Gina Keatley

Gina Keatley
Keatley in 2024
Born (1980-03-09) March 9, 1980
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationNew York University
OccupationsArtist, curator, nutritionist, media personality
Years active2007–present
Known forBushwick Gallery; PCSFN Community Leadership Award, 2013

Gina Keatley (born March 9, 1980) is an American artist, curator, and media personality. She is the founder and director of Bushwick Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, an appointment-only gallery and creative hub that highlights both her own abstract expressionist works and those of international contemporary artists, with a curatorial philosophy emphasizing risk-taking, concept-driven programming, and creating space for artists to work beyond conventional boundaries.[1] Keatley is also known for her earlier career as a nutritionist and television host, recognized for her food-focused programming and innovative approaches to health communication.[2] In 2013, she was awarded the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Community Leadership Award for her contributions to public health.[3]

Career

In June 2007, Keatley co-founded and was CEO of Nourishing USA.[4][5] In 2013, she stepped down as the CEO.[6] Delving into urban malnourishment issues and pushing for promotion of personal responsibility for health resulted in Turner Broadcasting naming her a CNN Hero.[7] She was named by L’Oreal as a Woman of Worth,[8] "Special Inspiration Award" at the Inspiration Awards for Women[9] and a Wiley College Women of Excellence Awardee.[10]

In 2012, Keatley launched a private nutrition counseling center, Keatley Medical Nutrition Therapy. Keatley received The President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Community Leadership Award in 2013.[11]

In 2014, Keatley was named one of Collaborate Magazine's 40 Under 40[12] for her accomplishments as one of the industry's top young professionals. In 2015, Keatley became a spokesperson for "The Malaysia Kitchen for the World".[13]

In December 2017, Keatley became a professor of International Cuisine at Queens College, City University of New York. In May 2018, Keatley facilitated the launch of SIMMER, a tech and food collaboration. In 2018, SIMMER began development of the app Hungry4Halal, a mobile application designed to help users find locations that serve halal cuisine.[14] In January 2022, Keatley became the chief executive officer of the Sicilian Olive Leaf Tea Company and launched Matche, the world's first powdered olive leaf tea at the World Tea Conference and Expo.[15][16]

On May 16, 2023, Keatley gave a TEDxCUNY Talk titled "The Journey to Finding Your Food Identity".[17]

Beginning in January 2025, Keatley worked primarily as a visual artist. Her primary collections, the "Bone Series" and "Glimpse Series," engage themes of human emotion and natural beauty.[18] Her art has been featured virtually in the Hamptons Fine Art Fair and Agora Gallery's Summer City Idyll.[19][20]

In 2025, Keatley’s dual role as artist and gallerist was profiled in ArtRabbit.[21] In just over a year, she produced more than 50 original works, including the Untamed Moderns, Linen, and Sow series—each reflecting a dynamic exploration of control, spontaneity, and compositional contrast. In July 2025, Keatley debuted her Miles series—large-scale abstract works themed around global emotional landscapes—at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair. Exhibiting through Bushwick Gallery (Booths 405 & 406), Keatley presented works alongside artists Beth Shaw, Jon Sarkin, Roger W. Hsia, Sherihan Khalil, and Kelly Nicole. The gallery's curation emphasized materiality, memory, and place-based intuition. Media coverage noted Keatley's presence at the fair as both an exhibiting artist and gallery director, featuring her works Cape Town, South Africa and Miles: Palermo.[22][23][24]

Keatley's studio practice is characterized by layering, abrasion, and process-driven revision, with surfaces built to retain visible traces of decision-making.[25] Her series include Persistent Prosecco, which explores endurance through scraped surfaces and tonal shifts; Ash and Algae, engaging opposing forces of destruction and regeneration through elemental forms; Aurora, focused on light and quiet transition; and the Linen Series, using minimal palettes to explore stillness and subtle disruption. In 2026, Keatley founded Salt Road Studio, an artist-led creative studio in a former kimono shop in Akō, Japan, operating between Akō and New York City.[26][27] The studio announced the Seto Art Residency, a fully funded three-week residency for three international artists scheduled for June 2027.[26]

In 2026, Keatley's forthcoming book Minute Muse was profiled by Fine Arts News. The book presents short artist-focused creative exercises based on art historical examples and artistic practice.[28]

Television

Keatley has appeared on a number of cooking programs in the US, including Food Network's "Extreme Chef".[29] In September 2012, Keatley was a contestant on the tenth season of Top Chef: Seattle.[30][31][32] In 2013, Keatley was on HLN's "Cook Your Ass Off."

Keatley has appeared on Hallmarks Channel's show Emeril’s Table,[33] The Dr.Oz Show, Good Day New York,[34] The Lisa Oz Show [35] and BBC World,[36] and an occasional guest panelist on programs such as TED Talks.

In June 2013, Keatley joined Uncanned Productions team as Host of a new show, Healthy Soul with Gina Keatley.[37] In November 2013, Keatley was highlighted in "Beard Foundation Honors Women in Food" article in Gotham Magazine.[38] In 2014, Keatley was chosen as of one of five celebrity panelists for Glamour And L'Oreal Paris Top Ten College Women Panel.[39]

In 2015, Keatley became a wellness contributing author to The Huffington Post,[40] as well as an expert nutrition source for Yahoo Health.[41] Keatley is executive producer of a food documentary titled Far From Healthy.[42] In 2016, Keatley started filming Deliciously Diverse: Malaysia with Gina Keatley.[43]

In 2017, Amazon Prime premiered Deliciously Diverse Malaysia with Gina Keatley.[44]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role
2016 Deliciously Diverse: Malaysia Herself - Host
2015 NY1 Health Contributor
2015 NY1 Nutrition Contributor
2015 Better Show Nutrition/Culinary Guest
2015 Extra Virgin Nutrition/Culinary Guest
2014 News 12 Brooklyn/Bronx[45] Nutrition/Culinary Guest
2013 Healthy Soul Herself
2013 Cook Your Ass Off Chef Contestant
2013 The Lisa Oz Show Nutrition/Culinary Guest
2012 Top Chef: Seattle Chef Contestant
2012 Craigslist Joe Culinary Guest
2012 Ted Talks Culinary Guest
2011 CNN Heroes: The 5th Annual CNN All-Star Tribute Herself
2011 Food Network: Savoring Harlem Culinary Guest
2011 Emeril's Table Culinary Guest
2011 Food Network: Extreme Chef Chef Contestant
2011 Fox: Good Day New York Culinary Guest
2010 Fox: Street Talk New York Culinary Guest
2009 The Dr. Oz Show Herself

References

  1. ↑ "Gina Keatley: Expanding the Boundaries of Abstract Expressionism". ArtRabbit. April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Interview: Gina Keatley". Artist CloseUp. 2025.
  3. ↑ President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (July 31, 2012). "PCSFN Community Leadership Award". HHS.gov. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Charity of the Year Classy Awards". StayClassy.
  5. ↑ Gina Keatley Top Chef
  6. ↑ Keatley, Gina. "Nourishing USA Founder Gina Keatley Steps Down as CEO-Company appoints Simon Hancock Acting CEO". PRLOG. Press Release Distribution. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  7. ↑ Berger, Danielle. "2011 CNN Heroes Gina Keatley". CNN. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Woman of Worth 2011". L'ORÉAL PARIS USA.
  9. ↑ Inspiration Awards. "Inspiration Awards Winners 2011". The Inspiration Awards for Women. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Wiley celebrates women with week of events". Marshall News Messenger. Wiley College. March 23, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  11. ↑ e President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition. "PCFSN Community Leadership Award". fitness.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  12. ↑ Hoppe, Libby. "Meet the 2014 Collaborate 40 Under 40". Collaborate Magazine’s 40 Under 40. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ Sepulveda, Jhack (October 14, 2015). "The Malaysia Kitchen for the World Announces Gina Keatley as Spokesperson". PR.com. Eatg00d Consultants Inc.
  14. ↑ Mustofa, Afroja. "Hungry4Halal.com" (PDF). hungry4halal.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2018.
  15. ↑ Dansil, Praveen (January 12, 2022). "The Board of the Sicilian Olive Leaf Tea Company is Pleased to Announce the Appointment of Gina Keatley as the New Chief Executive Officer". Digital Media 9. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  16. ↑ Kiel, Aaron (January 26, 2022). "Leading Tea Brands Share Enthusiasm for World Tea Conference + Expo in March". World Tea News. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  17. ↑ "TEDxCUNY Theme: Who We Are". TED. TED Talks. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  18. ↑ "The Bone Series by Gina Keatley". Untamed Moderns. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Hamptons Fine Art Fair Featured Artists". Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Summer City Idyll at Agora Gallery". Agora Gallery. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Gina Keatley: Expanding the Boundaries of Abstract Expressionism". ArtRabbit. April 28, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Bushwick Gallery". Hamptons Fine Art Fair. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Hamptons Fine Art Fair 2025 Preview Reveals Epic Art & Galleries". Dan’s Papers. July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Hamptons Fine Art Fair 2025 Delivered an Unforgettable Weekend of World-Class Art and Community". Hamptons Party Girl. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Interview: Gina Keatley". Artist CloseUp.
  26. 1 2 Hartley, Daniel (July 28, 2026). "Salt Road Studio Launches Art Residency in Akō". Business News & Info. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Gina Keatley: Contemporary Abstract Artist, Founder of Salt Road Studio" (PDF). Global Art Times. No. 55. August 2026. pp. 19–25. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
  28. ↑ Hale, Jonathan (May 7, 2026). "Gina Keatley: Architect of Surfaces, Weaver of Depth". Fine Arts News. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  29. ↑ Salamone, Gina (July 28, 2011). "Gina Keatley faces nature, tackles mealworms, scorpions, crickets on Food Network's 'Extreme Chef'". NY Daily News. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  30. ↑ Denn, Rebekah. "What happened on the 'Top Chef Seattle' premiere?". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Top Chef Season 10 is coming your way". Bravo. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  32. ↑ "New York chefs Tina Bourbeau and Gina Keatley get their game on for the new 'Top Chef'". NY Daily News. November 14, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  33. ↑ "Heart-Healthy Meals". Season 1, Episode 34. hallmark channel-Martha Stewart. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  34. ↑ "Creepy-Crawly Cuisine with Chef Gina". Good Day New York. Fox Good Day New York. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  35. ↑ Uliantzeff, lex. "Lisa Oz to Host New Weekly Primetime Talk Show on Healthy Lifestyle Network Veria Living". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  36. ↑ "World Service". Extraordinary personal stories from around the world. BBC World.
  37. ↑ Jakson, James. "Healthy Soul TV". Uncanned Productions. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  38. ↑ SIERACKI, Jill. "Beard Foundation Honors Women in Food". Gotham Magazine. NICHE MEDIA LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  39. ↑ Gray, Emma (April 18, 2014). "Greta Gerwig And Danielle Brooks On What Still Needs To Change For Women In Entertainment -- And Beyond". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  40. ↑ Keatley, Gina. "Entries by Gina Keatley". huffingtonpost.com. HPMG News. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  41. ↑ Miller, Korin (June 11, 2015). "This Daily Snack Will Lower Your Risk of Early Death — From Most Deadly Diseases". Yahoo News. Yahoo. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  42. ↑ Johnsons, Pat. "Controversial Far From Healthy Documentary To Be Released". PR Log. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  43. ↑ Keatley, Scott. "Deliciously Diverse: Malaysia With Gina Keatley as Supporting Exhibitor of Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives" (Press release). NewsWire. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Deliciously Diverse: Malaysia with Gina Keatley". www.amazon.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  45. ↑ Geigel, Natasha (January 26, 2014). "Food for Thought: Super Bowl snacking". News 12 Brooklyn Bronx. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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