Dorian Keeffe
Dorian Keeffe is a painter and mixed media artist based in Somerville, Massachusetts. They received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2018. Keeffe grew up in central Massachusetts and has been pursuing art from a young age. They were inspired to seek an education in painting by their late grandfather, Joseph Keeffe, an artist based in Arlington, Mass.
Keeffe has shown their work locally in the greater Boston area, as well as in Providence and internationally in Rome as part of an honors program through RISD.
Through portraiture, they explore identity, invoking art historical and mythological motifs to express personal experiences. As a transmasc person, Keeffe hopes to express their often underrepresented perspective and experiences. Their works seek not only to retell familiar stories, but also to share personal stories about their own life.
