Celeste Keller

Celeste Keller is a Toronto-based, realist, portrait and figure, oil painter exploring the connections between the figure and the space that surrounds it. Focusing on how light and shadow interact on the planes of the human form, she creates interesting marks and distorted shapes allowing her to push the boundaries of traditional portraiture.

Water is a recurring theme in her work as it provides a means to explore abstraction as it occurs naturally, resulting in paintings that harmoniously combine realistic and non-objective elements.

Celeste Keller received her formal training at the University of Guelph from 1989-1994, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art. In 1995, she attended OCADU to further her painting and Drawing skills. She later attended George Brown College where she became certified as an Interior Decorator and Feng Shui Practitioner. In 2010, Celeste appeared on the BRAVO series Star Portraits where she painted Mike Holmes, the world renowned home-reno expert. Mike selected Celeste’s portrait of him as his favourite. Her paintings can often be seen on HGTV’s Income Property. Her work is collected world wide and has received several local awards.