Meet the artist - Yvonne Klinksick

Klinksick is an Irish multi-media artist based in Lawrence, Kansas. Her work draws her toward tactile abstraction, hand-cut illuminated paper works, oil painting and experimentation. The process of touch and instinct is central, but always with a sense of play and purpose. Her joy is art in community and the inter-generational opportunities of play and curiosity offered by interactive art. Irish culture is infused through her titles and approach and she invites you to explore the language as you engage with her artwork.

Klinksick is a 2025 SOSAA grantee from Outdoors Unscripted. Her project Fields of Vision Collection is a mixed media exploration of our relationship with nature using techniques of abstraction and interaction to evoke a sense of memory and place.

Her favourite local Lawrence spots include Wonder Fair, the Raven, Lawrence Arts Center, our local library, Squishington’s and Jungle House - although to be fair, she has zero green thumb!