Krista Svalbonas

Krista Svalbonas is a mixed-media artist based in Chicago. She holds a BFA in photography and design from Syracuse University and an interdisciplinary MFA in photography, sculpture, and design from SUNY New Paltz. Benefiting from this extensive training in a wide range of media, Svalbonas experiments with traditional materials in unexpected ways. She is heavily influenced by her urban environment and focuses on spatial relationships and architecture when developing abstract pieces and installations.


Svalbonas exhibits throughout the United States, including solo shows at Space Gallery, Denver and the Spartanburg Art Museum, South Carolina. Her work has been exhibited in group and solo shows, including the Dairy Center of the Arts, Colorado, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, New York, Matteawan Gallery, New York, Opus Projects, New York, The Painting Center, New York, ISE Cultural Foundation, New York, Watchung Art Center, New Jersey, George Segal Gallery, New Jersey, Monterey Peninsula Art Gallery, California, Wall Gallery, California, and Tubac Center of the Arts, Arizona. Svalbonas is a recipient of a Bemis Fellowship and of residencies from Cooper Union, Vermont Studio Center, and the New Arts Program.


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