Kristin Reeves

Kristin Reeves is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual & Media Arts at Grand Valley State University. She specializes in interdisciplinary art, expanded cinema performances, and electronic/lens-based works, often collaborating in professional theater productions. Her research explores historical and contemporary uses of media in clinical and artistic contexts, emphasizing trauma representation and material resilience.

Education:

• B.F.A. in Fine Art Photography, Ball State University
• M.F.A. in Art & Technology, University of Florida

Research Interests: Reeves’ creative work bridges performance art, experimental film, and installation. She invents new editing processes to visualize themes like injury, resilience, and institutional critique. Her projects often involve analog media (e.g., 16mm film, video synthesizers) and multi-projector setups to explore the intersection of body, technology, and narrative.

Exhibitions: Her works have been featured at venues such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, European Media Arts Festival (Germany), and Steppenwolf Theater. Recent publications include Analog Cookbook and Found Footage Magazine.

Teaching: She instructs courses like ART 153: Foundations of Art & Design and ART 293: Image Studies, emphasizing hands-on media experimentation.