Collectors Art Prize recognizes outstanding achievements in contemporary art by celebrating the work of extraordinary artists whose practices are among the most innovative and influential of our time. 

Kat Kleinman

Kat Kleinman

Kat Kleinman, an American photographer and collage artist, creates unique floral collages and compositions with leaves and succulents. Her work symbolizes her enthusiasm for using color to inspire positive changes from within. The intention behind Kleinman‘s art is to evoke a sense of well-being and hope in viewers, even if just for a moment. Through her meticulous process often involving dozens of flowers in a single collage, Kleinman‘s work is both meditative and inspirational. The beauty of her floral collages represents healing as fragments of color combined to create new cohesive forms. Kleinman is dedicated to creating art that is rooted in compassion, meditation, and hope.

Kat Kleinman is a photographer and collage artist from the Sacramento, California area. She began her career as an artist in 2016, after she retired as a psychotherapist, working with homeless people for 20 years. Her past work is referenced because it does inform her current work with a focus on positivity and making people feel better with each new work.

Kat began by specializing in floral collages, because the individual flowers combine to create a new and cohesive form, reflective of the healing process. She takes her own photographs, which is important to Kat, unless a photo is donated by a personal friend. Each image is hand cut, a process she calls meditative, and a single photo collage may require dozens of flowers, succulents and/or leaves.

Kat is enthusiastic about the potential for color to positively influence emotions, ultimately leading to better relationships between people.

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The Gift, 2025, collage on paper, 45x60 cm,

Cross My Heart, 2025, collage on paper, 45x60 cm

Always Hopeful, 2025, collage on paper, 50x76 cm

Happy Together, 2025, collage on paper, 45x60 cm

Unapologetically Pink, 2025, collage on paper, 40x50 cm

My Inspiration, 2025, collage on paper, 40x50 cm

Marilyn, 2025, collage on paper, 40x50 cm

Lindy’s Butterfly, 2025, collage on paper, 40x50 cm

Spring Jubilee, 2025, collage on paper, 40x50 cm

Best of Summer, 2025, collage on paper, 40x40cm

Romy Pfeifer

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