Philipp Keel

Biography

Philipp Keel studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and at Academy for Film and Television in Munich before working in various artistic disciplines in the USA for twenty years.

His photographs, paintings, aquarelles, drawings and screen prints have been shown in international exhibitions and are represented in leading collections. With his bestsellers All About Me and All About Us (Random House, 1998/2000), his comprehensive Imbue Prints Series in Color (Steidl, 2004), with Splash (Steidl, 2015), Last Summer (Steidl, 2021) and the series Keel's Simple Diary (TASCHEN, 2009/2011), he became known worldwide. Most recently, his work was on display with Coincidences (2023) at Grisebach in Berlin.

Philipp Keel lives and works in Switzerland and Italy.

Artworks
  • Philipp Keel, Air Mattress I, 2012
    Air Mattress I, 2012
  • Philipp Keel, Air Mattress III, 2012
    Air Mattress III, 2012
  • Philipp Keel, Air Mattress V, 2012
    Air Mattress V, 2012
  • Philipp Keel, Below the Surface, 2007
    Below the Surface, 2007
  • Philipp Keel, Cala Piccola, 2020
    Cala Piccola, 2020
  • Philipp Keel, Condensation, 2011
    Condensation, 2011
  • Philipp Keel, Cotton Candy, 2021
    Cotton Candy, 2021
  • Philipp Keel, Crow, 2010
    Crow, 2010
  • Philipp Keel, Giglio, 2019
    Giglio, 2019
  • Philipp Keel, Jellyfish (Homage to Edvard Munch), 2012
    Jellyfish (Homage to Edvard Munch), 2012
  • Philipp Keel, Julie, 2014
    Julie, 2014
  • Philipp Keel, Maruyama Park, 2017
    Maruyama Park, 2017
  • Philipp Keel, Night Cloud, 2019
    Night Cloud, 2019
  • Philipp Keel, Palm Leaves II, 2019
    Palm Leaves II, 2019
  • Philipp Keel, Palms in a Pool, 2017
    Palms in a Pool, 2017
  • Philipp Keel, Peanut, 2001
    Peanut, 2001
  • Philipp Keel, Pond, 2003
    Pond, 2003
  • Philipp Keel, Ray-Ban Series, Three, 2010
    Ray-Ban Series, Three, 2010
  • Philipp Keel, Vacuum Hose, 2019
    Vacuum Hose, 2019
  • Philipp Keel, Vietnamese Water Lilies, 2005
    Vietnamese Water Lilies, 2005
  • Philipp Keel, Volterra, 2022
    Volterra, 2022
  • Philipp Keel, Watermelon Seeds Series II (I-V), 2011
    Watermelon Seeds Series II (I-V), 2011
  • Philipp Keel, Watermelon Seeds Series V (I-V), 2011
    Watermelon Seeds Series V (I-V), 2011
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