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Kristin Skees is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Fine Art and Art History at Christopher Newport University, where she teaches Digital Photography, Video Art, and Senior Seminar courses. Her artistic practice bridges sculpture and photography, with a focus on fiber art, installation, and interdisciplinary collaborations that explore identity, motherhood, and the absurd.
- MLIS in Library and Information Science, University of Alabama
- MFA in Studio Art, University of Arizona
- BFA in Studio Art, University of Alabama
Kristin's research integrates traditional women’s crafts like knitting with contemporary DIY culture to examine identity construction through environmental objects. Her Cozy Portraits series merges portraiture with wearable art, while Mother/Artist documents her journey through parenthood using autobiographical photography and conceptual installations. Collaborative works such as The Elegant Universe (with Denise Gillman) connect art to scientific theories like string theory.
Her recent artistic output includes major exhibitions at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (2020), Galleri Urbane (2017), and Taubman Museum (2020), alongside international presentations in London and Florida. Themes of labor ethics, material culture, and identity permeate her Threads installation (2013) and Yawning Beagles (2019) series.
Scientific and artistic recognition includes:
- Professional Artist Fellowship, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (2016)
- Best in Show, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center (2016)
- 3rd Prize, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center (2019)
- Best in Show, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center (2012)
Kristin's creative practice involves collaborations with artists like Ryan Lytle (Fiber Friends) and curators at institutions including Blue Spiral 1, Linda Matney Gallery, and Erdreich White Fine Art. She actively engages in commissions for custom Cozy Portraits, blending audience participation with conceptual art.
