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 Here is my running doc for my proposal. Obviously this might change over time but here is my initial thought process outlining my goals for this project. Subject My subject is an artist named Klara Chavarría. Chavarría is a Guatemalan artist and designer who comes from a family of creatives. In 1993, Chavarría relocated to the United States to receive her BFA from Kansas State University where she concentrated in Design, Visual Arts, and Painting. She originally began working in the design and marketing fields where she worked in publishing. Chavarría ultimately decided to abandon her corporate life and pursue her art practice full time professionally. She began working in her studios in Chicago and Cincinnati and now works and resides in Miami, FL permanently.  Chavarría’s work centers around her inner-search providing a way or outlet to communicate, discover, and investigate her questions about life. Her unique approach to expressionism and figurative abstraction provide an...

 I have started writing my proposal- see below for the outline Your goals and objectives will give a better insight into writing your proposal. Your proposal must be written with the following questions in mind – a) what is your subject + a succinct history etc.? Klara Chavarria: Klara Chavarría Kepfer, is an Artist and Designer that grew up in Guatemala City in a family of artists and teachers and started studying academic painting with a renowned artist and professor when she was only eight years old.  In 1993, she relocated to the United States as a student and received a BFA from Kansas State University concentrating in Design, Visual Arts and Painting. After working in the Design and Marketing fields and having her own business in these fields for several years, Klara decided to abandon her corporate life and pursue her art career & art practice full time professionally. Her professional art practice + career started over 20 years ago in the Midwest, with studios in C...

 Artist Book Idea: Artist: Klara Chavarria in Miami, FL I worked as her studio assistant 3 years ago and know her work well I worked closely with her the summer of 2019 Klara Chavarría Kepfer, is an Artist and Designer that grew up in Guatemala City in a family of artists and teachers and started studying academic painting with a renowned artist and professor when she was only eight years old.  In 1993, she relocated to the United States as a student and received a BFA from Kansas State University concentrating in Design, Visual Arts and Painting. After working in the Design and Marketing fields and having her own business in these fields for several years, Klara decided to abandon her corporate life and pursue her art career & art practice full time professionally. Her professional art practice + career started over 20 years ago in the Midwest, with studios in Chicago, IL & Cincinnati, OH, and presently in Miami, FL, where she currently works and resides with her perm...