Kristina Davies CV
Education:
Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Colorado Cohort) Master of Education: Integrating Teaching Through the Arts, 2010
San Diego State, San Diego, California, MFA Program Coursework, 1989; K-12 Teaching Credential, 1991
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado B.A. Sociology, Summa Cum Laude, 1987; Studio Art Coursework, 1984-1987
Professional Development:
Portrait Painting Studio Workshop with Jen Starling, May 2022
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado Portfolio-based Studio Practice, Summer Workshops, 2016-2019
Art Student League of Denver, Abstract Painting/Mixed Media Courses, Denver, Colorado 2015-2018
Grants/Residencies:
Awarded the RiNo Art District Support Fund, 2021
Awarded the Denis Diderot Grant in 2020 for Artist-in-Residence at Château Orquevaux, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Artist in Residence two-week program in August of 2022
Juried Exhibitions:
2022 - Arvada Center “Art of the State,” Collaborative piece with Charlo GW, Arvada, CO
Solo Exhibitions:
2022 - Upcoming October - SassaBird Fine Art, Denver, CO
2022 - Wolf Den Gallery, “H-U-M-A-N,” Denver, CO
2021 - Thrive Workplace Lobby Gallery, “Interconnected,” Denver, CO 2021 - Catalyst Building, Logan House Coffee, Denver, CO
Duo Exhibitions:
Upcoming June of 2022 - Bell Projects Gallery, “Marked Inquiry,” with artist Angela Craven, Denver, CO
2017 - GRACe Gallery, “Abstracting Urban and Natural Spaces,” with artist Leslie Jorgensen, Denver, CO
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2022 - BRDG Project Gallery - “True West,” Denver, CO
2022 - CORE New Art Space Member’s Art Show, Lakewood, CO
2021 - Waiting Room Gallery, “Straddling the Line,” Denver, CO 2021 - BRDG Project Gallery, “Interplay,” Denver, CO
2021 - BRDG Project Gallery, “Weekend of the Arts,” Denver, CO
2021 - Visionary Project New York, “Era of Change,” Virtual Exhibition
2021 - RedLine Contemporary Art Center, “Checking In,” Denver, CO
2020 - Niza Knoll Gallery, “Holy Moly 2020,” Denver. CO
2020 - Stern Contemporary Gallery, “New Year, New Visions,” Santa Fe, NM
2019 - GRACe Studios Gallery, Denver 2017 - CORE New Art Space, “Urban Abstraction,” Denver
2016 - Art Student League of Denver, “Faculty/Student Show,” Denver
Publications/Podcasts
Voyage Denver, “Rising Stars, Meet Kristina Davies,” December 14th, 2021, http:// voyagedenver.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-kristina-davies-of-denver/
Tenet Podcast, Episode 82, 2021, https://www.tenetpodcast.com/
Westword, Art News, 2021, https://www.westword.com/arts/kristina-davies-on-the-power-of-her-deeply-rooted-abstract-paintings-11975431
National Arts Issue, NUE Magazine 2021, https://issuu.com/acamag/docs/nue_art_winter_2021
Featured Artist in Denver’s NUE Magazine, Feb 2021, https://issuu.com/acamag/docs/nue_denver_2021/12
Herzing, Jared. “Jared’s Featured Artists: Kristina Davies.” The Denver Guide: On Denver, November 9, 2019, https://ondenver.com/kristina-davies/
Panels/Demonstrations
Converge Denver, Creative Assembly Artist Interview Series, Panel Discussion: “Interplay: Art + Opera,” March 23, 2022
Live Painting with Charlo Walterbach Garcia, demonstration of collaborative painting process at BRDG Project Gallery, February 2022
Volunteer/Community Service Work
Designed and Facilitated weekly workshop for members of The Gathering Place, “Make Your Mark: Movement, Gesture and Expression in Abstraction.”
April - May, 2022
Art Immersion Experiences for students prek-6th, Garden Place Academy, May 2021
Creative Strategies for Change Facilitators Training, February 2021
Volunteer at The Gathering Place, 2020-2021
ArtCorp Mentor, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, 2020-2021
Member of the Following Organizations:
Art District on Santa Fe, member since November 2021 RedLine Contemporary Art Center, member since November 2021
Core New Art Space, member May 2021- Feb 2022 River North Art District, member 2019 - 2021
Denver Art Museum, member since 2019 Art Students League of Denver, member since 2015