by Henry Vermillion

Andrew Klein presents over forty paintings and sculptures not previously seen in San Miguel The show features many of his exceptionally skilled realist paintings: haunting portraits, figures, and still lifes. In addition, he will show examples of recent work in a totally new direction: small but powerful ceramic figures, which seem inspired by African or Pre-Columbian works.

If I wrote that Andy Klein Was a merchant seaman for a time after high school, that he was a Boston cabdriver whose cab was stolen by three thugs who held two pistols to his head, or that he has been an academic with BA's in Cultural Anthropology (West African Studies), a BFA in Art History, with minor studies in Biology and Philosophy, and a Masters in Art History and Russian Literature, I would not be inventing anything, but rather leaving out many things.

He was born in Hungary, and after extended stays in a U.S Army Displaced Persons Camp in Germany and a stay in Paris, France, he emigrated with his family to Chicago, where he grew up. The impact of art came to him there at the age of sixteen when he saw one of Van Gogh's many self-portraits: "I didn't realize that art could have so much meaning," he says, and so he began learning and making art.

He has taught art in Indiana, St Louis, and in Israel, where he founded an art school. His art peregrinations eventually brought him to San Miguel eight years ago, and he has been involved in Galería Blue Moon since it began, some six years ago.

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Henry Vermillion was born in El Paso, and grew up in small towns in Texas and New Mexico. He graduated from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, with degrees in English literature and biology. He studied Social Work in the MSW program at the University of Texas in Austin.

In November of 1992, Henry, his wife Britt Zaist, and five other painters opened the co-op Galeriía Izamal, which, until its closing in January of 2022, was San Miguel's oldest art gallery.

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