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Keri King is an artist and educator based in Providence, Rhode Island. She is known for her large-form mural collage.

King earned her bachelor's in fine art with a concentration in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. While at RISD, King co-founded a burlesque dance troupe, Danger! Danger! Birds.

King's work has been displayed on the Woonasquatucket River Greenway, Providence City Hall, Providence Public Library, Dirt Palace, and AS220. Clients of her work include the Institute for Contemporary Art in Boston, the Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, the Providence Children's Film Festival and the RISD Museum. In 2016, King published a book, Spectacles & Spectators with DWRI Press.

Awards and residencies
2019 Artist-in-the-Parkist, Downtown Providence Parks Conservatory

2019 For Art's Sake Featured Artist, Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy

2018 Foo Fest Artist-in-Residence, AS220

2017 Providence Public Library Creative Fellow

2016 PVDFest Featured Artist