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David Keens

Retired Professor of Art (founder/head of the Glass Program), Department of Art & Art History, University of Texas at Arlington; retired September 2013 after 39 years (since 1974)

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
University of Texas - Arlington — since 1974

Born
1949, Ventura, California

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
David Keens

Current role
Retired Professor of Art (founder/head of the Glass Program), Department of Art & Art History, University of Texas at Arlington; retired September 2013 after 39 years (since 1974)

Status
Retired

Link
davidkeens.com/news.html

Training

Undergraduate	California State University - Long Beach · 1969 to 1972 BA · instructor: Alvin Pine
Undergraduate	Los Angeles Harbor College · 1967 to 1969 none
Graduate	University of Washingtonuniversity art department · 1972 to 1974 MFA · instructor: John Marshall

Lineage

Taught at

Crown Trout Jewelers · 1974 to presentUniversity of Texas at Arlington · 1974 to present

Taught (in this directory)

Alvin A. Pine

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Sources

https://utalibartsnews.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/arts-keens-retires-leaves-glass-legacy/https://davidkeens.com/news.html https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_davidkeenspapers/https://archives.library.uta.edu/agents/people/2139 https://news.cision.com/university-of-texas-at-arlington/i/david-keens--ut-arlington-art-professor,g100761

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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