He received his MFA from The Tyler School of Art and Architecture in 1990, his BFA from University of Wisconsin in 1984, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1984. Klimowicz was a grant recipient from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation in 2012, and was awarded residencies at MacDowell (Peterborough, NH) Yaddo (Saratoga Springs, NY), Ucross Foundation (Clearmont, WY), Millay Arts, (Austerlitz, NY), The Vermont Studio Center, (Johnson, VT)
From 1991 to 1995 he worked as an art installer at the Guggenheim museum. From 1996 to 1998 he worked as a designer of CD-ROMs for girls about science. From 1999 to 2010 he was the office manager and medical biller for a private doctor in Millerton NY. From 2011 to 2012 he worked as a carpenter. From 2013 to 2024 he worked as a tile mason.
