❝ I am drawn to the intermingling of the improbable. An idea is born in my heart, somewhere where a change wants to occur, and I say What if That came into contact with That? and the process of intuition and research takes over.
We may find crunch, twinkle, billowing or resonance there.❞
Born in Texas, USA in 1964, Kristin lives and works between the US, Spain and most recently in her studio La Charnière in southern France. Her academic background in Fine Arts includes Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Jersey; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, EINA Escola de Disseny i Art, Barcelona and CIEC International Centre of Printmaking, Betanzos, Spain. She is grateful to have studied with artists such as Joan Semmel, Emma Amos, Rosa Tarruella and Iván Araújo. She gave birth to her daughter Emma in 1998. Kristin was a translator and interpreter of Spanish, English and French for many years. In 2016 she founded the women's international printmaking collective, A R T ï T s. Her work hangs in private and public collections in the United States and abroad, including US Embassy, Madrid; Permanent Print Collection of the National Library of Spain, Madrid; Café de Colombia, Madrid; DesLettres, Paris; Diverdi, Madrid; Open Access Law, Little Rock, AR; Saint Vincent’s Hospital, AR; European Professional Women’s Network, Madrid.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
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Exposition et présentation du livre SOS Sabir. La Cave de l’Ours, Meyrargues, 2022
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Guerrière ! Kristin DeGeorge. Cave de l’Ours, Meyrargues. Commissariat : Synthèse, 2019
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National Museum of Women in the Arts, Arkansas Committee Artists Registry 2017-2018 http://acnmwa.org/ Artiste sélectionnée pour exposition numérique.
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From Madrid to Marseille, trajectoire de vie, Kristin DeGeorge. Galerie Paradigme, Marseille, 2017
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Kristin DeGeorge. Made in Spain, Weapons of Unwelcome. Galerie Walter England, ASU Beebe, Arkansas, 2016
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Coffee Break: Tertulia en Imágenes. Centre Culturel Washington Irving, Ambassade des États-Unis en Espagne, Madrid. Exposition et série de conférences organisées par l’artiste, financés par l’entreprise Café de Colombia, 1994
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Warriors. Kristin DeGeorge, Galerie Hartmann-La Santa, Barcelona, 2012
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Inside/Out. Casino de Aguilas, Murcia, Espagne, 1995
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Wishbone. Kristin DeGeorge Works on paper. Padam, Padam, Barcelona, 1995
Selected juried exhibitions:
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« Peindre l’intérieur d’un clavecin, » Projet sélectionné pour l’exposition numérique des projets présentés au concours. Musée Unterlinden, Colmar. Organisée par Clavecin en France, en écho de l’exposition de Fabienne Verdier, Chant des Etoiles. 2022.
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RADIUS 1. Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) Jonesboro, Arkansas; 2020
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I Premio de Grabado Internacional de Castilla la Mancha, Espagne. Oeuvre sélectionnéé pour des exposiciones itinerantes, 2022 : Museo de Obra Gráfica de San Clemente, Fundación Antonio Pérez ; Sala ACUA Aula Cultural Universidad Abierta, Ciudad Real ; Museo Infanta Elena de Tomelloso ; Museo Municipal de Valdepeñas
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Pathways: An Exhibition of Large Format & Experimental Printmaking. Baum Gallery, Université du Central Arkansas, Conway, Etats-Unis. Commissariat Brian Young and Jessie Hornbrook, 2018
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Ricochet sur la Méditerranée : Christine Mamy, Anne Carpena et Kristin DeGeorge. Pôle d’Arts Visuels, Mairie du 15-16, Marseille. 2022