Vera Klement.

Lifetime
  • Born in the free city of Danzig 1929 (Gdańsk, Poland). Departed in 2023 (View obituary by The New York Times).
Education
  • The Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture, certificate 1950
Teaching
  • Professor of Art, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL: 1969–1995
  • Instructor, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL: 1968
  • Instructor, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL: 1966, 1967
  • Instructor, OxBow School of Painting, Saugatuck, MI: 1969, 1972 (summer sessions)
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  1. RoKo Gallery, New York, NY, 1958
  2. Duo Gallery (two-artist show), New York, NY, 1959
  3. RoKo Gallery, New York, NY, 1960
  4. Bridge Gallery, New York, NY, 1965
  5. Artemisia Gallery (two-artist show), Chicago, IL, 1973
  6. Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1974
  7. Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1976
  8. Festival Gallery, Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Champaign, IL,1978
  9. Marianne Deson Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1979, 1981
  10. Dittmar Memorial Gallery (two-artist show), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. 1980
  11. Goethe Institute, Chicago, IL, 1981
  12. CDS Gallery, New York, NY, 1981, 1984
  13. Roy Boyd Gallery (drawings), Chicago, IL, 1983
  14. Roy Boyd Gallery (paintings), Chicago, IL, 1983
  15. Hewlett Gallery (two-person show), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1983
  16. Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
  17. Renaissance Society at University of Chicago, Mid-career Retrospective, Chicago, IL, 1987
  18. Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL, 1987
  19. Brody’s Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1992
  20. Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001
  21. Quincy Art Center (2-person show), Quincy, IL, May 1997
  22. Chicago Cultural Center, Retrospective 1965–98, Chicago, IL, 1999
  23. Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN, 1999
  24. Allen Priebe Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI, 2000
  25. Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2001
  26. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, 2001
  27. Mary & Leigh Block Museum, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. 2001
  28. University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ, 2001
  29. Brauer Museum, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, 2002
  30. Tarble Art Center, EIU, Charleston, IL, 2002
  31. Eric Yake Kenagy Gallery, Goshen College, Goshen, IN, 2003
  32. Miami University Museum of Art, Oxford, OH, 2004
  33. Maya Polsky Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004
  34. Frederick Baker, Chicago, IL, 2004
  35. Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004
  36. Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO, 2004
  37. Metcap, Chicago, IL, 2005
  38. Alfedena Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2007
  39. Indiana State University Art Gallery (Williamson Artist in Residence: artist and solo exhibition, “Paint into Poetry”), Terre Haute, IN, 2007
  40. Rockford Museum of Art, Retrospective, Rockford, IL, 2008
  41. Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2009
  42. Printworks Gallery, American Sublime, 2011
  43. Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2012
  44. Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2013
  45. Grand Valley State University, 2020
  46. Zolla/Lieberman Gallery (posthumous), Chicago, IL, 2024
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  1. Ward Eggleston Gallery, four artists: New York, NY, 1950
  2. Print Club: Philadelphia, PA, 1950, 1955
  3. Brooklyn Museum Print Annuals: Brooklyn, NY, 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th
  4. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts: Philadelphia, PA, 1954
  5. RoKo Gallery: New York, NY, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
  6. Town Gallery, six artists: New York, NY
  7. Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, National Prize Prints Exhibition: Dallas, TX, 1954
  8. Museum of Modern Art, Young American Printmakers: New York, NY, 1954
  9. Museum of Modern Art, Recent Acquisitions: New York, NY, 1955
  10. Musee d’Arte Moderne, Young American Printmakers: Paris, France, 1955
  11. Museo de Arte Moderno, Young American Printmakers: Barcelona, Spain, 1955
  12. Tate Gallery, Young American Printmakers: London, UK, 1955
  13. American Federation of Art, traveling exhibit: 1959
  14. National Arts Club, New York Metropolitan Young Artists: New York, NY, 1958, 1960
  15. Lounge Gallery, Museum of Modern Art: New York, NY, 1958
  16. New Art Center Gallery, Drawing Show: New York, NY, 1958
  17. University of Kentucky Art Gallery, Graphics: Lexington, KY, 1959
  18. Art USA, Coliseum: New York, NY, 1959
  19. North Carolina Museum of Art, Invitational: Raleigh, NC, 1960
  20. Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas, Grabadores Norteamericanos: Caracas, Venezuela, 1960
  21. Newark Art Museum, Print Show: Newark, NJ, 1961
  22. Print Club, Invitational: Philadelphia, PA: 1962
  23. Ball State Teachers College, drawing show: Muncie, IN, 1962
  24. Polari Gallery: Woodstock, NY, 1963
  25. American Gallery: New York, NY, 1965
  26. Hyde Park Art Center: Chicago, IL, 1966
  27. Hyde Park Art Center, three-artists: Chicago, IL, 1969, 1971
  28. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago and Vicinity Show: Chicago, IL: 1967
  29. PAC Gallery (Participating Artists of Chicago): Chicago, IL, 1968
  30. Burpee Gallery, Rockford State College (PAC): Rockford, IL, 1968
  31. Illinois Institute of Technology, (PAC): Chicago, IL 1968
  32. LoGuidice Gallery: Chicago, IL, 1970
  33. Beloit College, the FIVE: Beloit, WI, 1970
  34. School for Social Service Administration, the FIVE, University of Chicago: Chicago, IL, 1971, 1973
  35. Guild Hall: East Hampton, NY, 1972, 1973
  36. Bergman Gallery, five artists drawings, University of Chicago: Chicago, IL, 1972
  37. Time/Life Building, the FIVE, Proposals/5: Chicago, IL, 1973
  38. One Illinois Center, Women Artists: Chicago, IL, 1973
  39. One Illinois Center, the FIVE: Chicago, IL, 1973
  40. New York Cultural Center, “Women Choose Women”: New York, NY, 1973
  41. Quincy College, Women’s Drawing Show: Quincy, IL, 1974
  42. Hyde Park Art Center, the FIVE: Chicago, IL, 1975
  43. University of Wisconsin, the FIVE: Milwaukee, WI, 1974
  44. Illinois State Museum, Invitational: Springfield, IL, 1975
  45. Kohler Arts Center, ten artists: Sheboygan, WI 1975
  46. Northern Illinois University: deKalb, IL, 1975
  47. Woman’s Interart Center, New York, N.Y. “Light and Color” 1976
  48. Bergman Gallery, U. of Chicago, “Wednesday Evening Group” 1976
  49. Michael Wyman Gallery, Chicago, “The Other Tradition” 1976
  50. Governor’s Mansion Invitational, Springfield, Il. 1975-76
  51. Hyde Park Retrospective Exhibition 1976
  52. Northwestern University Gallery, (5 artists) Evanston, Il. 1976
  53. One Illinois Center, Chicago, the FIVE 1976
  54. Jan Cicero Gallery, Evanston, Il. 1976
  55. Northern Indiana Art Assn. Bicentennial (one year traveling show) 1976
  56. The Upstairs Gallery, Ithaca, New York 4 artists 1976
  57. Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, “Cool Abstraction” 10 artists 1977
  58. John Doyle Gallery, Chicago 12 artists 1977
  59. N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago 5 painters 1977
  60. Krannert Museum of Art, Champaign, Il. 1977
  61. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Invitation 1977, 10 painters
  62. Elvejehn Museum, Madison, Wisconsin 10 painters
  63. University of Missouri-Kansas Art Gallery, “Chicago Abstractionsits:1978 Romanticized Structures” traveling to: Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Mo. National Bank of Commerce, Lincoln, Nebraska Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City Mulvane Art Center, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Il.
  64. Smart Gallery, U. of Chicago 7 artist of the Committee on Art and Design 1978
  65. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, “Chicago, the City and its Artists 1978
  66. Detroit Institute of Arts, “Detroit and Chicago, Art of the 70s” 1978
  67. N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, Invitational 7” x 9” 1978
  68. Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, Invitational “Strong Work” 1977
  69. Arte Fiera ‘78. Mostra Mercato Internazionale d’Arte Contemporanea” Bologna, Italy 1978
  70. Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Flower Show 1978
  71. Ukranian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, Abstractionists from Chicago 1978
  72. Fermi Institute, Illinois, organized by Richard Gray Gallery 1978
  73. Schloss Etlingen, Karlsruhe, Germany “Bilder/Objekte/Graphiken” 1979
  74. Kunstverein, Munich, Germany “Bilder/Objekte/Graphiken” 1979
  75. Indiana University Northwest, “Critic’s Choice” 1979
  76. Columbia College Gallery, Chicago, “Chicago Drawing” 1979-80
  77. N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, “Touch Me” curated by Joanna Frueh, 1980
  78. Navy Pier, Chicago, Chicago Art Prospective, 1980
  79. “Chicago Show” traveling in Germany: W. Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Duesseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, 1980-81, organized by Marianne Deson Gallery
  80. Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, Il. 1980
  81. Women USA, Sao Paolo, Brazil, Museo de Arte Contemporanea 1980
  82. Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, Il. Chicago Artists 1980-81
  83. The Jewish Museum, New York “Jewish Themes/ Contemporary American Artists” 1982
  84. Chicago Artists: Continuity and Change, Printers Row, Chicago 1983 cat.
  85. Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Fan Show 1983
  86. International Exposition at Navy Pier, Chicago 1983
  87. Sonoma State University, Calif. “Chicago Abstractionists” 1983
  88. Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, Wash. “Chicago Abstraction” 1983
  89. Roy Boyd Gallery, Los Angeles, group 1983
  90. Rockford College, Il. Midwest Invitational 1984
  91. Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago “Ways to Draw” 1984
  92. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Painting and Sculpture Today 1984 catalog
  93. Trisolini Gallery of Ohio U. Athens “Chicago Cross Section” 1984 catalog
  94. International Exposition at Navy Pier, Chicago 1984
  95. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, “Alternative Spaces” 1984
  96. Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, “Ten Years” 1984
  97. Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, “Abstract/Symbol/Image: a re-vision” 1984 and Visual Arts Touring Program, Illinois Arts Council, 1984-86 catalog
  98. Public Art Exhibition 30 S. Wacker, 4 painters, summer 1984
  99. Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, Abstract Painting 1984
  100. Lakeview Museum, Peoria, Il. “Abstract Art in Chicago” 1985
  101. Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. “The New Expressive Landscape” 1985 catalog
  102. International Exposition at Navy Pier, Chicago 1985,86,87,88,89,90,91,92
  103. Marianne Deson Gallery, Chicago, “Beginnings” Anniversary 1986
  104. “The Grand Example of La Grande Jatte: Seurat and Chicago Art” Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, May 1986
  105. Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, “Surfaces: Two Decades of Painting in Chicago” curated by Judith Kirshner, catalog 1987
  106. Galerie Walter Bischoff, Munich, W. Germany 3-person 1987
  107. Amerika Haus, W.Berlin, Germany 3-person 1987-88
  108. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Il. 3-person 1988
  109. Amerika Haus, Munich, W. Germany 3-person 1988
  110. German/American Institute, Freiburg, W.Germany 3-person 1988
  111. German/American Institute, Heidelberg, W.Germany 3-person 1988
  112. “The Question of Drawing” (7 person) curated by Dore Ashton, Miami- Dade Community College, Florida, traveling show 1989-90 catalog
  113. “100 Drawings by Women” C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, N.Y., then to Blum/Helman Gallery, N.Y. and other places. 1989-1991 book
  114. Amerika Haus, Stuttgart, W. Germany 3-person 1989
  115. Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, Il. Works by Women 1988/89
  116. Artemisia Gallery, Chicago 15th Anniversary Show 1988
  117. Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, Il. Retrospective 1989
  118. College of DuPage, Il. Retrospective 1989
  119. Rockford Museum, Il. Retrospective 1989
  120. Governor’s Award Show, State of Illinois Building, Chicago 1989
  121. R. H. Love Gallery, Chicago “Chicago Women” 1989
  122. State of Illinois Gallery, Chicago, “Locations of Desire” 3-person 1989 catalog:: James Yood
  123. Illinois State Museum, Springfield, “Locations of Desire” 3-person 1990
  124. Brody’s Gallery, Washington, D.C. 3-person show 1990
  125. Gallery 400 U. of Illinois, Chicago, “Nature/nature” 1990
  126. Galerie Walter Bischoff, Stuttgart, Germany “Kunstler Aus Den USA” 1990
  127. Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, Group show 1991
  128. Art Institute of Chicago, Recent Acquisitions 1991
  129. State of Illinois Gallery, Chicago “Spirited Visions” 1991 traveling 2 years, Book
  130. David Adler Cultural Center, “A Celebration of Women” Libertyville, Il. 1992 catalog
  131. Brody’s Gallery, Washington, D.C. “Postcards-Then and Now” 1993
  132. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago “Aquatic Visions” 1993
  133. The Union League Club, Chicago Invitational 1993
  134. Prince Gallery, Chicago, Chicago Invitational 1993
  135. International Exposition, Chicago 1993
  136. New Art Examiner, Chicago, Benefit Auction 1993, 1994
  137. Gallery 400, U. of Illinois, Chicago “Slice and Dice, Collage” 1994
  138. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. “Still Working” 1994
  139. Cultural Center, Chicago “Still Working” 1994
  140. “Our Last Picture Show” Brody’s Gallery, Washington, DC 1994
  141. Hyde Park Art Center 55th Anniversary Exhibition, Chicago 1994
  142. Former IBM Gallery, New York “Still Working” 1995
  143. Virginia Center for the Arts, Virginia Beach, Va. “Still Working” 1995
  144. Galeria Millan, Sao Paolo, Brazil “USA Within Limits” 1995
  145. Fisher Gallery, U. of Southern California, “Still Working” 1995
  146. Lineage Gallery, Chicago “The Legacy of Vera Klement” 1995
  147. Evanston Art Center, Illinois “Figurative Impulses” Nicholas Africano, Art Kleinman, Susanna Coffey, Klement, Kerry James Marshall 1996
  148. Portland Museum, Oregon “Still Working” 1996
  149. DePaul University, Chicago, Richardson Library, drawings, 1996
  150. Mary & Leigh Block Gallery, NU Evanston, Il. “Second Sight: Printmaking in Chicago 1935 - 1995, 1996 (catalog)
  151. Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, “Don Baum Says Chicago has Famous Artists, 1996
  152. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, “Art in Chicago 1945-1995” 1996
  153. Art/Cologne, Germany 1996
  154. De Caprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palo Hills, Il. “By Women Only” Jan. 1997
  155. Herron Gallery, Indianapolis Center for Contemporary Art: 4 by 4, Four artists, Feb. 1997
  156. Smart Museum, U. of Chicago, “Then & Now” Faculty show, Feb. 1997
  157. Art Expo/Navy Pier, Chicago, May 1997
  158. De Pree Art Center, Hope College, Holland, Mi. “Searching for the Spiritual” August 1997
  159. Fassbender Gallery, Chicago “Then & Now” July 1997
  160. Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, Il. “Shattered Visions: Legacies of the Holocaust” Sept. 1997
  161. Gallery Northwest, Indiana University Northwest “Magical Realism” October 1997
  162. Rockford College Art Gallery, Rockford, IL. “In the Mix: Chicago Abstract” October 1998
  163. San Francisco Art Exposition, October 1998
  164. Chicago Athenaeum at Schaumburg, Il. !2/98 “Chicago Ten: New Art from the city of Chicago”
  165. Parkland College Art Gallery, Champaign, Il. Drawing Invitational 11/98
  166. Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Il. “Mirror on the Millenium: Self-Portraits” March to April 2000
  167. University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, A. “For Pete’s Sake” March 2000
  168. ARCO, Madrid, 2000
  169. Art2000, Chicago, May 2000
  170. Printworks Gallery, Chicago, “Self/portraits 2000” 2000
  171. “Underfoot”, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Traveling 2001-2002
  172. Maya Polsky Gallery, Chicago, “Paper. Pencil & Beyond” Feb. 15, 2002
  173. ArtChicago, navy Pier, Chicago, May 2002
  174. Riva Yares Gallery, Santa Fe, NM “A Theater of Art IV” August 9, 2002
  175. Artemisia Gallery, Chicago: To Kiss the Spirits, an Artists’ Homage to Hollis Sigler, Oct 4-25, 2002
  176. “Urban Visionaries”, Cooper Union (benefit) New York, November 2002
  177. Klein Art Works, Chicago “The Chicago School II,” Dec. 6 –Jan. 11, 2003
  178. San Francisco Art Exposition, Jan. 2003
  179. Union League Club of Chicago, Beaux Arts Exhibition, Jan 17, 2003
  180. Fassbender Stevens Gallery, Chicago, group show, Feb. 2003
  181. Rockford Museum of Art, Rockford, Il. “Flora” May, 2003
  182. Maya Polsky Gallery, Chicago “Paper, Pencil & Beyond” March 21, 2003
  183. Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, A. “A Theater of Art V” Nov. 13, 2003
  184. SOFA, Navy Pier, Chicago “Artists on the Map” October 2003
  185. “Urban Visionaries, (Cooper Union Benefit) Puck Building, New York, Dec. 3, 2003
  186. Smart Museum, University of Chicago, Legacy of Abstract Expressionism 2003
  187. Sidney Block’s 80th Birthday show, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago 12/16/03
  188. ARTChicago, Navy Pier, Chicago 2004
  189. Northern Indiana Arts Association “That 70’s Show” June 2004
  190. CDS Gallery, NY, NY “Twelve Contemporary Artists” Jan/Feb 2005
  191. Gallery 415, Chicago, “Ed Paschke Memorial Show, 2005
  192. Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Charleston, WV, May 2007
  193. Alfedena Gallery, Chicago “Timescape” 4 artists Feb 2008
  194. Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO “Lipstick Traces: Women in the Collection” summer 2009
  195. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago “Constellations: Paintings from the MCA collection” Door to the River, 1989 plus video interview
  196. Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago: Works from the collection, summer 2009
  197. Rockford Art Museum, New@RAM, new acquisitions, 2010 -2011
  198. Illinois State Museum, Chicago Gallery, “Luminous Ground – artists and their histories, April 4 – August 26, 2011
  199. Museum of Contemporary Photography, “Limits of Photography” Jan. 2012
  200. Printworks Gallery, Chicago
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  1. Museum of Modern Art: New York, NY
  2. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Philadelphia, PA
  3. The Print Club: Philadelphia, PA
  4. Emily Lowe Collection: Miami, FL
  5. New York Hilton Hotel at Rockefeller Center (edition of 50 etchings): New York, NY
  6. Illinois State Museum: Springfield, IL
  7. Kemper Insurance Company: Long Grove, IL
  8. University of Texas, Austin; Archer M. Huntington Gallery: Austin, TX
  9. Northern Trust Bank: Chicago, IL
  10. National Museum of American Art, Koffler Collection: Washington, D.C.
  11. Continental Bank: Chicago, IL
  12. First National Bank: Chicago, IL
  13. State of Illinois Center Building: Chicago, IL
  14. The Jewish Museum: New York, NY
  15. The Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, IL
  16. Wright Museum, Beloit College: Beloit, WI
  17. Philip Morris Collection: New York, NY
  18. New School for Social Research, Vera List Collection: New York, NY
  19. Smart Museum, University of Chicago: Chicago, IL
  20. Museum of Contemporary Art: Chicago, IL
  21. School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago: Chicago, IL
  22. Mary & Leigh Block Museum, Northwestern University: Evanston, IL
  23. University of Arizona Museum of Art: Tucson, AZ
  24. Union League Club of Chicago: Chicago, IL
  25. Brauer Museum, Valparaiso University: Valparaiso, IN
  26. Goshen College: Goshen, IN
  27. Daum Museum of Contemporary Art: Sedalia, MO
  28. Miami University Art Museum, Oxford: Miami, OH
  29. Edythe & Eli Broad Museum, Michigan State University: East Lansing, MI
  30. Davis Museum, Wellesley College: Wellesley, MA
  31. Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences: Charleston, WV
  32. Rockford Museum of Art: Rockford, IL
  33. Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago: Chicago, IL
  34. University Club: Chicago, IL
  35. Illinois Holocaust Museum: Skokie, IL
  36. Grand Valley State University, Allendale MI
  37. Loyola University Museum, Chicago, IL
  38. Spertus Institute, Chicago, IL
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  1. Commission of painting for McCormick Place expansion, Chicago, IL: 111” x 88” triptych, 2006
  2. Camargo Foundation Residency $3500 stipend Cassis, France January–June, 2006
  3. Honorary Life Member of Union League Club of Chicago, IL, 2001
  4. Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant: $20,000, 1998–99
  5. Illinois Arts Council Project Completion Grant: $750, 1997
  6. National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship: $15,000, 1987
  7. Illinois Arts Council Grant: $5,000, 1987
  8. Illinois Arts Council Project Completion Grant: $500, 1987
  9. Notebooks, sketches and writings included in Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1986
  10. Illinois Arts Council Grant: $1,000, 1984
  11. Ragdale Foundation Fellow, Lake Forest, IL, 1984
  12. Yaddo Fellow, Saratoga Springs, NY 1982
  13. John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship $20,000, 1981–82
  14. Illinois Arts Council Project Completion Grant: $500, 1981
  15. Kemper Insurance Co., Long Grove, IL: painting commissioned, 1976
  16. HUD (Department of Housing & Planning) Included in Publication of Public Art
  17. New York Hilton Hotel, New York, NY: commission edition of etchings, 1961
  18. Longview Purchase Award, gift to Huntington Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1961
  19. MacDowell Colony Fellow, Peterborough, NH: 1957, 1958, 1959
  20. Mildred Boericke Prize, Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia, PA: 1954 (woodcut)
  21. Louis Comfort Tiffany Award 1954 (woodcut), $500
  22. Emily Lowe Award, First Prize: $600 and four-person show at the Ward Eggleston Gallery, New York, NY, 1950
  23. Metropolitan Capital, Distinguished Service in the Arts Award, 2013
Museum of Contemporary Art
“Klement creates a sort of painterly poetry; others have pointed out her love of poetry, her references to poets and poems. Her work of the 1990s were dubbed “poem-paintings” by the art historian Donald Kuspit 1. Her figures, as in Birches/Embrace of 1994 seem to spring more from the poetic imagination than the painterly realm. They are languid, yet muscled and imperative; they are sensual, yet incomplete.”

Lynn Warren
Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago 2004, catalog essay

1 Vera Klement: Poem-Paintings, Donald Kuspit 1997, catalog essay

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