Ron Klein

“Working in bronze allows me to achieve the form and shapes used in my sculpture. My work is primarily based on human biological and organic forms, with the intent to create those forms that fill space in a manner which warms and stimulates the spirit. My greatest joy is to develop sculpture through which others can enjoy and share a part of my feelings.”

Klein Art Fab is capable of producing small to large scale metal art fabrication for both artistic and functional uses. Projects range from commissioned art projects to furniture and architectural elements, both aesthetic and structural.

On most days you will find Klein in his studio, nestled in an organic garden in a hilltop Seattle neighborhood.

Klein began his art practice while working on engineered fabrication projects, and refined his craft in sculpture as a contributor on numerous commissioned art projects.

His art studies included Dean Junior College in Franklin, Massachusetts, The University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, and the Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture in Mercerville, New Jersey. Klein’s apprenticeship at the Atelier exposed him to foundry and fabrication work of other influential artists such as George Segal, Herk Van Tongeren, Issac Witkin and Joel Shapiro. These experiences have provided inspiration the creation of his own work.

Upon arriving in the Northwest, Klein became a lead fabricator for Fabrication Specialties of Seattle, where he applied his talent and skill to commission art projects for artists Larry Kirkland, Claudia Fitch, James Turrell, Gerard Tsutakawa and Robert Irwin, among others.

Klein has worked with a range of media including wood, stone and metals over the past three decades; currently he focuses his practice on the use of bronze.