Darra Keeton (1947-2020) exhibited frequently as a solo artist. Locations included New York, New Orleans, Frankfurt (Germany), Manchester (United Kingdom) and Houston. Her most recent solo exhibition was at Swarthmore College, Philadelphia, in 2010. Darra's group exhibitions include

• The Brooklyn Museum

• Kunstlerhaus, Vienna

• the Hyde Collection, New York

• Art in General, New York.

In 1993, Darra Keeton joined the faculty of Rice University's former Department of Art and Art History. She exhibited paintings and mentored young artists for 35 years. Darra was a beloved teacher, including 19 years at Rice. She retired as Professor Emeritus of Painting and Drawing in 2012.

Keeton received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio. Her MFA is from Queens College, City University of New York. She taught painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and art history surveys in many places. These include:

• the Hewitt School in New York

• the Kansas City Art Institute

• Wake Forest University

• the College of Saint Rose in New York

As a visiting artist, Darra delivered lectures in these places:

• Williams College

• Southern Methodist University

• the University of Tennessee

• Tyler School of Art in Rome

• Sheffield Art Gallery, United Kingdom

• the Glassell School of Art

• the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

• Pratt Institute.