about
- Vera studied Fine Art at the Kunstakademie in Münster, Germany, after completing a degree in History and English. She holds an MFA from Bath Spa University and is currently programme leader for the BA (Hons) Fine Art course at Bristol School of Art.
- 2021
- Zwischenraeume, Middelburgse Atelier Stichting, NL
- 2019
- Make Do, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
- 2015
- Back to Front, Babel Gallery, Trondheim, Norway (2-person)
- Making Ends Meet, David Krut Projects, New York
- 2008
- Malerei und Material, Galerie Baal, Bielefeld, Germany
- 2006
- New Worlds, Art Gym, Bristol (with Lizi Sanchez)
- 2003
- Eternal Return, Kunst- und Aktionsraum Schillerpalais, Berlin
- Was vom Bilde übrig bleibt, Schillerpalais, Berlin
- 2019
- Artist in residence at Thread, Senegal (www.thread-senegal.org)
- 2017
- Co-Creation workshop with Design company Kinneir Dufort, Bristol
- 2015
- Artist in residence at Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder, Trondheim, Norway
- Selector for RWA Autumn Exhibition, (also in 2012 and 2013)
- 2014
- Artist Talk at The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham
- 2011
- Elected as Academician at the Royal West of England Academy, BRSI, Bath
- 2007
- Shortlisted for Jerwood Drawing Prize
- 2006/7
- Artist in residence at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- 2006
- Individual Grant for the Arts Arts Council South West England
- Artist in residence at Nelimarkka Museum, Alajärvi, Finland
- Selected group exhibitions since 2007
- 2020
- Bath Spa Alumni Exhibition, Bath
- Royal West of England Academy – Autumn Exhibition, Bristol
- 2019
- Hidden (curated by Janie George and Anna Boland), FAB, Bath
- Geestverwant, Middelburgse Atelier Stichting, Middelburg, NL
- RWA Autumn Exhibition, Bristol
- Small Things, RWA, Bristol
- 2018
- Women of the RWA, part of Women with Vision, RWA, Bristol
- 2017
- Drawn, RWA Bristol
- May Day, Test Space, Spike Island, Bristol
- The Obsessive-Compulsive Practice, (curated by Anya Beaumont) Bath
- 2016
- London Art Fair (with Jessica Carlisle Gallery)
- Minimalism in Architectural Spaces, FAB, Bath
- Selected group exhibitions since 2007
- 2014
- A Short Visit, The Edwardian Cloakroom, Bristol (with Janie George and Jessa Fairbrother)
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
- The Open West, The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum
- Unique, Jessica Carlisle Gallery, London
- Line & Value Part 1, curated by Cedric Christie, Updown Gallery, Ramsgate
- 2013
- Drawn, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
- Beyond Memory, FAB, Bath
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
- MFA Degree Show, Bath Spa University
- 2012
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
- Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
- 2011
- Through the Veil, Grant Bradley Gallery, Bristol
- 2010
- Artists’ Choice, Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
- 2009
- Fringe MK
- 2008
- Bristol Art Show, Centrespace, Bristol
- A Collector’s Cabinet, BRSI, Bath
- 2007
- Elixir, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester
- Guest artist at SITE festival, Stroud Valley Artspace, Stroud
- Mortal, The Old Pro Cathedral, Bristol
- [identity], curated by Mariele Neudecker, The Old Postal Museum, Bath
- Jerwood Drawing Prize Exhibition, Jerwood Space, London and touring
- Jerwood Drawing Prize, Open West, Fringe MK catalogues
- Borgersen, G. S.: Hva styrer EKG-pulsen pip? Martinka Bobrikova & Oscar de Carmen
- «Superfluous Identity IV» Vera Boele-Keimer «Back to Front» Babel visningsrom for kunst, Trondheim, in Billedkunst Nr. 5, 2015, pp 37-39.
- Interview with Susie Pentelow for Traction Magazine (www.tractionmagazine.org), 2015
- 2007 – 2011
- Course leader Diploma in Foundation Studies at Bristol School of Art (SGS College)
- Since 2017
- Programme leader BA (Hons) Fine Art at Bristol School of Art (University of Gloucestershire)
- Work in Public Collections
- British Museum, Department of Drawing and Print, London
- Royal Collection, London
- Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester
- Nelimarkka Museum, Alajärvi, Finland
