Evelyn Klein

"Remove the veil, reveal thy self 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 calligraphy."

"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 may languages 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 or print in process, to add to the subtle mystery of the work."

General Studies

  • 1980 - 83 Concordia University BFA in art education

Specialized Studies

  • 1990 Georgia O'Keefe Painting Workshop, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.
  • 1988 Monotype workshop including artists from the Montreal-Berlin Show and Graphica Studio, Montreal.
  • 1988 Monotype workshop with Sutton artists and Graphica Studio, Montreal.
  • 1970 -76 Painting with Leslie Scharlk, Montreal.
  • 1969 -70 Painting workshop Geneva, Switzerland.
  • 1968 Oriental art: Ikebana (Flower arrangements).

Individual Shows

  • 2000 Artnest Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • 1999 Gallerie Estampe Plus, Quebec City, Canada.
  • 1998 Mc Laren Barnes, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
  • 1997 Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Canada
  • 1995 Relais des Epoques, Montreal, Canada
  • 1994 Santiago, Chile
  • 1992 Malaspina Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
  • 1990 Santiago, Chile
  • 1989 Maison du Brasseur, Lashine Graphic Guild, Montreal
    Vina del Mar, Chile
  • 1988 Gallery Estampe Plus, Quebec, Canada
  • 1985 Port Maurice Gallery, Montreal, Canada

Group Shows

  • 2000 - Pacific Prints 2000, 10th biennial, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, CA.
  • 1999 - 3 artist group exhibition, Gallerie Michel Ange, , Montreal, Canada
    • Gilroy Art and Culture Exhibit, Gilroy, CA.
    • "On the Edge of the Century Printmaking and Social Commentary in the 1990's"
      Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.
    • Annual Members Show, California Society of Printmakers, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA.
    • Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI.
    • North American Print Exhibition, Boston University, Boston, MA.
  • 1998 - Contemporary Quebec Print Show, Bukamura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
    • The Mystery Show, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Lankersham Art Center,
      Los Angeles, CA.
    • Agenda Art Exhibition, Galerie Michel Ange Montreal, Canada.
    • Launching of "Le Plualisme dans l'art au Quebec", Montreal, Canada.
    • Trace 1998: 6th printmaking biennial, Paris, France.
    • Pacific Prints 1998, ninth biennial, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California.
    • Launching of artist's album commemorating the 15th anniversary of Atelier
      Circulaire, National Library, Montreal, Canada.
    • Mountain Lake PBS Arts Collection, McCord Museum, Montreal, Canada.
    • Plattysburg Art Museum, Plattsburg, N.Y.
  • 1997 - Montreal Print Collectors Society, Galerie J.C. Bergeron, Ottawa, Ontario.
    • Un Musee en Art, Musee Regional de Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil, Quebec.
    • Le Chili a Montreal, Art Depot, Montreal, Quebec.
    • Musee de L'Imprimerie, Lyon, France.
    • La parole imprime, Conseil Quebecois de l'estampe, Montreal, Quebec.
  • 1996 - National Libarary, Santiago, Chile.
    • Montreal Print Fair, Montreal, Quebec.
    • Printmakers '96, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
    • Salon International d'Art, Nice, France.