Kristen paints colorful relationships and quirky moments. Observing the figure from both life and collected personal references, she offers the viewer a curious twist on the vernacular.

Bowery Gallery, NYC Annual Juried Exhibition, Susan Lichtman , juror July 2026
July Bowery Gallery, NYC Annual Juried Exhibition, Elisa Jensen, juror August 2025 
Altar Party, NYSS Project Space, July 16-July 25, 2025, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 
Jackson’s Art Prize, extended longlist, 2025 
Loy Lou Art Space, December 2024, Orange Theatre juried show, NYC 
CT Plein Air Painters 1st Place, November 2008, Hartford Fine Art, CT 
Granby CT Land Trust Juried Show award winner, 2024, 2018, 2010, 2006 
New Vision, Hartford Fine Art, 2012, E. Hartford, CT 
Skidmore College Alumni Exhibit, 2022, 2012, Saratoga Springs, NY 

Canopy 2026, Quarantine Events, Menorca, Spain, 2024: New York Studio School Painting Marathons 2025, 2024, 2023; study with Zoey Frank, J. Pochinski, Alex Kanevsky, C. Kehoe, S. Lichtman; G. Opdenbrouw, M. Campos, Skidmore College ‘87 B.S. in Art, minor in Art History, Camberwell School of Art, London England study abroad. photo credit: Laura Tomàs