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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.
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
Awards include
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 2005 Steve was invited to be a charter member
of the Allied Artist Association of San Diego
October 2005 3rd Place in ceramics 'Affaire in the Gardens'
in Beverly Hills, CA
October 2005 elected to act as board member of AAASD
April 2007, 3rd place
all mediums in the AAASD member show in at La Jolla, CA.
August 5, 2010
3rd place all mediums Girls Inc. Art Show Santa Fe, NM March
6, 2011 1st place award for ceramics Art in the Square
Frisco, TX April 1, 2011
2nd place ceramics Indian Wells Art Festival Indian Wells, CA
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