zach@jzkeenan.com
jzkeenan.com

BIO

J. Zachary Keenan (Zach) lives and works by the lakes and under the airplanes in South Minneapolis. Successes and experiments have occurred in a number of categories including brand design and consultation, creative direction, image making and design education. Clients, collaborators and employers have included Hyperakt, Minnesota Public Radio, Aniccha Arts, The Social Process, OneVillage Partners, Appetite For Change, Workman Publishing, Target, Haberman & Assoc., Minnesota Human Services, University of Minnesota, Beyond The Academy, The Star Tribune, Northern Lights Arts Agency, Fellow Inc., The Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Vita.MN and Larry Cohen Films. Zach’s work has appeared on the printed pages of How Magazine, How Books, Water Stone Review, WORTHLESSSTUDIOS, Princeton Architectural Press and GOOD magazine.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY & MENTORSHIP

Of all my teaching experiences, I value the MFA Mentorship role above most. I appreciate the one-on-one dynamic as it allows for focused attention to the student’s development. I also enjoy the rapport and trust that is built over the two years of working with a student. I teach based on my professional experience and aim to give students a practice-based context for their creative output. I put emphasis on developing a creative process. I firmly believe that a well-defined process can provide a lifelong foundation that supports ever evolving ways of making.