ZACH KLEYN

Born in 1981. Lives and works in the Los Angeles area.


EDUCATION
2010 California Institute of the Arts, MFA in Art, Valencia, CA (currently enrolled)
2004 Biola University, BFA in Studio Arts, La Mirada, CA

ONE OR TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008 Mint Gallery at CalArts, The Oracles, Valencia, CA
White Flag Projects, Meditations on Limitations: One Hour Sculptures, St. Louis, MO
Puccinelli Gallery, Gutenberg College, New Drawings, Eugene, OR
2007 Broadlind Cafe, Perception: Chris Barnard and Zach Kleyn, Long Beach, CA
2005 Concrete Walls Gallery, All the Kings Horses, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Biola University Art Gallery, Off the Grid, La Mirada, CA
2002 Theatre 21 at Biola University, The Garden, La Mirada, CA
2001 Theatre 21 at Biola University, Raised, La Mirada, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Street Level Gallery, Love146, NY, NY
Alegria Gallery, Slip, Los Angeles, CA
2007 New York Center for Art and Media Studies, Portrait of Success as a Young Failure, NY, NY
Grand Central Art Center, Drawn to Gravity, Santa Ana, CA (three-person exhibition)
Biola University Art Gallery, Touching Heaven, Touching Earth, La Mirada, CA
Biola University Art Gallery, Abstraction, La Mirada, CA
2006 Concrete Walls Gallery, Way Too Over Hung, Los Angeles, CA
High Energy Constructs, Chain Mail, Los Angeles, CA
Werby Gallery at CSU Long Beach, Systematics: Theologies of Complexity, Long Beach, CA
Biola University Art Gallery, Faculty Show, La Mirada, CA
2005 Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles Juried Exhibition
  Jurors:   James Elaine, Curator of Hammer Projects, UCLA Hammer Museum
                Barbara Gilbert, Curator of Fine Art, Skirball Cultural Center
                Karin Higa, Director, Japanese American National Museum
Azusa Pacific University, CIVA: Spotlight on New California Artists, CA
Grand Central Art Center, Local Filmmakers, Santa Ana, CA
Gallery 825/LAAA, Student Film and Video Festival 2005, Los Angeles, CA
Biola University Art Gallery, Student Exhibition 2005, La Mirada, CA
2004 Selah Center for the Arts, Path of the Veteran: Letters from the Front, Los Angeles, CA
Plotkin Gallery, Plotkin Awards in the Arts, Lake Forest, CA
Biola University Art Gallery, Hand Picked, La Mirada, CA
Biola University Art Gallery, Postmodern Metropolis, La Mirada, CA
2003 Theatre 21 at Biola University, Biola Animation Festival, La Mirada, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY & PUBLICATIONS
2008 David Bonetti. "White Flag Projects," St. Louis Post-Dispatch 10 Jan. 2008.
Malcolm Gay. "On the Wall," River Front Times 16 Jan. 2008.
Stairway to Heaven and Gravity featured on VVORK.com
Stairway to Heaven featured on ffffound.com
Kleyn, Zachary. "Inspirations," CIVA Journal (Vol. VIII, 2008): 33. Photos.
2007 Downtown Santa Ana Business Council. Orange County Arts Grant Catalog Dec. 2007. Photo.
A Room to Watch From and Four Spaces featured on anygivenname.org
2004 Sprague, Mike. "Student Turns Technology into Art," Whittier Daily News 27 Nov. 2004: A1+. Photos.
Kleyn, Zachary. "25 Emerging Artists: Steve Neves," CIVA Journal (Vol. IV, 2004): 16. Photos.

SPECIAL PROJECTS AND REPRODUCTIONS OF ARTWORK
2008 CD Design for: Casa Romantica CD Volume 4
2007 Cover art and illustrations for: Crate Literary Journal, University of California, Riverside
2006 Cover art for: Crate Literary Journal, University of California, Riverside
CD Design for: Casa Romantica CD Volume 2
2005 CD Design for: Casa Romantica CD Volume 1
2004 Director: Poetry in Motion, in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Metro
Videographer: Vehicle Excavations with Dan Callis, Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja, Mexico