Kristen Lorentzen
I am primarily focused on making non-objective mixed media artwork as a way to formally and intuitively consider subtle color relationships, variations of grids, and the juxtaposition of reduced geometric forms. In addition to traditional art materials, I am currently exploring the use of recycled materials, particularly cardboard and single-use shopping bags, in collage, weaving, painting, and knitting in order to reuse and repurpose them. I began to focus seriously on my art practice in 2013 after moving from Washington, DC to the foothills of the Alps in southern Switzerland.
Exhibitions:
Alfa Gallery_XS small works_Group Exhibition (online)_October 21 - December 31, 2020
artetceteraetcetera_When Net Becomes Form pII_Group Exhibition (online) curated by Sami Benhadj Djilali_May - June 2020
A6 Murals Worldwide Project by Lydia Wierenga_Group Exhibition_2020
Atelier Gustave, Paris, France_Group Exhibition_December 9 - 18, 2019
Represented by Alfa Gallery Miami on Artsy.net_2019 to present
Studio Meyer Piattini, Lamone, Switzerland_Solo Exhibition_November 7 - 30, 2019
Pinea-Linea De Costa Foundation, Rota/Cadiz, Spain_Group Exhibition_February 2019
Residencies and Awards:
Pinea-Linea De Costa Foundation, Rota/Cadiz, Spain_2019
Linda and Douglas Rosenbaum Scholarship for Excellence in Drawing and Painting, Corcoran College of Art + Design
Education:
The George Washington University, Washington DC, Graduate Certificate in landscape design
Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington DC, academic drawing
Chautauqua School of Art, New York
University of Maryland, College Park, BA in studio art
Organizational Affiliation:
Art Enables, Washington, DC, Former Board Member and Volunteer