Melanie Kluender
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ARTIST STATEMENT
     My work reflects my observations and thoughts on duality. I’m interested in finding balance among the chaos of everyday living. I see and experience   opposing forces daily. Some are simple concepts- such as good versus evil, chaos versus order, organic versus geometric, natural versus man-made. While   some are more personal-such as anxiety versus depression, conflict between inner and outer self, disorganization versus obsessive compulsive. I'm   fascinated by the delicate point at which these opposing forces meet to create balance.  I use a variety of papers, fibers, painting and drawing to represent   the chaos of everyday life.  
     Editing, rearranging, dissecting, reassembling, and stitching together these parts with deliberate choice are a way to balance the chaos I experience and take back control.  
 
     “...an artist’s job is to make order out of chaos. You collect details, look for pattern, and organize. You make sense out of senseless facts. You puzzle together bits of everything. You shuffle and reorganize. Collage. Montage. Assemble. Everything is a self-portrait. Everything is a diary.”  
                                                                                                                                                  ~Excerpt from Diary:  A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk



ABOUT ME 

I'm a Richmond, VA native.. I spend my time working as an Art educator in Hanover County, enjoying time with my family, and getting in my studio to create art whenever I can.


EDUCATION

2011                      Master of Interdisciplinary Studies in Interdisciplinary Arts, focus in Crafts and Mixed Media    
                           Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
   
2002                   Bachelor of Fine Arts, Focus in Art Education
                          Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2005-Present     Art Educator, Stonewall Jackson Middle School, Hanover, VA
2002-2005         Art Educator, St. Edward Epiphany School, Richmond, VA


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