Participating Artist(s): Christina Klein

Press Release

Venvi Art Gallery will be open for viewers on July 6th for showing Artist Christina Klein’s show, “Back Again”.

Born in Kansas, Christina’s work depicts acrylic renderings of the Midwest home as the structures change over time. In bold colors, she includes fragments of architecture from fallen homes, and hints of other architectural structures she has visited while living away from Kansas. Her show is the next step in her series that began with her Master’s exhibit, “Everything I’m Leaving” in Tallahassee, and incorporates not only the elements of decay and abandonment in rural areas, but also her own personal move and return.

The work in this show focuses on the light-hearted details found in the abandoned homes she visits. Domestic items like decorative wallpaper, floral couches and house plants, all the elements that made these homes unique. Fragments of modern structures find their way into her paintings, showing the progression of time. Christina’s work has a sense of constant chaos, and with each viewing of her work, the audience can find something new on the canvas.

Christina currently resides in Manhattan, Kansas. She was recently awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to Germany and will be working at the Academy of Arts in Nuremberg.