Hannah Keats is an artist based in Tallahassee, Florida whose practice centers on biomorphic sculptural paintings and installations inspired by nature and science fiction. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Florida State University and is currently exploring her connection to marine ecosystems through her evolving body of sculptural paintings. Keats is also an art educator, teaching a wide range of courses. In Fall 2026, she will start a tenure track Assistant Professor position at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

 

Keats has received several awards for her environmental activism, including awards from The Puffin Foundation and The Nature Conservancy for her work related to ocean conservation. Additionally, Keats is currently partnered with Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and is creating work related to the importance of biodiversity in reef ecosystems.

 

Beyond her environmental work, she was named the winner of the 2026 $10,000 Yeck Young Painters Competition at Miami University. In conjunction with the award her piece became a part of the Miami University's 21st Century Painting Collection and she will have a solo show at the university in early 2027.

 

In June 2025, she opened her first museum solo exhibition, Breaking Binaries: Hybrid Processes, at the Bradbury Art Museum at Arkansas State University. And in 2026, Keats had a solo exhibition at The Studios of Key West in Key West, Florida, and Fried Fruit Gallery, in Wilmington, North Carolina, in partnership with the University of North Carolina Wilmington and South Arts.

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Additionally, she has participated in several art residencies including: Institut für Alles Mögliche (Berlin, Germany), Mudhouse (Crete, Greece), On::View Residency at ARTS Southeast (Savannah, Georgia), and Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (Savannah, Georgia). In late 2026, she will participate in a residency at the Vermont Studio Center.

 

Beyond her studio practice, Keats is an avid shark tooth and fossil hunter. When not creating, she can often be found combing the beaches of North Florida for fossils or exploring the outdoors with her partner and their two dogs.

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