BIO & CV
BIO
Kristen Abbott is a mixed media painter living in Boulder, CO. She is known for her use of texture and layering to create history and a sense of story in her work.
She enjoys making marks with unconventional tools such as brooms, scrapers, and kitchen utensils. Her process is deeply guided by emotion as well as thought and intention. She is always seeking a balance between the organic and the planned in her work.
Because our lives are loud, Kristen wants her work to feel like a small pause. A deep breath. Not one more thing adding to the noise, but a reminder to slow and notice the depth and interest in quiet moments. Beauty may very well be dazzling. But it also can be subtle and soft—just a hint at what is to come.
Kristen’s work can be found in both private and corporate collections across the US (as well as private collections in Italy and England). She was recently awarded a Denis Diderot Grant and will be traveling to France as an Artist-in-Residence in the coming year.
Curriculum Vitae
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Kaiser Permanente Regional Offices
Denver, CO
Baptist Health Medical Hospital
Commissioned collection
of 18 paintings, Conway, AR
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock
Baker Eye Institute
Conway, AR
Platte Valley Medical Center
Commissioned collection of 28 paintings, Brighton, CO
Centennial Resource Development
Denver, CO
EXHIBITIONS
2021
Liz Lidgett Gallery
Des Moines, IA
May
FORM Studio
Denver, CO
June 4th
Inside Her Studio Gallery
Denver, CO
August 6th
2019
Makers & Mystics juried show
Denver, CO
Bluprint online workshop instructor: abstract paintings in oil and wax
Guest House featured artist
2018
Healing Arts solo exhibition at Parker Adventist Hospital, Parker, CO
"Be Inspired" pop-up show with Herman Miller, Denver, CO
Guest House shoppable home in RiNo Arts District, Denver, CO
Framed Image juried show,
Denver, CO
"Chasing 360" at
Curtis Center for the Arts,
Greenwood Village, CO
2017
Solo exhibition, Hotel Teatro, Denver, CO
Group exhibition, Room and Board, Denver, CO
2016
Group exhibition, Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park, CO
2015
Featured Artist for Artrageous Festival, Poppy Arts, Columbia, MO
Group exhibition, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
2013
Solo exhibition, Artreach Gallery, Germantown, TN
Group exhibition, Art on the Green Gallery, Conway, AR
Starbucks Coffee, Conway, AR, site specific installation
2012
Featured artist, HRH Collectives Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2011
Group exhibition, Your Design, Broken Arrow, OK
Public art installation, downtown Broken Arrow, OK
PRIVATE
COLLECTIONS
ARKANSAS
Conway
Eureka Springs
Greenbrier
Greenwood
Russellville
CALIFORNIA
Anaheim
COLORADO
Denver
Boulder
Fort Collins
ILLINOIS
Bowen
KANSAS
Liberal
Kansas City
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
North Reading
MISSOURI
Columbia
Saint Joseph
Saint Louis
NEW YORK
Long Island City
New York
Pine Plains
OKLAHOMA
Broken Arrow
Tulsa
OHIO
Dayton
OREGON
Bend
PENNSYLVANIA
Lancaster
TENNESSEE
Brentwood
Collierville
Memphis
Nashville
TEXAS
Dallas
Fort Davis
Katy
Round Rock
REPRESENTATION
2021
Liz Lidgett Gallery,
Des Moines, IA
Mika Woyda Designs
Boulder, CO
Miller Lane Mercantile
Denver, CO
Kowen Gallery,
Westminster, CO
Buckhead Art & Company, Atlanta, GA
2020
Buckhead Art & Company, Atlanta, GA
2019
Buckhead Art & Company,
Atlanta, GA
Guest House,
Denver, CO
Bluprint
2018
Buckhead Art & Company, Atlanta, GA
Art on the Green Gallery, Conway, AR
Guest House, Denver, CO
2016
LewisGraham Art Consultants, Denver, CO
Art on the Green Gallery, Conway, AR
2015
Poppy Arts, Columbia, MO
2014
Plume, Columbia, MO
2012-2018
Art on the Green Gallery, Conway, AR
2012
Little Black Dress Boutique, Tulsa, OK
HRH Collectives, Tulsa, OK
2011
Anything and Everything Design, Conway, AR