EVELYN KLEIN Born in Santiago, Chile

EVELYN KLEIN
Born in Santiago, Chile; she moved to Montreal in 1970.
“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.”
Her work is a reflection of her preoccupation with humanity and its relationship with 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 earth, represented by nature (leaves,
flowers, roots…) and the universe, represented by birds, feathers etc., with the human figure
balancing the two poles, form a cycle: the cycle of life.
She uses fine transparent printed fragments of Japanese paper collaged to the painting in process
to add to the subtle mystery of the work.
“The written word, in many languages, represents both my heritage and mankind’s universality. The
images attempt to touch the place where frontiers are non existent.”
STUDIES
2009
2008
2007
2006
2001
2000
1990
1988
1980-83
1970-76
1969-70
1968
Monotype in Mazatlan, with Glen Rogers, Mazatlan, Mexico
Digital Photography, Monterey Peninsula College
Photoshop & photoetching tutorial for printmaking, Center for Research Art
Technology & Education, Mark Zaffron, Oakland, CA
A collaboration of woodcut & digital printmaking, Anderson Ranch, Colorado
Creative Digital Media, Jaimie Dagdigian, Monterey Peninsula College
From Collage to Collograph,Robynn Smith, Casa Nambe, New Mexico
Photoshop, Gavilan College, Gilroy, California.
Non-Toxic Intaglio Printmaking, Mark Zaffron, Gilroy, California
Georgia O’Keefe Painting Workshop, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
Monotype workshop with Sutton artists and Graphia Studio, Montreal, Canada
Monotype workshop (artists from Montreal-Berlin show & Graphia Studi),
Montreal, Canada
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, B.F.A., major in art education
Painting with Leslie Schalk, Montreal, Canada
Painting with a Swiss artist in Geneva, Switzerland
Oriental art: Ikebana (Flower arrangements)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
2002
2000
1999
1998
1997
1995
1994,90
United Universalist Church, Monterey, CA
Mission Gallery, San Juan Bautista, California
Artnest Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Estampe Plus Gallery, Quebec
Mc Laren Barnes, Oakville, Ontario
Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Canada
Relais des Époques, Montreal, Canada
Santiago, Chile
EVELYN KLEIN (cont’d)
1992
1989
1988
1985
Malaspina Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Maison du Brasseur, Lachine, Canada
La Guilde Graphique, Montreal, Canada
Vina del Mar, Chile
Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec, Canada
Galerie Port Maurice, Montreal, Canada
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (PARTIAL LIST)
2011
2010
2009
2008
2006
2005
2003
2002
2001
Gallery North, Carmel, CA
Pajaro Valley Arts Council, Watsonville, CA
Inked Up, Felix Kulpa Gallery, Sta. Cruz, CA
A Delicate Edge, 3 artist show, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA
Hecho en Mexico, Stone Metal press, San Antonio, Texas
Melange a Trois: Sustenance, Felix Kulpa Gallery, Sta. Cruz, CA
It’s Our Nature, California Societ of Printmakers group show, The Thoreau Center,
S.F., CA
Hecho en Mexico, Mazatlan Museum of Art, Mazatlan, Mexico
Carmel Bach Art & Music Show, Sunset Center, Carmel, CA
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Romance Show, Sunset Center, Carmel, CA
Kulpabitlity: Printmaking Exposed, Santa Cruz, CA
Pressing On, new work from the MPC Fine Art Print Club, Pacific Grove Art Center,
Pacific Grove
30 Ans D’Arts Visuels, La Collection Loto Québec, Musée National des Beaux
Arts, Québec, Canada
East/West, East Hawai’i Cultural Center, Hilo, Hawai’i
Mea Kulpa, Felix Kulpa Gallery, Sta. Cruz, California
Personal Impressions, CSP annual members’show, Pacific Grove Art Center, CA
Monterey Museum of Art, Miniatures, Carmel, CA
Institute of Contemporary Art, 27th Annual fall Auction, San Jose, CA
Monterey Museum of Art, Miniatures, Carmel, CA
Highlands Sculpture Gallery, Carmel, CA
Freshly Pressed, Pacific Grove Art Center, P.G.,CA
Art Lovers Benefit, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
Miniatures, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
The Land Trust of Napa County, Napa, CA.
CSP 93rd Annual Membership Exhibition, San Francisco, California
Los Angeles Printmaking Society juried membership exhibition 2006,
Burbank, California
MMA Biennial, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California
Feast of Eden, Napa, California
Déjà 20 Ans, Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec, Canada
L’estampe en fête, Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec, Canada
Ink and Clay, Kellogg Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona,
California
Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec, Canada
The American Print Alliance, Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, Alabama
Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
EVELYN KLEIN (cont’d)
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995-96
1995
1994
1993
California Society of Printmakers Annual Show, Triton Museum, Santa Clara,
California
Richmond Art Center, California
Art Expo N.Y., New York, USA
Pacific Prints 2000, 10th Biennial, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, California
Galerie Michel-Ange, Montreal, Canada
Gilroy Art & Culture Exhibit, Gilroy, California
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California
California Society of Printmakers, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach,
California
Bukamura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Los Angeles Printmaking Society, The Lankershim Art Center Gallery, Los
Angeles, California
6th Etching Biennal, Paris, France
9th Biennal, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
Bibliothèque Nationale, Montreal, Canada
Galerie Michel-ange, Montreal, Canada
McCord Museum, Montreal, Canada
Plattsburg Art Museum, N.Y., U.S.A.
Galerie Pauline Johnson, Montreal, Canada
La parole imprime, Conseil Québecois de l’estampe, Montreal, Canada
Montreal Print Collectors Society, New York, USA
Musée de l’Imprimerie, Lyon, France
Musée Régional de Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil, Canada
Art Depot, Montreal, Canada
Galerie J.C. Bergeron, Ottawa, Canada
Biennale de Paris, France
Salon International d’Art, Nice, France
Printmakers ’96, Pittsburgh, USA
Biennale Internationale d’Art Miniature, Ville Marie, Canada
Centre Agnes Etherington, Kingston, Canada
Bibliothèque Nationale, Santiago, Chili
Montreal Print Fair, Montreal, Canada
Atelier Graphia, Galerie Jean Claude Bergeron, Ottawa, Canada
Les Femmeuses, Pratt & Whitney, Longueuil, Canada
Musée Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil, Canada
West End Gallery, Montreal, Canada
Salon des Galeries d'Art, Place Bonaventure, Montreal, Canada
Relais des Époques, 10th anniversary, Montreal, Canada
Galerie Estampe Plus, Quebec city, Canada
New York Art Expo, U.S.A
Tel-Aviv, Israël
Conseil Québecois de l'Estampe, Montreal, Canada
Biennale Int. art miniature, Ville Marie, Canada
Gravure Miniature International, Cadaques, Spain
L'Espace A Voir, Montreal, Canada
Gallery Collections, Windsor, Canada
S. Space Ensemble, Montreal, Canada
Brancusi Centre, Montreal, Canada
L'Art au Féminin, Trois-Rivières, Canada
EVELYN KLEIN (cont’d)
1993
1992
1991-92
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1983
1980
Paris Biennial, Grand Palais, Paris, France
International small print show, Cadaques, Spain
International Etching Biennial, Maastricht, Netherlands
Agora Gallery, New York, USA
L'Espace à voir, Montreal, Canada
La Guilde Graphique, Monterey, Mexico
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, Canada
Victoria Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Museo de la Estampa, Guilde Graphique, Mexico
Canadian Printmakers, Missouri, USA
Galerie Dan Delaney, Montreal, Canada
Canadian Association of Chile, Santiago, Chile
La Guilde Graphique, Montreal, Canada
L'Espace à Voir, Boucherville, Canada
Galeria Siglo XX, Quito, Ecuador
Sheila Roth Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Galerie du Centre, St-Lambert, Canada
Japanese Canadian Redress, Montreal, Canada
Graphia Travelling Exhibition, Ontario, Canada
Artique 89, Montreal, Canada
33rd Annual Art Auction, Hadassah-Wizo, Montreal, Canada
Galerie Emergence Plus, Terrebonne, Canada
Place des Arts, Montreal, Canada
Galerie Emergence Plus, Montreal, Canada
Galerie Alliance, Montreal, Canada
Arts Sutton, Monotypes by Graphia Studio
Happening de la Gravure, Laval, Canada
Look Ahead Show, Montreal, Canada
Canadian watercolor show, Montreal, Canada
La Guilde Graphique, Montreal, Canada
La Guilde Graphique, Montreal, Canada
Laval '83, Laval, Canada
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
COLLECTIONS (PARTIAL LIST)
L’Industrielle
Loto Québec
Esso
Hôpital Rivières-des-Prairies
Hôtel Régence Hyatt
Hôtel Holiday Inn
Hotel Hilton
Hôtel du Fort
Téléglobe
McCormick & Dodge
Hay Management Consultants
Arthur Andersen
Distributeurs Provigo
EVELYN KLEIN (cont’d)
Ministère de la justice du Québec
Groupe Immobilier Prec
Transmepa-Assurances
Société des Alcools du Québec
Gabrielle Roy Library, Quebec
Côte-St-Luc Library, Montreal
Banque Canadienne Impériale de commerce
Bell Canada
Alliance Industrielle
Bibliothèque Nationale
Hôtel du Fort
Caisse Populaire Desjardins
Ordre des Architectes du Québec
Swiss Watch
E.G. Compagnie Électrique
Banque Royale du Canada
Bombardier
Cossette
Biochem Pharma
Société de Financement du Québec
Université de Montréal
Gaz Métropolitain
Lignes Aériennes Royale
Mallinckrodt
Bell Helicopter
Rhone Poulenc Rorer
ASSOCIATIONS
Conseil Québécois de l’Estampe, Montreal
Atelier Libre de Recherches Graphiques, Montreal
Atelier Circulaire
American Print Alliance, Washington, D.C.
The Print Consortium, Kansas, Missouri
Los Angeles Printmaking Society
California Society of Printmakers
Pacific Art League of Palo Alto
San Jose Museum of Art
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce
Gilroy Chamber of Commerce
AWARDS
1999
1998
1997
Gilroy Art & Culture Exhibit, Gilroy, California, U.S.A.
Pacific Prints Award - Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
First Prize Gérard - Marie Boivin – Vaudreuil Museum, Quebec
EVELYN KLEIN
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
My work is a reflection of my preoccupation with humanity and its interaction in the universe.
The earth, represented by nature (leaves, flowers, roots, etc.) and the universe represented by birds,
feathers, etc. with the human figure balancing the two poles, form a cycle: the cycle of life.
The pot represents the container of life, which unveils its mystery slowly. The written word, in different
languages, represents my heritage and our own universality, where frontiers are non existent. It
goes from the individual to the universal.
TECHNIQUE
I work on hand made paper and/or canvas, starting with transparent layers of acrylic washes,
followed by collaged fragments of my prints. I then apply a few thin layers of acrylic medium to
protect the paper, over which I draw from life models and still life, finishing in oils.
The light plays a very important role in my work. I work with many layers in order to achieve this
luminosity, creating a feeling of mystery.
‘FRAGMENTS OF LIFE’
These series of works is an exploration of the past and its integration to the present. The introduction
of “Fragments of Life” triggers a reaction between the past, present and future. Fragments of man
and woman surrounded by the forces of nature down below and the power of the universe up
above, carry out their destiny: the cycle of life.
The vessel, of Mayan origin, speaks of civilisations long gone.
‘MYSTERIES OF INTIMACY’
These series continue exploring, in depth, the theme of man and his relationship with the forces of
creation. The window, which appears repeatedly in different sizes and shapes, is framed between
the human figure, vessels and nature’s elements. Layers of my writings form a veil over these
objects, creating the mystery.