 Claudia
Jane Klein began her artistic training at Albert Lea College in
Minnesota where she majored in art. She went on to study drawing and
design at Metropolitan City College in Denver. Upon returning home to
Warwick, NY, she apprenticed with master ceramic professor Louis Mendez
while in nearby NYC she studied Life Sculpture at the Greenwich House
Pottery and Ceramic Sculpture at the Art Students League.
In 1973 Claudia began renovations on an old farmhouse, which became her
studio. She built a large gas kiln for her figurative clay sculpture.
During this period she also experimented with tile murals and concrete
relief.
In 1981 the artist turned her creative talents toward fashion design.
In addition to successful marketing of her dresses under her own label in
major department stores nation-wide and in her own stores in Warwick and
NYC, she was recognized by the Fashion Institute of Technology for her
unique designs.
In 1990 Claudia made the decision to leave the pressures of the fashion
industry behind and to concentrate solely on sculpture. Toward that end,
she studied metal fabrication and welding in trade schools in New York and
Florida. Since that time she has been focusing on metal sculpture in her
studio in Lake Worth, Florida.
Shows and Public Installations
January 9- February 27 2025, "Blue Spirit", & "Fusion," 34 All Florida Juried,Stuart Fl
Dec 24-Dec 26, Shanti Decatur Ga, Sculpture Tour.
Nov 4- Dec 28 2024" Fusion" Day in the Life of Palm Beach Armory Arts Center,West Palm Beach, FL
March 24-March 2025 "Eve" 24 Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Lakeland, FL
January 9 - February 29 2024 "Warrior Monk" 33 Annual All Florida Juried Art Show , Stuart FL
February 23 --Febuary 24, 2023 ,Shanti The 23 Outdoor Sculpture Competition on Lemon street, Lakeland ,FL..
December 22 - 24, 2022, Wheel, Decatur GA, Decatur Sculpture Tour
October 11-November 18 ,2022, "Wizard" 32 Annual all Florida Juried Art Show,Stuart, Florida.
September 2022, Box Gallery,West Palm Beach, FL ",Eve "and "La Femme Hendge#3."
April 2022-April 2024 , Inter dimensional Species, Suwannee Sculpture Tour , Suwanee Ga
2019 – 2022 Leap, Cloudia, and Wheel, on display at the Hatch in the City of Lake Worth, For the CRA of Lake Worth, FL
2015 – 2017 Multiple Sculptures and Fountains, Commission through Percent for Art Coral Springs. Purchased the Reserve at Coral Springs
Feb 2015- Sept 2016 Gyro, Commission through Percent for Art Coral Springs. Purchased by JBI Builders LLC.
Nov 2015-April 2017 Leap, Sculpture 360 Cleveland St .City of Clearwater
Oct 2014-Sept 2015 Shanti, City of Ocala ,Fl
Dec 2014- Dec 2015 Inter Dimensional Species, Shelby Five Points Park, Sarasota,Fl
2013 Jule Collins Smith Museum Auburn Alabama, Out of the Box competition, Shanti
Oct-2012-July 2013 Shanti City of Chapel Hill NC
Oct-2012-July 2013 Bharata City of Chapel Hill NC
Nov-2012 -Oct-2013 Inter- Dimensional Species City of Clearwater Fl
Sculpture 360
Nov 2012- Oct-2013 Cloudia City of Safety Harbor
May 4- August 2012 - Inter dimensional Species - Palm Beach Cultural
Council 601 Lake Ave lake Worth Fl
March 2012-March 2015 - Wheel - City of Columbus Georgia, Uptown
Sculpture Walk
January 2012- April 2012 Bharata and Shanti City of Coral Springs, Fl
Nov 30 - Dec 4 Red Dot/Sculpt Miami - "InterDimensional Species 1" and
"Shanti"
Sept 2011-Sept 2012 "Flora" City of Boynton Beach Art in Public Places
Jan 2011 - Feb 2011 - Wheel - Light House Art Center - Tequesta, FL
Dec 2010 - Dec 2011 - Bharata - Intersections - Sarasota FL
Nov 30- Feb 2011 - Shanti - Sculpt Miami - Kavachinia Contemporary
Gallery
April 2010 - Custom Installation City of Lake Worth Municipal Pier
May 2010 - Custom Sign for the City of Boynton Library
Dec 2-6 2009 - Multiple pieces at Sculpt Miami, Wynwood district
Oct 2009-Oct 2010 - Shanti - Kissimmee Main Street, Kissimmee, Fl - Best
in Show
Mar 2009- Mar 2010 - Tectonic Trauma and Maya - Palm Beach Cultural
Council at Scripps Florida
Sept 2009- Sept 2010 - Stretch - City of Boynton Beach - Art in Public Places
July 2008-July 2009 - Shanti - Cleveland Street District - City of
Clearwater ,FL.
March 28-May 31 2008 Palm Beach Sculpture Biennale Wellington, FL.
Nov 15 2007-May 2008 - Stretch - Marco Island Foundation for the Arts.
Marco Island, Fl
Sept 2007-June 2009 - Wheel - Hazel and Jimmy Sanders Sculpture Garden,
Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi.
July 7-28 2007 Atlantic Center for the Arts - Harris House-invitational
group show - Stretch, Fandango, Fishnet Stockings
March 2007- Feb 2008 Bharata Polk Museum of Art and the City of
Lakeland/Winter Haven Sculpture Competition
Feb 8 - March 31, 2007.NAWA Mixed Media -12 Juried exhibition at
Northwood University
Feb 2007 - 2008 Eve - Avenue of the Arts, City of Boynton Beach Florida
until July 08.
Dec 2006 - Jan 2007 Dream Dancer 20/20 juried competition Armory Art
Center
July 2005 - 2006 - Eve - Village of Wellington Florida Art in Public
Places Program.
Mar 2005 - Feb 2006 - Stretch - Polk Museum of Art and the City of Lakeland
Feb 2006 - Palm Beach International Biennale Sculpture competition
Wellington Fl
Feb 19 - Mar 25, 2005 - Florida chapter of NAWA at the Northwood
University West Palm Beach - First prize in sculpture
Feb 19 - 21, 2005 Jupiter, FL - Arti Gras - Award of Merit
Feb 17, 2005 - Rosetta Stone Gallery in Juno Beach group show
Jan 2005 - Beaux Arts Festival Award of Excellence
Until Jan 3 2005 - Small bronze sketches at the Rosetta Stone Gallery
Juno Beach, FL
Until Nov 28th, 2004 - Strech and Dream Dancer NAWA Florida Chapter
show at the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden West Palm Beach FL
Mar 2004 - 3rd prize NAWA Exhibition, Northern Trust
Bank, Aventura, FL
Feb 14 - 16, 2004 Jupiter, FL - Arti Gras
Jan 17 - 18, 2004 Coral Gables, FL - Beaux Arts
Oct 2003 - Juried into the National Association of Women Artists
2003 - 2004 - "Muscle Beach" - Pensacola Museum of Art, University of
West Florida and the City of Pensacola Juried Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Purchased for the city of Pensacola - Nov 2004
2003 - "Torso" - Armory Arts Center West Palm Beach juried show and
auction
2003 - Boca Raton museum of art juried arts festival
2003 - “Cloudia” and “Jocko” - Fort Lauderdale Downtown Art in Public
Places
2002 - “Mermaid” - Lake Worth’s Triangle Park - Purchased and given to
the city by the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival
2001 - “Boys Will Be Boys” - Armory Arts Center, West Palm Beach,
National Juried Figure Show
2000 - “Baywatch” - Ann Norton Sculpture Garden, West Palm Beach, March
Display
2000 - “R-2", “Bay Watch” and “The Chief” - Sally Millman Taft Day Lily
Gardens, Lake George, NY, Purchase
1997 - “Ramone” and “The Chief” - Martin County Council of the Arts
Juried Show, Stuart, Florida
1996 - “Oz” - Jeanette Hare Exhibition, Northwood Gallery, West Palm
Beach
1996 - “R-2" - Hortt Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Lauderdale
1995 - 10th annual sculpture celebration Lenoir North Carolina
1994 - R-2 - New Rochelle Art Association 80th annual show
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