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Artist Statement
Love. Illness. Recovery. Disaster. Calm. Maternity. Dreams.
Imagery derived from nature and the human figure, as well as from pure abstraction. Elements arranged to open up a sense of vast space, even within a small format. Subtle color, repetitive shapes, and delicate lines encourage a closer look from the viewer. Oil, wax, ink, pencil, and paper build layers of texture to give evidence of elapsed time. In books, sketching with happy abandon, exploring ideas which often feed into later pieces.
Art historical influences include Louise Bourgeois, Kiki Smith, Eva Hesse, German and Austrian Expressionism, and Dada.
Artist Bio
Kristy Lynn was born in New Albany, Indiana, and moved to Raleigh, North Carolina when she was eight years old. She graduated from East Carolina University in 2002 with a degree in studio art. She then decided to move to New York and start a new phase of life. She stayed in Brooklyn for several years, and worked at two museums: Brooklyn Museum and Neue Galerie New York. She kept painting, and exhibited her work at galleries including Stay Gold and About Glamour/AG Gallery. She saw amazing exhibits, heard interesting bands, and enjoyed life. It is difficult to describe how influential living in NYC was to her life as well as her artwork.
Late last year, Kristy Lynn moved to Tucson, Arizona with her sweetheart. She's here right now, working on new, more colorful paintings and other things: perhaps even sculptures. The desert is a raw and beautiful place to live, and she is enjoying it quite a lot.
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Education
2002 BFA Studio Art: Painting & Drawing, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
Selected Exhibitions
2007 100, Zoë Boutique, Tucson AZ
2006 Holiday Spectacular III, Zoë Boutique, Tucson AZ
Open Studios Preview Exhibition, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson AZ
2006 Nurturing the Edge, NURTUREart Benefit Exhibition, CUE Art Foundation, New York NY
Works on Paper, Flux Factory, Queens NY
Speed Limit: A History of Women’s Art, REDHEAD Project Space, LMCC, New York NY
2005 Night of 1,000 Drawings Benefit, Artists Space, New York NY
Moments Have You*, Camaje Bistro & Lounge, New York NY
2004 Composition in Hi-Fi, The Studio, David Allen Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Untitled Group Exhibition, AG Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Symptom: Repetition, Stay Gold Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2003 Night of 1,000 Drawings Benefit, Artists Space, New York NY
Encaustic Works Biennial**, Marist College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie NY
Nude Nite**, V-Groove Productions, Orlando FL / Tampa FL / Philadelphia PA
Tiny Art Show, Emerge Gallery, Greenville NC
2002 Mother *, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville NC
Undergraduate Exhibition**, Wellington B. Gray Art Gallery, Greenville NC
Tiny Art Show, Emerge Gallery, Greenville NC
2001 Ingénue*, The Percolator, Greenville NC
Undergraduate Exhibition**, Wellington B. Gray Art Gallery, Greenville NC
Untitled Group Exhibition**, Fondaco Delle Biade, Feltre, ITALY
* Solo exhibition ** Juried exhibition
Awards
2002 JOSA Award, Excellence in Painting, Undergraduate Exhibition, East Carolina University
2001 Thomas W. Rivers Scholarship for Summer Study Abroad
Publications
2004 Ornithopter Issue 7, 8 Eye Press, Tucson AZ
2002 Encaustic Works Biennial, Exhibition Catalogue, Poughkeepsie NY
Artists Files
NURTUREart Artist Registry, Brooklyn NY
Irving Sandler Artists File Online, Artists Space (www.artistsspace.org/artistsfile), New York NY
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