Misty Keasler

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Misty Keasler (b. 1978) is a Dallas-based photographer whose work has been exhibited internationally and appeared in publications including Harpers, the New York Times Magazine, the London Daily Telegraph, Time, Dwell, Esquire, D Magazine and Texas Monthly, among many others. Keasler’s work is often long term and has covered a diverse range of subjects from taxidermy to falconers to the communities living at the edge of garbage dumps. Her first monograph, “Love Hotels”, was a portrait of Japanese culture through the very specific institution of themed rooms rented by the hour and catering to a heterosexual male fantasy. The book was accompanied by a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago. Her second monograph, “HAUNT”, released in the fall of 2017, was accompanied by a solo exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth of the same title. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; the Amon Carter; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Art, Japan; and the Dallas Museum of Art, among others.

Misty Kealser; Abbadon Hall, Haunted Overload, Lee, NH, 2016; archival pigment print; 60 x 60 inches
Misty Kealser; Cigarette Vending, Headless Horseman Haunted House, Ulster Park, NY, 2016; archival pigment print; 42 x 42 inches
Misty Kealser; Museum, Netherworld Haunted House, Atlanta, GA, 2016; archival pigment print; 42 x 42 inches
Misty Kealser; Convenience Store, House of Torment, Chicago, IL, 2016; archival pigment print; 42 x 42 inches
Misty Kealser; Ward 13, Headless Horseman Haunted House, Ulster Park, NY, 2016; archival pigment print; 42 x 42 inches
Misty Kealser; Vacation (Lunar Motel), Headless Horseman Haunted House, Ulster Park, NY, 2016; archival pigment print, 30 x 30 inches
Misty Kealser; Staircase (His House), 13th Gate, Baton Rouge, LA, 2017; archival pigment print; 42 x 42 inches
Misty Kealser; Reflection (Mirror Maze), The ScareHouse, Pittsburgh, PA, 2016; archival pigment print; 42 x 42 inches
Misty Keasler; Resurrection Mary, 13th Floor, Chicago, IL, 2016; archival pigment print; 42 x 28 inches
Misty Keasler; Banshee, Netherworld Haunted House, Atlanta, GA, 2016; archival pigment print; 42 x 28 inches
Misty Keasler; Bunny, The ScareHouse, Pittsburgh, PA, 2016; archival pigment print; 30 x 20 inches
Misty Keasler; Statue from the Gardens of Zin, Netherworld Haunted House, Atlanta, GA, 2016; archival pigment print; 42 x 28 inches