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Steven Anton
Klinsky
Biography
Intrigued by potters throwing on the wheel since he was a young child, in 1979 Steve was pushed
by friends into taking a class taught by Mr. Paul White at Carmel-by-the Sea, CA. It was a class that would change his life.
It seemed to be that working with clay came naturally… a gift. Within a short time he was selling pieces at craft shows,
due to an eye for clean lines and form. At one show he was approached by the owner of a design showroom located in Beverly
Hills, CA about making large-scale ceramic vases and urns. This started him in a direction of larger pieces, and soon art
venues were carrying Klinsky ceramics in Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Laguna Beach, and Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, and Seattle, WA,
Chicago, IL, and Phoenix, AZ.
Living and working in Encinitas, CA for twenty years, Steve has been able to enjoy both
his ceramic work and his passion for surfing. His love of the ocean and nature can easily be seen in the freedom of shape
and flow of his pieces. There is a feeling of life in each piece.
From 1994 to 2004, due to the very large demand
for his work in Scottsdale, AZ, Klinsky ceramics were available only through Pearson & Company of Scottsdale. Since May of
2004 they are now also available in exceptional galleries all along the California coast from San Francisco to San Diego,
and also in Lake Tahoe and at the La Quita Resort and Spa, at their Studios Gallery.
Steve also spent some time teaching
pottery classes at the Florblanca Resort in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, After returning to Encinitas in 2003, he juried into
the La Jolla Art Association in La Jolla, CA. In early 2005, Steve became a charter member of the Allied Artist Association
of San Diego, and later that year was voted in as a board member of the AAASD.
He has exhibited in numerous juried
shows and his artwork can be found in private collections around the world.
A list of clients would include:
Randy
Johnson major league pitcher/ 2001 world series MVP
Jake Plummer NFL quarterback
Devon White major
league baseball Golden Glove outfielder
Merv Griffin entertainer
Sen. & Mrs. Fred Leeds U.S. senator
Peter
Cetera former lead singer with rock group Chicago
Jorg Imberger professor at University of Western Australia and Internationally
known environmentalist
Showings include
September 2003 one of four artists in the "Coastal Caleidescope " at the 101 Artist Colony in Encinitas, CA
September
2003 new member show of La Jolla Art Association
November 2003 his piece 'Meteorite' took 2nd place in the sculpture/ceramic
category at the Open Juried Show of Fine Art presented by the Fallbrook Art Association.
January 2004 Klinsky's vase
'Liquid Emerald' was juried into the La Jolla Art Association's 25th Annual
All County Show
March 2004 part of a
seven artist show "Reflection of Spring" at the La Jolla Art Association Gallery
January 2005 Steve was invited to
be a charter member of the Allied Artist Association of San Diego
May and October 2005 juried show 'Affaire in the
Gardens' in Beverly Hills 3rd Place in ceramics category/Oct.
May and June 2005 group showing with AAASD artists at
San Diego Wyndham Hotel
October 2005 elected to act as board member of AAASD
November 22- January 11, 2006 selected
as part of a 20 artist show at the Lyceum Theatre in San Diego.
Awarded third place for all mediums in the AAASD member
show in April 2007, at La Jolla, CA.
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