“What you do is live the life you are trying to live as productively, as inventively, as much full of love as you possibly can. And that’s it. I don’t know what else there is to say about life and living and time. It works itself out and we never know how it’s going to do that.” Keith Achepohl
As an artist, Keith was dynamic, experimental, and prolific, yet also mindful, patient, and steady. His illustrious career speaks for itself: He received a B.A. from Knox College (1956), an M.F.A. degree from the University of Iowa (1960), and honorary doctorates from Pacific Lutheran University (1989) and Knox College (1996) and served as head of printmaking at the School of Art at the University of Iowa and the director of the University of Iowa Summer in Venice. Among his numerous awards and recognitions were Fulbright grants in Egypt (1977) and Turkey (1984) and a National Endowment for the Arts grant (1994). He exhibited extensively nationally and internationally, and his works are held in the permanent collections of many of the most prestigious museums in the United States and around the world.
As an artist, Keith was dynamic, experimental, and prolific, yet also mindful, patient, and steady. His illustrious career speaks for itself: He received a B.A. from Knox College (1956), an M.F.A. degree from the University of Iowa (1960), and honorary doctorates from Pacific Lutheran University (1989) and Knox College (1996) and served as head of printmaking at the School of Art at the University of Iowa and the director of the University of Iowa Summer in Venice. Among his numerous awards and recognitions were Fulbright grants in Egypt (1977) and Turkey (1984) and a National Endowment for the Arts grant (1994). He exhibited extensively nationally and internationally, and his works are held in the permanent collections of many of the most prestigious museums in the United States and around the world.
