David Klein himself at David Klein Gallery.

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David Klein Gallery

Both the Birmingham and Detroit locations are active more or less simultaneously, though with staggered openings.

Gallery hours at the Birmingham location are Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Both the Bir­ming­ham location and the Detroit lo­ca­tion are in operation.

The Detroit location has somewhat similar gallery hours: noon to 5:30 p.m. (not sure when it was changed from 6:00 p.m.). Wednes­days through Saturdays. One may make ap­point­ments to visit the Detroit lo­ca­tion on Tues­days.

At the opening of the Detroit location, David Klein himself had said that most of the ac­tiv­i­ty will be at the Detroit location, but would not completely rule out events over­lap­ping at both locations. But a few weeks later he seems to have decided that the De­troit location will be for contemporary art and the Birmingham lo­ca­tion will be for some­what older art.

David Klein is the owner and Christine Schef­man is the artistic director. The win­dow niche art installations at the Detroit lo­ca­tion are often a collaboration with Play­ground Detroit.

David Klein Gallery represents quite a few artists who have exhibited in the Detroit location.

Current exhibition

• At the Detroit location:
  • Bent Word, Peter Williams. Opened November 2 and slated to run to December 21.

Upcoming exhibitions

Not yet announced.

Past exhibitions

David Klein and Carlos Diaz (right) at David Klein Gallery.

I believe the listing for the Detroit location is complete, I know the listing for the Birmingham location is not.

• At the Detroit location:
  • Anteroom, Jack Craig. September 7, 2024 — October 26, 2024.
  • June 22, 2024 — July 27, 2024:
    • Host, Ebitenyefa Baralaye. The artist will have a gallery talk with Paul Kotula on July 20 at 3:30 p.m.
    • Surrounded by Water, Emanuel Torres.
  • Duality, Kelly Reemtsen. May 11, 2024 — June 15, 2024.
  • Nature Worship, Benjamin Pritchard. March 23, 2024 — May 4, 2024.
  • Drawing... a line goes for a walk, Emmy Bright, Shea Burke, Cydney Camp, Susan Goethel Campbell, Jack Craig, Conrad Egyir, Whitfield Lovell, Kim McCarty, Armin Mersmann, Mary Ann Monforton, Marianna Olague, Joel Daniel Phillips, Benjamin Pritchard, Kelly Reemtsen, Jessica Rohrer, Tylonn J. Sawyer, Robert Schefman, Willie Wayne Smith, Neha Vedpathak, Charles Edward Williams, and Cayce Zavaglia. February 3, 2024 — March 16, 2024.
  • November 11, 2023 — December 23, 2023:
    • People You Know, Marianne Olague.
    • Selected light works, Patrick Ethen.
  • Topoanalysis / Wer bin ich?, Iris Eichenberg. September 23, 2023 — November 4, 2023.
  • Summer exhibit, various artists. August 12, 2023 — September 9, 2023.
  • Together & Apart: A Legacy of Abstraction, Elise Ansel, Caroline Del Giudice, Alisa Henriquez and Rosalind Tall­madge. June 8, 2023 — July 22, 2023.
  • Neha Vedpathak solo show. April 22, 2023 — May 27, 2023.
  • Crucify My Flesh, Ricky Weaver. February 25, 2023 — April 1, 2023.
  • Regrograde, Scott Hocking. November 19, 2022 — February 11, 2023.
  • Midnight and Canaan, Mario Moore. September 17, 2022 — November 5, 2022.
  • August selections, various artists. August 13, 2022 — September 2, 2022.
  • Family Ties, Ebitenyefa Baralaye, Shea Burke, Patrick Quarm, Patrice Renee Washington. June 23, 2022 — August 6, 2022.
  • Everything Else, Caroline Del Giudice, Matthew Hawtin, Sylvain Malfroy-Camine, Brittany Nelson, Benjamin Pritchard, Meghann Riepenhoff, Lauren Semivan, Neha Vedpathak. May 7, 2022 — June 11, 2022.
  • Second Nature, Susan Goethel Campbell. March 12, 2022 — April 23, 2022.
  • Salon Redux, various artists. January 22, 2022 — March 5, 2022.
  • Terrain, Rosalind Tallmadge. November 13, 2021 — December 18, 2021.
  • September 25, 2021 — October 30, 2021:
    • Bird's Eye View, Jessica Rohrer.
    • A View From L.A., Kim McCarthy and Kelly Reemtsen.
  • Best Times, Susan Goethel Campbell, Mitch Cope, Matthew Hawtin, Cooper Holoweski, Sylvain Malfroy-Camine, Ben Pritchard, Lauren Semivan. July 17, 2021 — August 28, 2021.
  • Carrie Moyer and Anke Weyer. May 1, 2021 — June 26, 2021.
  • Lucia Hierro and Lavaughan Jenkins. March 13, 2021 — June 19, 2021.
  • Lavaughan Jenkins. March 13, 2021 — April 24, 2021.
  • New Work / New Year, Ebitenyefa Baralaye, Susan Goethel Campbell, Matthew Hawtin, Scott Hocking, Cooper Holoweski, Kim McCarty, Mario Moore, Marianna Olague, Jason Patterson, Kelly Reemtsen, Robert Schefman, Lauren Semivan, Mark Sengbusch, Rosalind Tall­madge and Ricky Weaver. January 16, 2021 — February 27, 2021.
  • Objective Mysteries, Lauren Semivan. December 8 — 19, 2020.
  • Gatekeepers, Marianna Olague. November 7, 2020 — December 19, 2020.
  • Familiar, Beverly McIver, Mario Moore, Jason Patterson, Senghor Reid, Chris Watts, Ricky Weaver. September 12, 2020 — October 24, 2020.
  • Palimpsest, Elise Ansel. June 20, 2020 — August 22, 2020.
  • Alternative Testimony. February 15, 2020 — March 28, 2020.
  • January 9, 2020 — February 8, 2020:
    • In the main exhibition space, Up Next, Ebi Baralaye, Matthew Hawtin, Scott Hocking, Jisoo Hur, Mario Moore, Marianna Olague, Robert Schefman, and Corine Vermeulen.
    • In the Salon, Jamie Adams, Elise Ansel, Emmy Bright, Mitch Cope, Alisa Henriquez, Patrick Hill, Cooper Holoweski, Trisha Holt, Stephen Magsig, Kim McCarty, Carrie Moyer, Brittany Nelson, Benjamin Pritchard, Jessica Rohrer, Julie Schenkelberg, Lauren Semivan, Rosalind Tall­madge, and Liat Yossifor.
  • Secrets, Robert Schefman. The artist asked people to submit secrets anonymously. Then he selected some of the secrets to inspire some paintings. November 8, 2019 — December 21, 2019.
  • Salon, various artists. September 14, 2019 — November 2, 2019.
  • Summer Break, various artists? August 2, 2019 — September 7, 2019.
  • Pattern, Kelly Reemtsen. June 22, 2019 — July 27, 2019.
  • Dear Sarah, Ayana Jackson. May 11, 2019 — June 15, 2019.
  • Kodak and the Comet, Corine Vermeulen. March 30, 2019 — May 4, 2019.
  • Fractured Beauty, Alisa Henriquez, Brad Howe, Andrew Krieger. February 16, 2019 — March 23, 2019.
  • 10 for January, Liz Cohen, Mitch Cope, Carlos Diaz, Scott Hocking, Stephen Magsig, Anthony Paul Olson, Lauren Semivan, Mark Sengbusch, Rosalind Tallmadge, and >Corine Vermeulen. January 12, 2019 — February 9, 2019.
  • Stories Better Told By Others, Liz Cohen. November 2, 2018 — December 22, 2018.
  • Kenny Scharf. September 6, 2018 — October 27, 2018.
  • Mario Moore. June 30, 2018 — August 11, 2018.
  • Old, Scott Hocking. May 12, 2018 — June 23, 2018.
  • Al Held, Luminous Constructs: Paintings & Watercolors from the 90s. Opened March 17, 2018 — April 28, 2018.
  • Door Into the Dark, Lauren Semivan. February 3, 2018 — March 10, 2018.
  • Susan Goethel Campbell. November 4, 2017 — December 23, 2017.
  • September 9, 2017 — October 21, 2017:
    • New work by Matthew Hawtin.
    • Debris of the Days, Bryan Graf.
  • Summer Selections. August 12, 2017 — September 1, 2017.
  • Beverly Buchanan, with some selections from past exhibits in the back of the gallery. June 17, 2017 — July 29, 2017.
  • May 13 2017 — June 10, 2017:
    • Spaces & Spectacle, Carlos Diaz.
    • New paintings by Joel Grothaus.
    • Niche installations by Dessislava Terzieva.
  • March 18, 2017 — April 22 29, 2017:
    • Work on paper by Alison Saar.
    • On the Road: American Abstraction.
  • February 4, 2017 — March 4, 2017:
    • Organizational Strategies for the After Life, Gina Reichert, Mitch Cope.
    • Record covers by an infamous international weirdo.
  • November 5, 2016 — December 17, 2016:
    • Alternative Process, Brittany Nelson.
    • Susan Goethel Campbell.
    • Art by Ellen Rutt in the window niches.
  • September 17, 2016 — October 22, 2016:
    • Emmy Bright.
    • Kelly Reemtsen.
    • With window installation by Derick Melander.
  • First Summer: Part II, Ebitenyefa Baralaye, Kari Cholnoky, Liz Cohen, Joel Grothaus, Matthew Hawtin, Trevor King, Brooke Moyse, Anthony Olson, Lauren Semivan, Mark Sengbusch. July 30, 2016 — August 31, 2016.
  • First Summer: Part I, Matthew Hawtin, Ebitenyefa Baralaye, Liz Cohen, Trevor King. June 11, 2016 — July 16, 2016.
  • Pictures of You, Jamie Adams, Andrew Krieger, Stephen Magsig, Robert Schefman, Trevor Young. April 29, 2016 — June 4, 2016.
  • March 19, 2016 — April 23, 2016.
    • Watercolors by Kim McCarthy.
    • Nocturne, Rosalind Tall­madge.
  • February 6, 2016 — April 2, 2016.
    • An installation by Lisa Waud.
    • Niche Project, Patrick Ethen. In collaboration with Playground Detroit.
  • February 6, 2016 — March 12, 2016.
    • Semi Lucid Steaks, Kari Cholnoky.
    • Totems, Mitch Cope.
  • Matthew Hawtin, Mary Kim and Mark Sengbusch. November 14, 2015 — December 23, 2015.
  • First Show. Grand opening of the Detroit location. September 17, 2015 — October 31, 2015.
• At the Birmingham location:
  • An Art Stripped Bare, Robert Motherwell. September 30, 2023 — November 4, 2023.
  • Al Held, works on paper from 1960. May 20, 2023 — July 1, 2023.
  • New work by Matthew Hawtin, Sylvain Malfroy-Camine, Benjamin Pritchard. March 18, 2023 — April 29, 2023.
  • Luxe, Mary-Ann Monforton. December 10, 2022 — February 4, 2023.
  • Scherzo, Sylvain Malfroy-Camine. October 22, 2022 — November 26, 2022.
  • Arrows, Eros and Arose, Elliot Avis, Emmy Bright, Patrick Bunyan, Patrick Burton, Stephanie Crawford, Seuil Chung, Bakpak Durden, Brian Kovach, Tom Livo, Scott Northrup, Matthew Papa, Mieyoshi Ragernoir, Nathan Rapport, Peggy Sauer, Karianne Spens-Hanna, James Stephens, Tony Whitfield, Sophia Wojnovich. June 3 — June 25, 2022.
  • Multiples, Kelly Reemtsen. September 25, 2021 — October 30, 2021.
  • Alone Together: Views from the Bottom of the Pool, Emmy Bright. February 20, 2021 — March 27, 2021.
  • Al Held, watercolors. Opened March 21, 2020, three days before the governor's stay-at-home order that took effect on March 24, 2020, effectively putting the exhibit on hold. The exhibit was originally slated to close May 9, 2020. After the governor relaxed the stay-at-home order, the exhibit resumed on June 20, 2020, and closed August 22, 2020.
  • November 2, 2019 — December 21, 2019:
    • Heatscapes, Susan Goethel Campbell.
    • Finally Finished, Richard Serra.
  • Trevor Young. September 7, 2019 — October 26, 2019.
  • Rosalind Tallmadge. June 1, 2019 — July 13, 2019.
  • Lester Johnson, centennial exhibition. March 16, 2019 — May 11, 2019.
  • Figures & Flowers, Donald Baechler, Ross Bleckner, Emmy Bright, Peter Halley, Damien Hirst, Alex Katz, Kelly Reemtsen, and Donald Sultan. January 12, 2019 — February 9, 2019.
  • Matt Hawtin and Mark Sengbusch. July 7, 2018 — August 25, 2018.
  • Album covers by 20th Century masters. May 5, 2018 — June 9, 2018.
  • Karl Benjamin. April 7 — April 28, 2017.
  • April 8, 2017 — May 13, 2017?
    • New paintings by Rosalind Tall­madge.
    • Prints by Donald Sultan.
  • Post War American Prints. February 17, 2017 — April 1, 2017.
  • Paintings and works on paper by Lester Johnson from 1960 to 1985. September 10, 2016 — October 29, 2016.
  • Summer Selections. July ??, 2016 — August ??, 2016.
  • Paul Jenkins. October 31, 2015 — December 19, 2015.
  • Post-War & Contemporary Selections. June 6, 2015 — July 31, 2015.
  • Other Another. May 1 — 16, 2015.
  • Past Meets Present. March 21, 2015 — April 25, 2015.
  • Making Faces. January 24, 2015 — February 28, 2015.
  • Agree to Disagree: A Survey of Contemporary Abstraction. May 1 — 16, 2015.
  • ...more going back to 2007...

External links

• Official website
• Facebook page
• Instagram page

News

• Michael Hodges, "Suburban galleries head to Detroit", Detroit News, September 15, 2015.

Reviews

• Sarah Rose Sharp, "Beverly Buchanan’s Shack Sculptures Feel at Home in Detroit", Hyperallergic, July 19, 2017. "Buchanan’s evocative little constructions and childlike pastel drawings are alive with the same kind of color and wabi-sabi principles that inspired a whole category of practicing artists in Detroit."

A note to artists submitting proposals: This gallery does have an e-mail address for submissions. A submitted proposal might not receive a response, but at least they have the decency to be upfront about that.