Prof. Klaus Keller

• Professor for Elementary Design – General Design Fundamentals at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
• Independent designer in the field of communication design

• Born 1962 in Lustenau, Austria
• 1984-87 School of Design, Basel
• 1987-92 Studies in Visual Communication, Berlin University of the Arts (now UdK)
• 1992 Diploma in Visual Communication, Berlin University of the Arts (now UdK)
• 1986-87 Worked in various Swiss workshops for lithography, original prints and art prints
• 1991-96 Founding member of the graphic design studios zweitwo, Exil(e) and Permanent Representation
• 1991-94 Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin, performance art and head of graphic design workshop
• 1994-95 Founded and directed the "Tankstelle", eventspace for light installations, slide projections, video, visual effects and sound in Treptow
• since 1996 Clickwork Orange, Berlin, agency for communication design
• 1997-98 Lecturer for DTP at the MediaDesign Academy, Berlin
• 1999-2003 Research assistant at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Fundamentals of Digital Prepress at the Design Department
• 2004-2010 Lecturer for Print Media Production at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, FB Design
• since 2010 Professor for Elementary Design – General Design Basics at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

So far over 35 exhibitions and events at home and abroad, solo exhibitions in the field of graphics and painting, multimedia artistic and typographic spatial installations, organisation of art festivals and performances.

Some exhibition venues:

• Marseille Art Biennale; France.
• International Art Symposium Placy; Czech Republic
• Place Pigale Gallery and 111 Minna Street Gallery, San Francisco; USA
• House of World Cultures, Museum Island, E-Werk, WMF, Galerie frontart, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Kunsthaus Tacheles, Tankstelle and Roter Salon; Berlin