, Diploma, 1990, (International Baccalaureate pilot program), Sacramento, California
Church of Divine Man, Associate Minister, 2003, Berkeley, California
American River College, A.A., 200x, Arts Focus, Sacramento, California, High Honors
Sacramento City College, A.S., 200x, Library and Information Technology, Sacramento, California, President’s Highest Honors
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, attended, year/s
California State University, Sacramento, B.A. Art History focus on American and Asian Art, 2017, Robert R. Witt Award for Art History Essay, “O-Gi-Yv’s Granddaughter: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Survivance of Native American Identity”
Ecopoetry Workshop, participant, led by Sacramento Poet Laureate (20xx-20xx) Julia Connor, 201x
Additional Roles: Doula & Family Support Services, The ONE Campaign, Relief Society, Art Docent for San Juan Unified School District, Sacramento Music Archive, NorCal Noisefest.
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