Will Klemm (b. 1957) A painter of land and skyscapes, Will Klemm fills is paintings with hazy light that for many viewers seems more surreal than real. He explores the landscape from his imagination and uses pastels on sandpaper, creating more than 300 paintings a year.A New Jersey native, he earned his bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Texas, Austin, and has lived there ever since. He studied with Texas painters William Hoey and Robert Levers. Born: 1957, New JerseyEducation:1996 University of Texas, Bachelor of Fine ArtsOne Person Exhibitions:1992 Hooloomooloo, Boston, Massachusetts1992 Graphic Concern, Austin, Texas1993 Hooloomooloo, Boston, Massachusetts1993 Graphic Concern, Austin, Texas1994 Hooloomoolo, Boston, Massachusetts1994 Graphic Concern, Austin, Texas1995 Brazos Valley Arts Council, College Station, Texas1995 Hooloomooloo, Boston, Massachusetts1995 Graphic Concern, Austin, Texas1996 Hooloomooloo, Boston, Massachusetts1996 William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts1996 Graphic Concern, Austin, Texas1996 Multiple Impressions, New York, New York1997 William Scott Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts1997 William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts1997 Graphic Concern, Austin, Texas1997 Multiple Impressions, New York, New York1998 Brazos Valley Arts Council, College Station, Texas1998 Multiple Impressions, New York New York1998 Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas1998 William Scott Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts1999 Multiple Impressions, New York, New York1999 Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas2000 Multiple Impressions, New York, New York2000 Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas2000 Valley House Gallery, Dallas, Texas2001 "Will Klemm 10th Annual Show," Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas2003 Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TexasGroup Exhibitions:1996 Art Expo, New York, New York1997 Valley House Gallery, Dallas, Texas1997 Parchman Stremmel, San Antonio, Texas1997 Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, Texas1997 Gardner Colby, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts1997 Metro One Gallery, Egg Harbor, Wisconsin1998 Beaux Arts Ball Invitational, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas1998 Art Ball Two, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas1998 Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, Texas1998 KLRU Auction, Austin, Texas1998 Valley House Gallery, Dallas, Texas1998 Gardner Colby Gallery, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts2000 GTE Directories Corporation, DFW Airport, Irving, Texas2001 USArtists 2000, art fair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2001 USArtists 2001 Tenth Anniversary art fair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania(Valley House Gallery)2005 Valley House Gallery, Dallas, TexasLiterature:Kristen Bucher, "Art Events, Texas, Best of the West, Dreamlike Landscapes,"Southwest Art Magazine, March 2000, p.80, illust.Kristen Bucher, "The New Look of Pastels," Southwest Art Magazine, April 2002,p. 116, illust.Public Collections:MotorolaSamsungSt. David's HospitalTivoliPage-Sutherland-PageUnited ArtistsHerman HospitalDana Farber InstituteFidelity MutualECM Partners, Dallas