Peterborough Town Library presents Michael Kline exhibit

PeterboroughLibrary presents Kline exhibit

Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St., will host  “Change: The Art of Michael Kline” in its Community Art Gallery from Friday, Oct. 4, through Saturday, Nov. 30. 

An opening reception will be held on First Friday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. During the reception, Kline will be present to discuss his work. Kline will also be presenting about his art on First Friday, Nov. 1, at 6 p.m. 

Kline has identified as an artist since the age of 5, when a teacher noted that there was “something special” about one of his drawings. When majoring in art in college, Kline stated, “Life experience had led me to experiment with what I drew and painted, and I was drawn to professors who were more interested in using art to express one’s inner world more than outer appearances. Thus began several decades of making art that I eventually came to realize symbolized my feelings and spiritual world view.”

After 30 years as a Waldorf teacher making art in his spare time, Kline was able to focus on creating and selling his art. He opened a gallery/studio space in Wilton, which he ran for about three years. Then, he stated, “From one day to the next I lost the urge to make art (or at least I lost the unconscious compulsion to do so), and I closed my gallery.”  

“Change: The Art of Michael Kline” is dedicated to the artworks he took with him after closing his gallery.

“This exhibit is the culmination of a lifetime of creating art,” stated Public Services Librarian Aimee LaRue. “Kline has built his life around the idea that he is an artist, and this exhibit shows how this idea has changed over the course of his career, and what it means for him now.”