Hi, I’m Kristen! I’m an illustrator and graphic designer based in Redding, CT, with a NYC soul. My inspiration comes from my passion for art history, nature, world travels, and rock and roll. I’ve been working professionally for 15 years and have been published in magazines, books, and have had exhibits of my personal paintings in galleries around the U.S. I love when work and play meet and I can create fun pieces that make a difference in the world.
My latest projects include: “My Big Book of Feelings” for Penguin Random House, and several videos for UNICEF about Juvenile Justice and COVID-19.
Clients include: Penguin Random House, Hooked on Phonics, The Maritime Aquarium, UNICEF, CISCO, NY Cares, The Wall Street Journal: Classroom Edition, Ridgefield Magazine, On Y Va wine, Tone Academy of Music, NYC Master Chorale, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music, The Clearing House, The Institute of International Education, Barron’s, Pokémon, The American Red Cross of Greater NY, The American Association for the Advancement of Science, UBM TechWeb, and Heart Gallery NYC.
Group Shows:
September 2019: “Alice in Wonderland” Rebel Rebel Gallery, Alto, NM
April 2019: “Waggle It Art Exhibit” Hunter’s Point Park, LIC, NY
March 2019: “I Love Rock and Roll”, Rebel Rebel Gallery, Alto, NM
November 2018: “Mark Twain Library Annual Art Fair”, Redding, CT
April 2018: “Waggle It Art Exhibit”, Plaxall Gallery, LIC, NY
May 2017: “Empowered Art”, 6th Street Community Center, NYC
October 2016: “NYC Cares Day Murals” P.S. 162, Astoria, NY
July 2016: “Out in the Streets Festival” Queens, NY
September 2016: “Animal Instinct”, Lovecraft Bar, NYC
December 2015: “Ridgewood Market: Artisan Market”, Ridgewood, NY
July 2015: Group Salon Show at HiFi Bar, NYC
June 2015: “Ridegewood Market: Artisan Market”, Ridgewood, NY
April 2015: MoCCA Fest, NYC
August 2014: SoNo Arts Celebration, exhibiting with Seven Arts Gallery, SoNo, CT
August 2014: 8-Bit and Beyond, Volume 2″ Bottleneck Gallery, Brooklyn NY
May 2014: “Launch Show”, HiFi Bar, NYC
April 2014: MoCCA Fest, NYC
January 2013: “Postcards from the Edge: A celebration of Visual Aids’ 25th Anniversary”, Sikkema Jenkins & co., NYC
May 2012: “Mono Mono”, Gowanus Print Lab, Brooklyn, NY
November 2011: “Spirit Animal”, White Rabbit’s White Box, NYC
May 2011: “Myths Be Told” Space on White, NYC
April 2011: “Cover Up” two-woman show, Jadite Galleries, NYC
July 2010: “A Night at the Spinks”, The Spinks Loft, NYC
May 2010: “The 6×6 Project: May Showcase”, Charmingwall Gallery NYC
October 2009: “Visions”, Local Project, LIC, NY
October 2009: “Salon” at Behr Thyssen Gallery, NYC
September 2008: “Sen, Sueno, Sogno”, three-woman show, Two 07 Gallery, NYC
April 2008: “Renovations” Behr Thyssen Gallery, NYC
November 2007: “Square Foot Show”, Art Gotham Gallery, NYC
August 2007: “Blue Reverie” Fat Cat Bar and Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC
September 2006: “Big Brooklyn Art Show”, Laila Lounge, Brooklyn NYC
June 2006: “Summer Salon”, Java Street Studios, Brooklyn, NYC
February 2006: “Chance Encounters”, Caelum Gallery, NYC
May 2005: “SVA Senior Exhibition: In Exile”, SVA Illustration Studios, NYC
Curated Group Shows:
September 2016: “Animal Instinct”, Lovecraft Bar, NYC
November 2012: “Spirit Animal” group art show, White Rabbit’s White Box, NY
December 2009: Canopus Holiday Concert and Art Exhibition, St. Peter’s Church, NYC
November 2007: “Art for Fire”, online art auction to benefit Hurricane Katrina musicians displaced in NOLA
