Keith Mallett

Keith Duncan Mallett (Born October 7, 1948) is an American artist.

Early life

Mallett was born in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania. His father Boyd Mallett was a veteran of World War II and was gaining notoriety as an engineer and electrician when he suddenly died of a heart attack at the age of 33. Mallett was only 6 at the time of his father's death. His mother Dorothy Williams had been left to raise Keith, his 2 brothers Jason and Ronald Mallett and his sister Eve alone. At the age of 12 Keith began painting as a hobby.

Career

Keith studied painting at the Art Students League and Hunter College in New York City. Both stints at college led his professors to encourage him to work professionally and he gained positions working for several of his professors. While in New York, Mallett began working for the music industry painting record covers for Virgin Records and creating T shirts for several well known music groups. In 1980 he moved to Los Angeles to continue pursuing his art career. In Los Angeles he began working for Jam Power Records and began to exhibit his work in numerous galleries. Soon after moving to Los Angeles he moved to San Diego to work with Front Line Graphics. He soon began to concentrate on painting fine art and African American art. With the World-Wide success of "Generations", Mallett started his own company Keith Mallett Studio Inc.

Since starting Keith Mallett Studio, Mallett has worked as a painter, etcher and ceramic artist. His subject matter ranges from figurative to still life and abstracts. His work has been exhibited world wide and is featured in corporate and private collections. He has also enjoyed considerable success with numerous sold-out limited edition prints and was honored with a commission to paint the official limited edition print commemorating the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's historic breakthrough into major league baseball.

A partial list of Keith’s clients include: Random House, Lenox China, Franklin Mint, New York Graphic Society, Springs Industries, and Canadian Art Prints.

Movies, TV, and Books

A variety of Movies and Television shows have featured Mallett's work including, Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite", "Soul Food", Ben Affleck's "Gone Baby Gone", and Disney Channel's "The Famous Jet Jackson". His art has also been featured in numerous books such as Charlotte Watson Sherman's "Sister fire" and has been featured on the covers of "Chicken Soup for the African American Soul" and "Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul".

Personal life

Mallett currently lives in San Diego with his wife Dianne Mallett. They have one son, Christopher Mallett who is a classical guitarist studying at Yale University. His mother Dorothy Williams lives in Altoona, Pennsylvania. His brother Ronald Mallett is a physicist and author who currently teaches at UCONN.

External links

* [http://www.keithmallett.com Official website]