Urn with Sunface, 1989

Versailles, Urn with Landscape, 1989

I grew up in a suburb of Houston, Texas, in a neighborhood of cookie-cutter houses built in the 50s and 60s. Everything was new and modern, but not in a particularly interesting way. I remember the feeling of being in a very sterile environment. I longed to see something old, and with some history. As soon as I could I went to Europe, and I have returned many times since to take photographs.

Urn and Steps, Versailles, 1989

Jean Kallina is a widely exhibited and collected artist. Her work is in the permanent collections of The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Brooklyn Museum among others. She has held solo exhibitions at the Leo Castelli Gallery and the Pace Macgill Gallery. She is represented by Winston Wachter Fine Art in New York City.