Artist: Evelyn Klein

Size: 18" x 36"

Media: 3 Dimensional, Oil and Mixed Media on Panel

"Remove the veil, reveal thyself, and the mystery will unfold."

My passion for printmaking has released me into a world of the unknown translated through the integration of traditional processes of lithography and etching, which I have combined with new techniques such as collagraphy.

My work reflects my preoccupation with humanity and its relationship to the universe. Fragmented images of man and woman surrounded by the forces of nature down below and the power of the universe up above, carry our destiny: the cycle of life.

The written word, in many languages, and archetypal symbols represents both my heritage and mankind's universality. The images attempt to touch the place where frontiers are nonexistent.

I use fine transparent printed fragments of Japanese paper collaged to the painting in process, to add to the subtle mystery of the work.

Artist Information:

Profession - Painter/Printmaker

General Studies - 1980-83 Concordia University BFA, Montreal, Canada - Major in Art Education

Specialized Studies - 2007 Creative Digital Media, Jaimie Dagdigian, Monterey Peninsula College

2006 - From Collage to Collograph, Robynn Smith, Casa Nambe, New Mexico

2001 - Photoshop, Gavilan College, Gilroy, California

2000 - Non-toxic Intaglio Printmaking, Mark Zaffron, Gilroy, California

1990 - Georgia O'Keefe Painting Workshop, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

1988 - Monotype workshop including artists from the Montreal-Berlin Show and Graphia Studio at Graphia Studio, Montreal

1988 - Monotype workshop with Sutton artists and Graphia Studio at Graphia Studio, Montreal

1970-76 - Painting with Leslie Schalk, Montreal

1969-70 - Painting with Swiss artist in Geneva, Switzerland

1968 - Oriental art: Ikebana (flower arrangements)

Individual Shows:

2002 - Mission Gallery, San Juan Bautista, California

2000 - Artnest Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1999 - Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec City, Canada

1998 - Mc Laren Barnes, Oakville, Ontario

1997 - Atelier Circulaire, Montreal

1995 - Relais des Epoques, Montreal

1994 - Santiago, Chile

1992 - Malaspina Gallery, Vancouver

1990 - Santiago, Chile

1989 - Maison du Brasseur, Lachine; Graphic Guild, Montreal; Vina del Mar, Chile

1988 - Galerie Estampe Plus, Ontario

1985 - Port Maurice Gallery, Montreal