She is best known for her drawings and immersive installations, but her practice also includes photography, film, collaborative performances, and artist's books.

[1] Keeley was born in Oakville, Ontario and graduated with an Honours BFA in Art History / Anthropology from York University, Toronto, in 1977.

[2] After spending 23 years in New York City and Paris, Keeley is now based in Toronto.

[3] Her work has a sustained engagement with the theme of global labour, including a permanent steel installation inscribed with workers' slogans in the Jindal steel factory in Mumbai (2005), and a site-specific installation in the tea pavilion in Cao Yang Park, Shanghai, the site of a workers' housing project (2009).

Her recent production includes a commission by The Power Plant, Toronto, to create a new installation for the venue's large clerestory walls (2014/15)[4] and by MoMA, Library and Archives, NYC, for a new research / performance with choreographer Lin Snelling (2014/15).