Studio view, Jersey City, NJ
STATEMENT
Megan Klim's mixed media work juxtaposes several materials on one picture plane. She highlights their inherent qualities to create surface tension which sparks a conversation and interaction between them. A physical presence is apparent in her pieces from textured encaustic woven surfaces, punctured paper to grid like structures made of thread, wire or cloth. Klim's themes usually reference the idea of an internal/external as well as the balance between structure vs. gesture. Her work honors materials and process, frequently occupying a space between painting and sculpture. Through her use of pattern or repetition, she reflects upon human individuality while also offering a tactile visual experience. It is her goal that through the tangible, an ethereal space is created and felt instead of just seen.
BIO
Megan Klim is an American contemporary mixed media artist who lives and works in Jersey City, New Jersey. She received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in the discipline of painting.
Klim has exhibited in NYC, NJ, NY, MI, PA, FL, VA and has received numerous awards. Her mixed media pieces have been seen at ART BASEL Miami and have been included in the 1995, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024 New Jersey Arts Annuals held in various state museums which showcases the best art currently being made in NJ. She has participated in ArtFair 14C, New Jersey's only art fair in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Her art has been published in Fiber Art Now Magazine.
Klim's work is in many private collections in the United States, London and Toronto.
Klim is a recipient of a 2023 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship.
Gallery Affiliation: Ivy Brown Gallery, NYC