|
|
 |
| STATEMENT |
|
|
| |
|
|
| BIOGRAPHY |
|
|
BIOGRAPHY
Born in San Bernardino and raised on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Mary-Austin found inspiration in the California landscape at an early age. The Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design took her inland to Los Angeles where she and her husband are currently 20-year residents of the Echo Park district in Los Angeles (their homes for the last 17 years have bordered on Elysian Park land) They also spend many weekends at their desert cabin in Twentynine Palms, CA.
Klein returned to painting landscape in 2001. From the first show she has developed a following of art collectors who appreciate her detailed realism documenting natural landscapes. Her signature small-scale paintings are exquisite, tiny, perfect desert-scapes that capture the light and magic of the Mojave. Numerous trips to remote desert regions are taken throughout the year to gather new material for her work.
Mary-Austin Klein has exhibited her work in Los Angeles, Joshua Tree as well as Twentynine Palms, and Pasadena. She has been featured in The Guide to the Wild Mojave publication sponsored by the California Wilderness Coalition for her artwork and her advocacy efforts, and has appeared in The Desert Trail and LA Architect Magazine. Klein is a teacher of art, photography and woodworking. |
|
|
| EDUCATION |
|
|
| Otis Parsons - BFA 1991 |
|
|
| REPRESENTATION |
|
|
Sue Greenwood Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Metro Galleries, Bakersfield, CA |
|
|
| SOLO EXHIBITS |
|
|
2008 Collective Amnesia, Metro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 The Arroyo in Miniature, Bliss Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2004 Skylight, Ojala Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Echo-29, Ojala Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2001 Elysian Views, Ojala Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1998 Memoria, Ojala Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
|
|
| GROUP EXHIBITS |
|
|
Selected Group Shows:
2009 Local Color, Metro Galleries, Bakersfield
2008 Los Angeles River, City Hall Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles
2007 Claim Shack Show, Diane Best and Mary-Austin Klein, 29 Palms , CA
2007 Desert Diversity II, 29 Palms Gallery, 29 Palms, CA
2006 Off in the Distance, Metro Gallery, Silver Lake, CA
2006 California-Visions of the Golden State, Metro Galleries, Bakersfield, CA
2005 Vistas de Soledad, Metro Gallery, Silver Lake, CA
2005 Diane Best and Mary-Austin Klein, 29 Palms Gallery, 29 Palms, CA
2005 Desert Diversity, 29 Palms Gallery, 29 Palms, CA |
|
|
| ARTICLES |
|
|
2001 Danette Riddle, "Elegant Resting Place" LA Architect Magazine, July/August 2001
2001 LA's top 10 list of coolest things to do in August,
"Elysian Views, painting show and artist lead walking tour of Elysian Park" Los Angeles Magazine, August 2001
2005 "“Artists Express Love of Desert" Hi-Desert Star News, Yucca Valley September 2005
2005 Steve Brown, "Nipton, Gateway to the Eastern Mojave"”
Sun Runner Magazine, October/November 2005
2006 Bryn Jones & Mark Trautwein "Sheephole Mountain Wilderness" artist profile in“Desert Legacy, Guide to the Wild Mojave” California Wilderness Coalition publication
2007 Vickie Waite "Two Artists and a Homestead Cabin"
Sun Runner Magazine October/November 2007 |
|
|
| OTHER INFO |
|
|
| Featured artist on the Morongo Basin Artists Open Studio Tour, 29 Palms, CA November 3 - 4, 2007 |
|
|
| SCHOOL INFO |
|
|
|
|
