Biography
Klara was born and raised in Guatemala City in a family of artists and teachers. This artistic influence and a magical passion led her to begin studying academic painting when she was just eight years old.
After almost ten years of private study in academic painting, Klara studied Visual Communications and then went on to complete a B.F.A., Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, at Kansas State University with a concentration in painting and design.
She has been living and working in the United States since 1993 and after working in Graphic Design | Marketing for several years, Klara decided to follow her dream, devote herself to her artwork and became a professional working artist. For her, painting is an inner-search providing a creative outlet to communicate and express her interests, feelings and emotions. As such an integral part of her life, art allows her the opportunity to create, imagine, experiment, grow, communicate and to share her ideas with others.
An internationally collected and acclaimed artist recognized for her philosophical and spiritual concepts which incorporate figurative and abstract elements transcending into creating a spontaneous, innovative and emotionally filled body of work.
Klara has a deep interest in life, nature, humanities, spirituality and social subjects as a deep concern with the role that art has in human life.
Klara works in a variety of mediums using layers of color, gestures, strokes and textures in her work.
Klara's work is in collections throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe, including a public collection piece exhibited at the Museum of Science and Industry and at O'Hare International Airport, both in Chicago, IL..
She has been selected and is currently working with the City of Miami Beach in a public commission art project.
She has been invited and selected to exhibit at important galleries, art shows, venues, exhibits and other events nationally and internationally.
Selected Corporate Collections:
- City National Bank of Florida
Public Collections:
- City of Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL.
- Neumann Association , Chicago, IL.
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