Shirley Klinghoffer
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Shirley Klinghoffer

Sculptor · Activist · Community Organizer · Santa Fe, New Mexico

Featured Project

Love Armor Project

Love Armor Project, 2008 — knitted Humvee cozy, 15′ × 7′ × 6′, premiered Santa Fe, NM — Shirley Klinghoffer

A nationwide collaborative artwork in which over 70 knitters and artists transformed a Humvee M1026 into a symbol of peace and hope. Premiered Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2008.

Artist Statement

I make work about the female body — its power, its vulnerability, its humor, and its resilience. My materials are chosen for their cultural resonance: rubber, yarn, glass, found objects that carry the weight of women's lives.
CRT Revisited, 2015 — Museum of Glass exhibition view upon entering gallery — Shirley Klinghoffer
CRT Revisited, 2015 — slumped glass sculptures on 8 ft. × 12 ft. platform — Shirley Klinghoffer
CRT Revisited, 2015 — slumped glass sculptures, detail — Shirley Klinghoffer

Featured Project

CRT Revisited

A monumental installation of 18 life-size slumped glass torsos, revisited and expanded for the Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, 2015.

Selected Works

Global Sisters, 2004 — tinted translucent rubber — Shirley Klinghoffer
Artwork — Shirley Klinghoffer
Secret Garden, 2010 — vintage skirt, tinted cast rubber, barbed wire — Shirley Klinghoffer
Witty in Pink, 2006 — bronze and antique tulle — Shirley Klinghoffer
Trapped, 2010 — used women's shoes, weathered barbed wire — Shirley Klinghoffer
A Fine Balance — Heels on Wheels, 2010 — Shirley Klinghoffer
Intimate Sphere, 2007 — resin, fiberglass — Shirley Klinghoffer
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About the Artist

Shirley Klinghoffer is a sculptor, activist, and community organizer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work spans sculpture, installation, printmaking, and collaborative public art, with a focus on the female body, social justice, and collective action.

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Get in Touch

For inquiries about exhibitions, acquisitions, or collaborations, please reach out directly.

fklinghoff@aol.com