Meet Sabrina Kliza

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Sabrina Kliza (b. 2001) is a Metro Detroit–based artist. She earned her BA from the University of Michigan in December 2022, with a minor in Environmental Studies.

Sabrina creates sculptural paintings that explore the tension between spectacle and decay. Informed by her studies in environmental science and her city’s legacy of industrial decline, she pipes molding paste onto canvas using frosting tools and coats them in glitter, building frameworks that mimic the ornamental excess of Western nobility and the ultra-rich. These frameworks are layered on top of paintings that depict the climate crisis, systemic inequality, and social neglect. The result is a sharp contrast: raw truth hidden beneath a gilded surface. These canvases act as 3D portals into a world where wealth conceals decay and beauty is a weapon of distraction.

In 2025, Kliza presented two solo exhibitions: Sexy Bog at CYNK Studios and Earth Day Special: Sugar Coated at the Ann Arbor Art Center. Her work has also been featured in group shows including Det <3 LA at Playground Detroit, the Artist Invite exhibition at the Grey Rabbit, and ArtPrize in Grand Rapids. She completed an artist residency at ChaNorth in Upstate New York, where she continued to expand her practice connecting environmental research and material experimentation.