Hampden Gallery celebrates career of late Klaus Postler

Hampden Gallery is hosting a celebration of the life and art of alumnus Klaus Postler on Saturday, June 15 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The exhibit is curated by Eileen Claveloux.
 

Postler, who died Jan. 6, was a peripatetic artist and independent curator whose work centered around the use of collage. As a seminal figure in the mail art movement he had a long history of exchanging works with other artists around the world, his work has been included in more than 200 exhibitions worldwide.
 

Postler received a B.A. from the University Without Walls with an individual concentration titled “The Artist as Curator.” He received his MFA in 2005.

 

While a student, Klaus curated “The Ray Johnson Memorial Exhibition” at Hampden Gallery and the “Collaborations” exhibition at Herter Gallery. Post-graduation, Klaus founded both the New England/New York/New Talent biannual exhibition and GO! (Global Opportunities) where he was intent on exploring what was possible in today’s rambunctious global visual arts culture by working with artists, curators and organizations to create a vital arts matrix, which provided residencies and exhibition opportunities inside and outside the conventions of the white cube.