Education

2015 Graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Visual Arts Degree, Brock University, St Catharines, ON


EXHIBITIONS

2025 Group Exhibition, The Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON

2024 Group Exhibition, The Other Art Fair Los Angeles, The Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California, USA

2024 Group Exhibition, The Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON

2023 Group Exhibition, The Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON

2022 Group Exhibition, The Artist Project, Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON

2019 Group Exhibition, LK Retro Art X, Lambton-Kent Composite School, Dresden, ON

2018 Group Exhibition, Rural Roots, Community of Christ, Wabash, ON

2015 Solo Exhibition, Remnants, Niagara Artists Centre, St Catharines, ON

2015 Group Exhibition, REPLICA, In the Soil, St Catharines, ON

2015 Group Exhibition, From Likeness to Fiction: The Portrait Inside Out, Curated by Janet Werner (Concordia), Department of Creative and Festival Arts, The University of The West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad W.I, Rodman Hall, Brock University, St Catharines, ON 

2015 Juried Group Exhibition, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON

2015 Juried Group Exhibition, Migration, Niagara Artists Centre, St Catharines, ON

2015 Group Exhibition, Green Socks, Rodman Hall, St Catharines, ON

2014 Juried Group Exhibition, Eye for Art, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON

2013 Site-Specific Installation, REPLICA, Niagara Artists Centre, St Catharines, ON

2011 Group Exhibition, Community Arts Initiative, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON

2011 Group Exhibition, High Class Art Show, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON

2011 Group Exhibition, LK Out Loud Art Exhibition, Lambton-Kent Composite School, Dresden, ON

2010 Group Exhibition, High Class Art Show, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON

2009 Group Exhibition, LK Out Loud Art Exhibition, Lambton-Kent Composite School, Dresden, ON

2008 Group Exhibition, High Class Art Show, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON


Gallery Representation

scholarships + awards

Artists & Community Collaboration Activities

2025 – Present: Resident Artist at Arta Gallery, Toronto, Canada


Collections of work

2025The In Between (oil paintings on canvas, 13 pieces)

2024Inhale / Exhale II (oil paintings on canvas, 11 pieces)

2024Inhale / Exhale (oil paintings on canvas, 12 pieces)

2023Where the Earth Meets the Sea: Epilogue (oil paintings on canvas, 6 pieces)

2023Wanderlust Minis (oil paintings on arches paper framed in glass, 11 pieces)

2023Where the Earth Meets the Sea (oil paintings on canvas, 12 pieces)

2022Every Day May: Weeks 1-4 (oil paintings on oil arches paper, 31 pieces)

2022Wanderlust II (oil paintings on canvas, 12 pieces)

2021Wanderlust (oil paintings on canvas, 12 pieces)

2015Remnants


2024 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Artist Council

2015 Migration Juried Exhibition Honourable Mention

2011 Thames Art Gallery Scholarship

2011 Jesse Hughson Scholarship

2011 Chatham Regional Education Centre Art Award

2011 Gwen and Alex Gold Award

2010 Chatham Regional Education Centre Art Award


2022–2024 – Host and organizer of "Every Day May," an annual creative challenge on Instagram encouraging artists to create and share new artwork daily throughout May. Established in 2022, the challenge has grown to include over 100 participants globally, fostering a vibrant online community of creatives.


Press & Brand Partnerships

2025 – Interviewed on "Creative Clarity Podcast," Episode "S1, E5, Artist Perspective," discussing Kristi's journey going from a corporate job, to a full-time painter. Listen to the episode here.

2025 – Featured artist talk with Emily Jeffords, discussing Kristi's recent exhibition in Los Angeles, within Emily's private membership group for artists "The Collective."

2024 – Present: Featured in Quince

2022 – Article and Feature in In Her Studio Magazine, Autumn Edition


Featured Collections

Kristi has work featured in private collections worldwide including Canada, the USA, China, the UK, Germany, and The Netherlands.