Artist Bio: Kristen graduated from Alfred University in 2015 with a BFA, focusing in sculpture, painting & metal fabrication. After exploring more career options at SUNY Broome, she graduated in 2020. She ultimately plans to pursue a life of farming and is studying mycology in quarantine at her home in Syracuse NY.
Find more of Kristen’s work at www.kristenmansfieldart.wordpress.com
Name of Artwork: Untitled
Medium: Mixed Media Piece
Artist Statement: In addition to growing mushrooms, Kristen is also trying to re-imagine her art practice outside of the studio. Her focus has shifted more towards two-dimensional methods of creating, using supplies that are widely available.
Name of Artwork: Untitled
Medium: Mixed Media Piece
Artist Statement: The artworks included are a part of a series of studies that draw inspiration from the Japanese art form known as Notan.
Name of Artwork: Untitled
Medium: Mixed Media Piece
Artist Statement: Through the use of negative space these pieces explore darkness and light, absence and fullness, during a time when a balance of these things has been hard to find.