Denis Kleine

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		(Please note: multiple images of same sculptures are shown here for you to be able to view sculptures from all sides) Denis Kleine was born in New Westminster, British Columbia in 1956. After graduating from high school in Nelson, BC, he completed four years of science at the University of Guelph, Ontario and the University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatchewan. In 1983, Denis graduated from David Thompson University Center in Nelson with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in sculpture. Denis has taught sculpture at Arctic College in Iqaluit, NWT., at the Haliburton School of Fine Arts in Haliburton, Ontario and is currently a part time instructor at.the Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson, BC. In 1991 and 1993, Denis captained his team-mates to a first place finish in the Provincial Snow Sculpture competition in Vernon, BC. In 1992, Denis was second in the Nationals and placed in the International Snow Sculpture Competition in Quebec City. In 1994, Denis won the Nationals and placed second in the International Snow Sculpture Competition held in Quebec City. He is a former owner of a bronze foundry in Kelowna. To date, Denis has completed many private and public commissions, mainly in bronze and stone. He is presently an active member of the Sculptor's Society of Canada. Denis Kleine's work can be found in private and corporate collections accross Canada, the USA as well as several other countries throughout the world. He is also exceptionally busy in winter time and internationally acclaimed as one of few featured artists who create highly professional and intricate snow sculptures in winter festivals around the world.

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2004 The Shopper, (With Pat Field) Town Square Mall, Penticton, BC.
2001 The Family, Monumental bronze, Trail, B.C.
2000 Osprey and Nest, Life-size bronze, Nelson, B.C.
1996 Donor Book, Regional District of Cental Okanagan
1993 Don Mazankowski, Life-size bronze, Vegreville, Alta.
1993 Donor Wall, 28' x 8' bronze and plexiglass relief, Kelowna Gen. Hospital
1993 Memorial Wall, 60' x 8' bronze and plexiglass relief, Kelowna Gen. Hospital
1991 Treescape, Dolomite Marble 42" h, Kelowna, B.C.
1989 The Working Man, Life-size bronze, Kelowna, B.C.

ONE MAN SHOWS
2005 Kastlerock B & B, Nelson, BC.
1995 Cedar Creek Winery, Kelowna, B.C.
1992 Calona Wines, Kelowna, B.C.

TWO MAN SHOWS
2001 Garden Spirits Gallery, Fredericksburg,TX.
1999 Glacier Jewelry Gallery, Nelson, B.C.
1993 Gagnon Editions Gallery, Kelowna, B.C.
1991 The McLaren-Barnes Gallery, Oakville, Ont.
1989 Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, B.C.
1988 Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, B.C.

GROUP SHOWS
2006 Sculpture in The Park, Loveland, CO
2005 Sculpture in The Park, Loveland, CO
2004 Sculpture in The Park, Loveland, CO
2003 Sculpture In The Park, Loveland, CO
2002 Sculpture Internationale, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, CO.
2002 Affaire in the Gardens, Beverly Hills, CA.
2002 Spokane Western Art Show, Spokane, WA..
2001 Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, CO.
1998 The Lloyd Gallery, Penticton, B.C.
1998 Stone Sculptures by 6 Kootenay Artists, Castlegar, B.C.
1998 Art 98, Vancouver International Art Fair, Vancouver, B.C.
1997 Nelson Centennial Art Gallery, Nelson, B.C.
1997 Vancouver International Art 97 Exhibition, Vancouver, B.C.
1996 Sculpture Show, Gallery Mack, Seattle, WA.
1995 Rails End Gallery, Haliburton, Ont.
1994 National Exhibition Centre, Castlegar, B.C.

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, B.C.
G.W. Thomas & Associates, Kelowna, B.C.
Pushor Mitchell, Montgomery & Co., Kelowna, B.C.
Midland Walwyn Capital Inc., Kelowna, B.C.
Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C.