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Though most well-known for his traditional color landscapes, Keith has an eclectic portfolio that expresses his imagery in a variety of media. Keith and his wife Annette Bottaro-Walklet’s work is offered through The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite and Sun To Moon Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Keith teaches for both galleries in addition to being represented by them.
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
“The Everchanging Landscape: A Color Retrospective”, The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California
Dec 1998 – Jan 1999
Exhibit by Keith S. Walklet, Gallery at CC Photography & Digital Design, Boise, Idaho
Aug 2001
“Frozen Moments” The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California
Jan – Feb 2003
“Space for the Spirit”, Sun to Moon Gallery, Carrollton, Texas
Mar 2005
“Loose in Idaho” (featuring manipulated Polaroids), Buzz Coffee & Café, Boise, Idaho
2006
Hewlett Packard Campus, Boise, Idaho
April 2006
“True to Nature”, Sun to Moon Gallery, Carrollton, Texas
Jan 2006
“A Grand Vision”, Sun to Moon Gallery, Carrollton, Texas
Mar 2007
“Rarefied Air”, Sun to Moon Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Jun – July 2010
Photo-Graphic Thinking – Workshop Instructors and Assistants Group Exhibit, Ansel Adams Gallery
May-July 2012
“Wild Light” Sun to Moon Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Sept – Oct 2012
“Insight” Sun to Moon Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Oct - Nov 2014
“Chasing Rainbows” The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California
May-July 2017
Selected Group Exhibitions
“The Everchanging Landscape: A Color Retrospective”, The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California
Dec 1998 – Jan 1999
Exhibit by Keith S. Walklet, Gallery at CC Photography & Digital Design, Boise, Idaho
Aug 2001
“Frozen Moments” The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California
Jan – Feb 2003
“Space for the Spirit”, Sun to Moon Gallery, Carrollton, Texas
Mar 2005
“Loose in Idaho” (featuring manipulated Polaroids), Buzz Coffee & Café, Boise, Idaho
2006
Hewlett Packard Campus, Boise, Idaho
April 2006
“True to Nature”, Sun to Moon Gallery, Carrollton, Texas
Jan 2006
“A Grand Vision”, Sun to Moon Gallery, Carrollton, Texas
Mar 2007
“Rarefied Air”, Sun to Moon Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Jun – July 2010
Photo-Graphic Thinking – Workshop Instructors and Assistants Group Exhibit, Ansel Adams Gallery
May-July 2012
“Wild Light” Sun to Moon Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Sept – Oct 2012
“Insight” Sun to Moon Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Oct - Nov 2014
“Chasing Rainbows” The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park, California
May-July 2017
Selected Collections And Publications
Books:
- Yosemite, An Enduring Treasure (2001) (Author/Photographer)
- The Ahwahnee: Yosemite’s Grand Hotel (2004) (Author/Photographer)
- First Light: Five Photographers Explore Yosemite’s Wilderness (2009) (Co-Author/co-Photographer)
- Yosemite Post-Card Book, Yosemite Association (Co-Photographer)
Articles/Other
- Alaska Milepost, Alaska Northwest Publishing, Travelling by Motorcycle - 1988
- The Ansel Adams Gallery website content
- Michelin Green Guide (Yellowstone Region) 2000
Video Appearances:
- Great Lodges of the National Parks – Oregon Public Broadcasting – 2002 4-part series (interviewed as a photographer and historian for the Yosemite segment on the Ahwahnee and appeared hiking with my gear in the opening montage of every episode).
- Numerous appearances on behalf of YP&CCo. and YCS in PR role.
- Legacy of Light – DVD – Produced by Mark Alvis, featured myself, Charles Cramer and Michael Frye discussing photography and highlighting our work.
Selected Publishers (photo credits in magazines, calendars, or other printed medium):
- Adventure West, Nov/Dec 1994
- Audubon Calendars (Covers 1997, 1999)
- Bank of America (Yosemite checks 1999)
- Bride’s, Oct/Nov 1991
- Boise Weekly (covers), Aug 24, 2005; Jan. 11, 2006; Jan. 16, 2008; Feb. 20, 2013; Jun 26, 2013, February 19, 2014, June 25, 2014
- California, February 1990
- Das Tier, May 1995
- Field and Stream, June 1993
- Golden State, Spring 1993
- Horizon Air, March 2007 (Cover)
- ID Gear (Yosemite high country postcards)
- Impact Publishers, postcards, calendars
- Insight, October 1989
- The Jones Report, Fletcher Jones/Mercedes Benz, Fall 1993
- Mill Valley Literary Review, Summer 1990
- Motorland, March/April 1990 (Cover) and Jan/Feb 1995
- National and State Park Magazine Series, American Park Network, 1989-1995: Acadia, California State Parks, Grand Canyon, Hawaii Volcanoes, Olympic and Rainier, Sequoia/King’s Canyon, Shenandoah, Yellowstone, Yosemite
- Northland Publishing, 1997
- Northwest Publishing, 1988
- National Wildlife, June/July 1994
- Outside, January 1992, November 2009
- Outdoor Photographer (Cover, Feature, December 2015)
- Sierra Heritage, Nov/December 1992 (Cover and interior)
- Sawasdee, In-flight magazine, Travel and Trade Publishing, December 1992
- Scope Enterprises, postcards
- Skywest, December 2005
- Snow Country, November 1992 and July/August 1993
- Sunset, January 1994, April 2005
- Tours! Summer 1990
- Western Outdoors, July/August 1994
- Westways, June 1994
- Where San Francisco, February 1995
- Chicago Tribune Travel Section, December 5, 1993
- Fresno Bee, California, Travel Section, December 27, 1992
- Los Angeles Times, Travel Section, December 13, 1992
- Monterey Herald, Leisure Section, December 25, 1994
- San Francisco Examiner, December 25, 1990
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Travel Section, November 6, 1994
- The Arizona Republic, Travel Section, March 24, 1991
- Via, Cover, Nov/Dec 2008
- Valprint/Ziprint Calendars 200
- Westways, June 1994
- Yosemite Guide (cover) June 26-July 30, 2013
- Yosemite Concession Services, postcards, mailers, calendars
- Yosemite Association/Fund/Conservancy
- 1994 Annual Report (cover, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
- 1998 Annual Report (cover, 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, back cover)
- 1999 Annual Report (cover, 12)
- 2000 Annual Report (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, back cover)
- 2002 Annual Report, (cover, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- 2009 Annual Report (cover)
- Waterfalls of Yosemite Brochure Guide (all photos) 1998, 2006, 2014
- Yosemite Sierra Visitors Guide 2001, pages 3, 25, 26
Publication Acknowledgements
- The Yosemite Handbook – Pomegranate – (Frank)
- Great Lodges of the West – WW West (Barnes)
- The Range of Light – Gibbs Smith (Hyde)
- The Perfect Art – Yosemite Association (Weamer)
- Yosemite, Valley of Thunder – Tehabi/Harper Collins (Zwinger)
- Preserving Nature in the National Parks – Yale University Press (Sellars)
Selected Honors And Awards
Purchase Awards
- Yosemite Concessions Services Corporate Collection
- Boise Visual Chronicle, Department of Arts & History, City of Boise, Idaho, 2012
Other Awards
- Society of American Travel Writers’ Annual Bill Muster Photo Showcase, 2001, Silver Award in Natural Scenic Category
- National Park Service Award of Excellence, “Waterfalls of Yosemite”, 2000
- Boise Weekly Black & White Photo Contest Grand Prize Winner, 2013
- Boise Squared (inaugural event), Collaborative Documentary Project; Sponsored by American Society of Media Photographers), Winner in Lensbaby Professional category, 2013
- Boise Weekly Black & White Photo Contest Grand Prize Winner, 2014; First Place “Places Category”; First Place “People” Category; Second Place “Things” Category
Teaching
Photography Workshop Instruction
- The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park
- The Yosemite Association/Conservancy
- Sun to Moon Gallery, Dallas, Texas
- Eastern Sierra Arts Festival
- Mariposa County Arts Council
- Summit Photographic Workshops
- Mountain Photo Tahoe
- QuietWorks Photography Workshops
- Huffman Photographic Workshops
- Idaho Photographic Workshop, Inc.
Volunteer instruction
- Community Education Program, Photographic instruction, City of Boise, Idaho
- Foothills Learning Center, City of Boise, Idaho, 2009
- Idaho Photographic Workshop, Inc. Boise, Idaho (topics include scanning, histograms, work flow)
Lectures, keynote speaking engagements, featured speaker
- “Yosemite: The Everchanging Landscape”, geological overview, Great Outdoors Adventure Fair, San Francisco, California, Feb. 1990
- “Yosemite Visions” concert series with Kendall Ross Bean, Lesher Theater, Walnut Creek, California, May 1993
- Career Opportunities Brainstorm, Merced Area High School Visual Arts Educators, Merced, California,1997
- Art Talk, Boise Art Museum , Boise, Idaho (presentation on Ansel Adams, in association with “Ansel Adams at 100” exhibition, 5 March 2009
- Art Talk, Boise Art Museum , Boise, Idaho (presentation on perception, in association with “Devorah Sperber: Threads of Perception” exhibit, 2 July 2009
- Yosemite Winter Literary Conference, Yosemite National Park, California, February 2002
- Yosemite Fund 2010 major donors event, presentation and camera walk
- Shooting the West Conference, keynote speaker, Winnemucca, Nevada, 2010
- Boise Camera Club, 2010, 2012, 2018
Associated Contributions And Experiences
Representation for Sales of Fine Prints:
- Ansel Adams Gallery (currently represented)
- Sun to Moon Gallery, Dallas, Texas (currently represented)
- Hyde Park Gallery, Boise, Idaho, 2005-2010 (gallery closed 2010)
- Circle Gallery, Madera County Arts Council (cooperative art gallery), California, through 1998
- Anne Saunders Gallery, Jamestown, California, 1995 through 1998
- Mariposa Arts Council, California, through 1998
DVDs / Videos:
Featured on “Legacy of Light” DVD - 30 minute PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) special highlighting the photography of Charles Cramer, Michael Frye and Keith S. Walklet (winner of 3 Silver Telly Awards)
Youtube:
- First Light: First Light: Five Photographers Explore Yosemite's Wilderness
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoHBmVNwB3I
- PUBLICATIONS:
- Selected Publishers (individual or multiple photo credits in books, e-pubs):
- Coldstream Press – All Roads Lead to Yosemite (Huggins); Magic Yosemite Winters (Rose)
- Globe Pequot – The Complete Guide to National Park Lodges (cover) (Scott)
- National Geographic Books – Yosemite, An American Treasure (Brower)
- California Historical Society (36 Views LLC) -- Yosemite, A Storied Land (Tremain)
- Tehabi Books (Sierra Club Books) Thunder of the Mustangs (Spragg)
- Tehabi Books (Harcourt Brace) Echoes From the Summit (Schullery); Call of the River (Stegner)
- WW Norton – Earth: A Portrait of a Planet (Marshak)
- WW West – Great Lodges of the West (Barnes), Great Lodges of the National Parks (Barnes)
- Yosemite Association/Conservancy/Heyday Books – Granite, Water and Light (Osborne); The Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park (Medley); Yosemite Walls (Denny)
Featured Artist in Permanent Exhibit at Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, Yosemite National Park