Candice Klopfenstein
b. Livonia, MI, 1968
Lives and works in Chicago, IL
candice.klopfenstein@gmail.com |  www.breakingintolife.com
Member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists

Candice Klopfenstein is an emerging artist, working primarily in mosaics. She uses a variety of materials, such as glass, natural stone and slate to create a diverse collection of expressive work.

Education:

Studied under:
Verdiano Marzi, Paris, FR
Former instructor at the École du Louvre, Paris; Visiting Artist and community mentor at the Chicago Mosaic School, IL

Dugald MacInnes, Glasgow, SCT
Internationally acclaimed mosaic artist, geologist and author; Guest teacher at the Chicago Mosaic School, IL

Karen Ami, Chicago, IL
Founder/ Creative Director, The Chicago Mosaic School, IL; International artist, teacher, lecturer and consultant in contemporary mosaics.

Sue Giannotti, St. Louis, MO
Founder of Mosaic Opus Studio, St. Louis, MO; Staff member, visiting artist and instructor at The Chicago Mosaic School

Pamela Irving, Melbourne, AUS
Award winning Australian painter and sculptor; Visiting artist and instructor at the Chicago Mosaic School, IL

Selected Exhibitions:

2024
Progressions, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, Illinois, November 2024-January 2025
Illiart 2024, Lockport, Illinois, October 2024
Made in Chicago, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, Illinois, April-June 2024
Class Act, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, Illinois, January-March 2024

2023
Mosaic and Glass Arts International, September 2023

2022
Breaking (Not) Bad, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, Illinois, Nov 2022- January 2023
Class Act, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, Illinois, January-March 2022

2021
Mosaic Arts International (MAI), Virtual, 2021
Class Act, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, Illinois, January-March 2021

2019
Class Act, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, Illinois, January-March 2019

2018
Pictor Imaginarius, Museo di Fiume, Nazzano, Italy, May 2018

2017
Cuyler’s Last Stand, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, Illinois, January-February 2017
Stories We Tell, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, Illinois, November 2016-January 2017

Teaching Experience:

Mosaic workshop w/ wildfire victims, Redding, CA, 2018
Mosaic workshop w/ survivors of sex trafficking, Chicago, IL, 2019
Mosaic workshop w/ refugee mothers and daughters, Wheaton, IL, 2025 (forthcoming)

Collections:

Private collection, Farmington, MI
Private collection, St. Petersburg, FL
Private collection, Adelaide, AU
Private collection, Nelson, NZ

Commissions:

Private commission, Chicago, IL
Private commission, Lake Forest, IL

Publication:

“The Place Where I Belong”, Judy Carmack Bross, Classic Chicago Magazine, 2023
“Chicago: A Mosaics Mecca”, Judy Carmack Bross, Classic Chicago Magazine, 2025