AVENUE Magazine August 2011

out. I have just finished my first exhibition at the wonderful Meinem Gallery (they champion koinup artists there and are so generous). My new exhibition will run through August at the Sabra Art Gallery [167.48.36].

To be clear, I am amazingly flattered that you asked me to do this and that I had an exhibition. I don’t think my pictures are very special, and if people like them, that sort of astounds me.

SS: As always, thank you for taking the time to talk with AVENUE. With that being said, is there anything as far as advice, a life lesson, or even a funny story that you’d care to share with our readers as a sign off?

AK: Well, this isn’t funny (all my funny stories are far too rude) but I do have an observation, which may be helpful in life and not just art. In sharing my pictures, one very clear thing has struck me. The more open and honest I am, the stronger the positive reaction. I think that it has taught me to do what you believe in and some form of success will come. I suppose I should have guessed before that was true, but now I am sure of it.

Annie Klavinham has learned a lesson that many of us never will. When we do what we believe in, we will always find some form of success, even if it’s just personal success, such as healing our wounds. Not only are her images moving, but so are her words. Find more of her powerful artwork on her koinup page at http://www.koinup.com/annieklavinham. A