Kristen Lowe

Kristen Lowe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Gustavus Adolphus College, specializing in 20th and 21st century contemporary art and neuroaesthetics. Her teaching includes courses like Drawing, Design, and Neuroaesthetics and Contemporary Art, focusing on intersections between science, technology, and art.

• Education: MFA from Tufts University, BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Her research explores neuroaesthetics and the economics of the contemporary art market, with recent work examining how interior spaces influence human innovation. She has exhibited at institutions like the Hillstrom Museum of Art and Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and her documentary Painting the Place Between aired on MN Public Television.