”The pictures in our minds are constantly moving, fading in and out, allowing us to see things in completely different ways. I am intrigued by the moments in between where our thoughts overlap and become less clear.”
Debbie Klein’s work is heavily influenced by printmaking, photography and design. Each piece represents a series of moments; snapshots of intersecting thoughts. Her work reveals a multitude of actual experiences that come together to create a new reality. When building her images, Debbie uses various techniques to highlight certain areas while obscuring others. With her focus on context, Debbie is more vivid interpreter than complex storyteller. Her goal is to breathe life into the unseen and overlooked.
”My work is simply what I see. The more I see, the more I have to share.”
Debbie Klein
8223 San Leandro Drive
Dallas, Texas 75218
Cell: 214-926-4666
Email: Debbie.klein@sbcglobal.net
Education
BFA 1994 Studio Art University of Texas at Austin
Studied 1982-1986 Fashion Design Parsons School of Design
Areas of Specialization: Printmaking, Ceramics, Graphic Design, Photography
Professional Experience
1999-present concentrating on fine art
1997- 1999 Freelance Designer
1994-1997 Graphic Designer, Big Hand Productions, Dallas, Texas
Exhibition Record
2014 “verve of abstraction” at agora gallery, new york, new york
2013 “illumination” at agora gallery, new york, new york
2012 “altered states of reality” at agora gallery, new york, new york
2012 two person show, “look there, not here” show at the rising gallery, dallas, texas
2010 - present solo show of recent work at the private gallery space of john mcdowell, dallas, texas
2008 - present art installation at Wilson Office Interiors, Dallas, Texas
2009 / 2010 recent work at the Cantoni showroom, Dallas, Texas
2009 "wonderlust" show at the Rising Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2009 "city modern" show at the Janette Kennedy Gallery at South Side on Lamar, dallas, texas
2009 Art Slam at F.I.G., Dallas, Texas (received a Top 10 Artist Choice Award)
2009 show at Tony Collins art + home, Dallas, Texas
2009 "urban" show at the Rising Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2007 voices: invitational, gordon home, dallas texas
2007 also gallery, group show, dallas, texas
2006 voices: invitational, gordon home, dallas, texas
2006 also gallery, group show, dallas, texas
2005 voices: invitational, gordon home, dallas, texas
2005 dallas center for contemporary art, member show, dallas, Texas
2004 voices: invitational, gordon home, dallas, texas
1999 dvac member show dallas, texas
1999 three voices klein home, dallas, texas
1999 annual student show, forum gallery, dallas, texas
1999 juried student show, forum gallery, dallas, texas
1998 annual student show, forum gallery, dallas, texas
1996 open show, 500x, dallas, texas
1994 art student exhibition, huntington art gallery, austin, texas
1994 annual student exhibit, the texas union art gallery, austin, texas
1993 art student exhibition, huntington art gallery, austin, texas
1993 annual student exhibition, the texas union art gallery, austin, texas
Gallery Representation
2011 - 2015 Agora Gallery, New York, New York
2013 - 2016 Curated Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2009 - 2013 Rising Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Awards
1994 merit awards in design and ceramics, the School of Fine Arts, UT Austin
Collections
Elizabeth Mack and David Allan
Patty McCormack
Laura Kalesnik
John and Nancy Duessel
Marshall and Kris Sorokwasz
Henny Wright and Ed Stead
John McDowell
Bank of McKinney
Wilson Office Interiors
Organizations
Dallas Contemporary, Dallas Texas
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Dallas Museum of Art, Board Member, 1999
Go Van Gogh, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
PM League, Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, Texas
Kimball Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas
Menil Museum, Houston, Texas
Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York