SHEILA KLEIN

New in Words

Past Projects in the Spotlight

Under Construction

The Office of Public Art presents
An Artist Lecture with Sheila Klein
Thursday, May 1, 2008
6:00 – 8:00pm
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

The Office of Public Art presents an artist lecture with Sheila Klein. Sheila is an artist from Bow, Washington that has
worked on public art projects throughout the country. Originally from Pittsburgh, she is currently in the design phase for a
pedestrian bridge that will connect Ellsworth Avenue in Shadyside to the East End Development project in East Liberty.

Join us as Sheila talks about her past work, current projects, and her design for this new pedestrian bridge. Stay after the
lecture and join us for a reception with the artist. The lecture is free, but registration is requested. RSVP to opa@pittsburghartscouncil.org or call 412.391.2060 x233 to register.

Current & Upcoming Projects & Exhibitions:

Exhibition
GlassWear, Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, Ohio
November 9, 2007 - January 31, 2008
See 'Urband'


James preparing Urband for Toledo Art Museum	Installation at the Toledo Museum of Art

Event
Genius Loci
Visiting Artists and Scholars
University of West Florida Art Department
Pensacola, Florida
November 16, 2007

UWF ROBOTICS LABORATORY, Presentation lecture, “TechnoBodies in Motion” September 20, Thursday, 4:30pm, UWF Art Gallery, Bldg 82

CESAR, Center for Environmental Studies and Research, Presentation lecture, “Geographic Information Systems: Scientific Looking”, October 25, 4:30pm, UWF Art Gallery, Bldg 82

SHEILA KLEIN: PART 2, “Living Sculpture: Objects Between Subjects” Performance, November 16, Friday, GALLERY NIGHT, LOCATION AND TIME TBA

LU & CHARLIE’S PRESERVATION SOCIETY, Presentation lecture,
Contemporary Jazz: a historical view”, February 21, Thursday, 4:30
pm, UWF Mainstage Theatre, Bldg 82

PAUL D. MILLER aka DJSPOOKY That Subliminal Kid, Performance lecture,
RHYTHM SCIENCE”, March 7, Friday, UWF Mainstage Theatre, Bldg 82

Project
Roosevennavelt: Columnseum
2007
Seattle, Washington Phase 1
Paint Job / Project management: 4culture
10 acre Park n Ride under I-5 freeway
24'x240'x840'

Using parking lot vernacular (white stripes / blue handicap), the lot was painted with simple shapes to minimize the dark space and accentuate the architecture. Clear shapes of color are a relief from the gray. The 3D painting gives direction and center to the space and diminishes the formidable structure.

The white gloss circles take a bite out of the columns and make a series of receding moon shapes. The green ovals act as a graphic landscape to blend with the few trees that surround the site. The 12' tall blue slots create openings in the columns and reinforce the 65th Street corridor. The painted shapes give direction and center to the space. As you move through the space the painting becomes sculpture.

Leopard Sky

Intercontinental Airport Houston Texas
To be featured in the Special Addition August Issue of Art in America

Comfort Zone Receives Award

On June 10, 2005, in Austin, Texas, artist Donald Lipski and art consultant Sherry Wagner presented their selections for 2005 Year in Review at the American's for the Arts Annual Convention - Public Art Conference. Two projects managed by Public Art 4Culture were chosen to be included in this year's addition.

We congratulate artist Sheila Klein for her work entitled Comfort Zone that softens the Patricia Steel Building with architectural-scale fiber works. A profile of the project can be viewed at www.4culture.org/publicart/project_profile.asp?locID=28 or select Comfort Zone on this web site for more information on the project.