It doesn’t happen a lot, but sometimes my art practice and training as a psychotherapist come together. I submitted this genogram of four generations of my family to: DIAGRAMS (ILSSA) Storrs CT From the original proposal: 1. Diagram your creative practice. Consider practices, processes, methods, spaces, tools, materials, sources, influences, histories, places, contexts, communities, resources… (the result may be simple or complex). 2. Diagram your practice as it
Theme: See Art, Do Art, Be Art 2026 Sub-theme: “Confluence” -an act of merging or coming together Confluence brings together artists whose practices arise from diverse cultural, geographic, and conceptual currents, meeting in a shared space of exchange and transformation. Like rivers merging, each work carries its own history and direction, yet in proximity these distinct streams reshape one another, generating new forms and meanings. The exhibition embraces difference without hierarchy, inviting multiple media,
“What is art for?” at the Warren G Flowers Art Gallery, Dawson College, Montreal, Feb 5-March 14, 2026 Thanks to Kathleen Vaughan and the Research study at Concordia University Socially Engaged Art and Public Pedagogies, Montreal, QUEBEC To see my piece go here. Also see Comforting and Connecting Art fills most of my time, probably just as much as before the pandemic, but it’s different now. More art with family, slower
WHERE Were You Harassed? to be shown at OSU’s Urban Arts Space WHERE Were You Harassed? is part of Being and Belonging, a community art project. “In an increasingly fragmented world, Artist Commune: Being and Belonging creates space for artists to examine what it means to exist authentically and find connection—with ourselves, each other, and the communities we inhabit. The works in this show explore the tender, complicated, and transformative experiences
The exhibition opening will take place on Wednesday, September 11 at the Yellow Cube Gallery. We would be very happy to welcome you there! The exhibition will run from September 11 to September 27, Tuesday to Saturday, 11 AM to 7 PM. Yellow Cube Gallery and Atelier Terremoto 78 rue du Dessous des Berges 75013 Paris and 88 rue du Dessous-des-Berges Wrapped Icelandic Ram’s Horns considers the function and value
THE NEW WORLD IS YELLOW What does YELLOW mean to me? Yellow was the color that painter Roland Orépük explored throughout his career. Unfortunately, I did not get to meet Roland at the Biennale internationale d’art non objectif show because I had COVID at the time and did not want to expose him and the other artists. Here ar some other artists famous for using yellow (Van Gogh, and more).
Color Study 24 SUMMER will be shown as part of the Summer Breeze international exhibition at AWITA in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. 21 Aug – 3 Sep 2025 Opening reception 21 Aug Awita New York Studio is a woman-owned creative hub in NYC, showcasing art exhibitions and fostering collaborations within the artistic community. Awita New York Art Magazine, a digital platform featuring online interviews and artist spotlights from around the world—continuing
One of my color studies is in the show ECHOES, 0nline at conversationswithartists.com and on instagram here. My color studies did not start out meaning to be representational in any way, but I am noticing a tendency to reflect land forms, horizon, and in many cases, the heat of climate change.
À Quoi Sert l’Art ? (What is Art for?) Warren G Flowers Gallery Montréal, CANADA 5 February 5 – 12 March, 2026 My small, rescued textile sculpture from the Nature + 1 series to be included in the exhibition, “What is art for? An exhibition and maker space” in Montréal For more information about this piece, see the project webpage here. COMFORTING, CONNECTING Collaborators (listed in the order of their images,
January 2025 Eight of my color study pieces from my artist residency in Paris are being installed in a home in Larkspur CA.
Kollage for Kamala raises $10K for Harris/Walz campaign Fundraiser for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Bay Area artist moves home to Athens, launches art-centered Kollage for Kamala fundraising platform
STILL / LIFE Fall Figurative Group Exhibition Guest Curator: Barbara Bryn Klare THIS Gallery Lower Ground Level 30E – 268 Keefer Street Vancouver, BC CANADA Exhibition Dates: Friday, September 27 to Saturday, October 5 Opening Reception: Saturday, September 28, noon – 4 PM . CURATORIAL STATEMENT The concept of still life has long been a cornerstone in art history, traditionally arranging commonplace objects–fruit, flowers, drapery–to evoke contemplation and weighty themes of
FADE TO RED Ink and colored pencil on Bristol paper 18 x 24 inches 2023 FADE TO RED is one of the drawings that will be displayed as part of ON THE GRID at Riffe Gallery in Columbus, OH curated by Kelly Dietrick. ON THE GRID July 27 – October 4, 2024 Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio OPENING Saturday, 27 July from 2-4 77 S High St,
My piece, SHELL, will be displayed as part of the non-objective exhibition, This is the Future of Non-Objective Art, to be held at Atlantic Gallery, a cooperative artist-run gallery in NYC. Shimmering Quality of Light This drawing is part of an exploration into color and the creation of shimmering light with juxtaposing lines (“threads”) and cross-hatching (“weaves”)–a geometry achieved using the simplest of materials: a set of children’s colored pencils.
This work will be shown as part of a group show of 11 international artists exhibiting abstract textiles at a gallery in Paris (11ème) that is solely dedicated to non-objective, abstract art. CE QUI SE TRAME (What’s Going On) Abstract Textiles group exposition 19 February – 2 March 2024 Vernissage (Opening) Wednesday 21 February 6pm to 9pm Galerie Abstract Project, 11 ème, Paris (5 Rue des immeubles Industriels, 75011)
Rethinking the Landscape LAND ROCK MOUNTAIN is in an online group show at Conversations with Artists from October 1st – November 30th, 2023 Land Rock Mountain Triptych III (Green) is on permanent display at Conversations with Artists. This is the story of my chase for an elusive blue I had seen in a photograph of Iceland. This blue represented everything I wanted–still, frozen, pure. I had never been
My work has been accepted into the Biennale internationale d’art non objectif for international abstract artists in Le-Pont-de-Claix FRANCE, opening 14 September 2023. The title is Encore Nous (Us Again). I hope to attend the opening to meet the other artists. Curated by painter Roland Orépük. For more information about Roland and his long association with abstract art and the development of contemporary art in Grenoble, see https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Or%C3%A9p%C3%BCk.
In August, I will be Artist-in-Residence at Galerie Abstract Project in Paris, France for two weeks. Galerie Abstract Project 5 rue des immeubles industriels 75011 Paris Residency: 14 Aug – 31 Aug 2023 _________________ mon texte en français: la mémoire de la couleur dépend du jour Le travail en techniques mixtes de Klare présente une esthétique contemporaine explorant l’abstraction, la précision, la géométrie, la matérialité et le processus, évoquant une présence
RAINBOW WAVE (US 2022 midterms), 2022, Ink and coloured pencil on paper 19 x 24 inches unframed “The subject matter often chooses me. I could have been content to create shiny, happy artworks except for the fact that the world is in bad shape and it was calling out to me.” I am honored to share that my work is part of this collection by Jacqueline Amy Jackson, which showcases
This work is part of my research on color. The Drawing Box is an international initiative of independent artists, started by Diane Henshaw from Northern Ireland. I have been observing and enjoying the work of its members for several years and I recently decided to join in the group exhibit Call-and-response/Antiphony/Flyting to be shown in Glasgow, September 2023. From the Artist Brief: “In Scotland, an old poetic