official opening

Please join us at the Official Opening of Mestiza/Mestizo, an exhibition by Mark Kleine at Warwick Art Gallery

Saturday, 17 January 2026, 1:00pm - 3.00pm (with official proceedings from 1:30pm)

Mark Kleine will speak about his exhibition and his art practice. Mark is also offering free 15-minute tarot card readings at the opening event as part of the exhibition. Guests are welcome to ask Mark for a reading on the day. First come, first served!

This event is FREE and all ages are welcome. For catering purposes, please RSVP by completing the form below.

Mark Kleine (he/she/they) celebrates the multifaceted nature of identity. Their practice speaks to lived experiences as a mestizo – a person of ‘mixed’ Filipino descent. This is expressed in performance, photography, and video narratives that depict Kleine in a variety of guises.

Kleine’s identity as a mestizo drives their interest in contexts that are liminal, fluid, or ‘in-between’. The stories that Kleine tells express fluidity – characters respond to contexts that can question our static perceptions of them. This involves work that speaks to Kleine’s ‘mixed’ heritage, LGBTQ+ themes, and other experiences that encourage new stories while enriching traditional narratives. Kleine appreciates the importance of evolving perspectives about who we are and our capacity to break away from limiting frameworks.

Image acknowledgment: Mark Kleine, Rouge, 2013, archival photographic print. Courtesy of the artist.