About the Artist
Chris Kling OPA
Chris states “Being an artist is not just my career. It is an integral part of who I am and is something that I am compelled to do. I work in oil primarily in a traditional manner but with a contemporary flair through color, composition, value, and application of paint. Color sings to me and I try to use its harmony to evoke an emotional connection with others. I love to paint plein air which helps my studio work retain an authenticity that only comes from direct observation from life. Painting, to me, is reaching out to find the common emotional connection between all of us.”
Chris Kling earned her BFA in 1979 and since then has been recognized with awards for her landscapes and portraiture in exhibitions throughout the United States. Chris has received hundreds of commissions for oil portraits earning awards through the Portrait Society of America. Both her portraits and landscapes are in numerous private and corporate collections in the United States as well as in international collections. She also has enjoyed participating as an invited artist in Plein Air Events and Competitions for many years. Chris has been grateful to show her paintings in several National Juried Exhibitions with the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, and the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society. And in 2021 she received the honor of the MartinArts Visual Artist. Additionally, you can find her teaching workshops in Oil Portraiture, Figurative, and Plein Air.
Chris is a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America, member of the Portrait Society of America, American Impressionist Society, NOAPS, Martin Artisans Guild, and Plein Air Palm Beach. Chris is a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America and has work in several galleries in Florida. You may see her work on Facebook at Chris Kling Studio and at her website, www.chrisklingartist.com . She is represented by Palm City Art and Frame, Doris Clement Interiors of Stuart, Rare Earth Gallery in Stuart, FL, and Sea Spirits and Lost Gallery in St. Augustine, FL.
You may contact her at: [email protected], or 772-285-7826.
Recent National and International Exhibitions:
2026 NOAPS Best of America Juried International Exhibition, Ballard's Fine Art Gallery, Sheridan, WY
2026 AIS National Juried Exhibition, Mockingbird Gallery, Bend, OR
2025 NOAPS Best of America International, James R. Ross Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2025 OPA Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham AL
2025 NOAPS Best of America Small Works International, Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2025 OPA National Juried Exhibition, Herrig Center for the Arts, Bradenton, FL
2025 AIS Small Works Show, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook, CA
2024 AIS National Juried Exhibition, Rockport Art Asso. & Museum, Rockport, MA
2023 OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2023 NOAPS International Juried Exhibition, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2022 OPA National Juried Exhibition, Steamboat Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO
2020 NOAPS Best of America, National Exhibition, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, FL
2020 OPA National Juried Exhibition, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
2020 NOAPS Small Works National Exhibition, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland
2019 OPA Eastern Regional, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2019 AIS National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
A resume will be provided upon request.
