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”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.”

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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