Background
Keane, Marie Jeanette was born on March 31, 1931 in New York City. Daughter of Nicholas Joseph and Mary Christine (Passaretti) Santora.
Keane, Marie Jeanette was born on March 31, 1931 in New York City. Daughter of Nicholas Joseph and Mary Christine (Passaretti) Santora.
Bachelor, Hunter College, New York City, 1953. Master of Arts, University Delaware, 1994.
Teacher, Niagara Falls (New York) Public School Sys., 1953-1956;
instructor watercolor, DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware, 1975-1978;
teacher, Mount Pleasant School District, Wilmington, 1975-1978;
artist in residence, Archmere Academy, Claymont, Delaware, 1979-1983;
senior docent, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, 1987-1988;
artist in residence, Delaware Division of Arts, Wilmington, 1983-1993;
assistant professor fine arts and art history, Wilmington College, since 1986. Lecturer U. Delaware, Wilmington, since 1981. Docent Historic Howard Pyle Studio, Wilmington, since 1990.
Lecturer arts in education Delaware Division Arts, since 1982. Participant master workshop in art Long Island U., 1991. Participant master workshop in monoprint Bennington (Vermont) College, 1993.
Printmaker Benning College, 1992, 95. Juror International Art Exhibit, Hercules. Volunteer Classes for Christian Formation of Special Populations, 1970-1980.
Art chair Christin Christmas Committee, 1979-1988. Executive Board for physically challenged Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, 1980-1987. Executive Board, committee Very Special Arts Festival, 1984-1990.
Docent Delaware Art Museum, 1987-1988. Juror Delaware Camera Club Regional Exhibition, 1992. Exhibition chair Christ in Christmas Retrospect, 1992.
Juror Reflections Delaware Scholastic State-wide Exhibition, 1993-1994. Lecturer excellence in research, art history U. Delaware, 1993. Scholarship chair Studio Group, Inc., since 1992.
Docent Smithsonian Tour, Howard Pyle Studio, Wilmington, president, 1980-1982. Lecturer various colleges, organizations and conferences.
Public and exhibition curator Delaware Artists, member council. Member of NLAPW and Studio (Curator since 2007, National Literacy Contest award 2008, Sestina award), National Collage Society (excellence award 2003, 2007), National Association Women Artists (silver medal, Da Vinci Art Alliance 2006, Best in Show- Da Vinci 2008), Chester County Art Association (Excellence in Landscape award in watercolor 2005), National League American Pen Women (curator, Diamond State Branch 2005, curator, joint exhibition 2006, prizes 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, national exhibition Tampa 1998, 2 literature awards in poetry national convention 1998, prizes 1999, 2001, Literature award 2004), Studio Group, Inc., Philadelphia Watercolor (associate), American Watercolor Society (associate), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Thomas Roger Keane. Children: Roger, Kathleen, Elisabeth, Mary, Julia.