Krista Brand
lives and works in Eastern Washington
education
2018 MFA, Fine Art (Interdisciplinary), Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2011 BA, Studio Art, magna cum laude, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
2005 AS, Fine Art (Graphic Design), North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, ID
selected residencies / fellowships / awards
2023 Gala Anthos. Self-directed collaborative urban residency with Qarthian, Lolo Pass, Portland, OR
2019 Artist in Residence at Arts Letters & Numbers. Averill Park, NY
2019 Latah County Arts & Culture Grant. Studio 84 Contemporary Art Space, Genesee, ID
2018-2019 Emerging Artist Residency. Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
2018 Sidney and Pansy Siler Graduate Fellowship in Fine Arts. Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2017 Claude N. Nelson Graduate Fellowship. Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2017 John Ludwig Graduate Fellowship. Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2016 Visiting Artist at Palouse Prairie Charter School. Moscow, ID
2006 Toni Robideaux Scholarship. American Advertising Federation, Spokane, WA
selected exhibitions (* solo & small group)
2025 Found. Terrain Gallery, Spokane, WA * (upcoming)
2025 Your Collection: Celebrating 50 Years, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU, Pullman, WA (upcoming)
2024 All That Matters. With David Janssen, Jr. and Chelsea Jacobs, Gallery 2, Washington State University, Pullman, WA * (upcoming)
2024 Terrain 15, Spokane, WA (upcoming)
2023 Embrace Equity: Illustrating (in)Visible Labor. Gallery 3, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2023 Gala Anthos. With Qarthian, Lolo Pass Gallery, Portland, OR *
2023 Faculty Art Exhibition. With Marguerite Gibertson, Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA
2022 Periphery. Whitworth University, Spokane, WA *
2022 A Place: Here. Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
2022 Crossing Paths. With Marguerite Gilbertson, Auburn University at Montgomery, AL *
2021 Wait. Repeat. With David JP Hooker, Wheaton College, IL *
2020 Into Pieces. A Gallery From Home / Good Girls Don't Collective, online (London, UK) *
2020 Inside/Outside. Little Pink House Gallery, Genesee, ID
2020 Hands in the Digit(al) Age. Curated by Molly Stredwick & Elliot Martin, Big Rat .Studio, online (UK)
2020 Faculty Exhibition. The Art Center, Richland, WA
2019 3RD Thursday 11. Arts Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY
2019 VISION. Little Pink House Gallery, Genesee, ID
2019 Layers, Land, & Labor. With JJ Harty & Michael Yellowbear Holloman, Locker Gallery, Washington State University, Pullman, WA *
2019 Into Pieces. Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA *
2019 Escape. Stray Galleries, Pullman, WA
2019 Text and Response. Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
2018 (Un)Pleasant. With Coco Spadoni, The Factory, Seattle, WA *
2018 Walking On. MFA Thesis Exhibition, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU, Pullman, WA
2018 Collision. Stray Galleries, Moscow, ID
2018 WSU x UI. MFA Exchange Exhibition, Ridenbaugh Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2017 Memento Mentori. Gallery 2, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2017 LUV. Stray Galleries, Pullman, WA
2017 Shrug Show. Stray Galleries, Pullman, WA
2017 Terrain 10. Spokane, WA
2017 Points of Interest: Reflections on Place. Collaboration with Linda Russo, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU, Pullman, WA
2017 100 for 100. CVA Gallery, Greensboro, NC
2017 Equilibrium. Little Pink House Gallery, Genesee, ID
2017 LOOK DOWN. Gallery 2, Washington State University, Pullman, WA *
2017 6 Hours. The Lodge Gallery, PNCA, Portland, OR
2016 Grace Under Pressure. Steamroller prints with WSU and UI printmaking, Ridenbaugh Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2014 Growing Seasons. Bloom, Moscow, ID *
2012 Art on the Green Juried Show. Coeur d'Alene, ID, Silver Award
2011 Art on the Green Juried Show. Coeur d'Alene, ID, Juror's Choice Award
2011 Gathering Stones. Walford Galleries, Wheaton College, IL *
2009 Nonword and Upward. Walford Galleries, Wheaton College, IL (Juror: Suellen Rocca)
curatorial
2024 Critical Mass. Juror with Mana Mehrabian, Photolucida, Portland, OR (upcoming)
2023 Critical Mass. Juror with Mana Mehrabian, Photolucida, Portland, OR
2023 Timescape(s), Curator with Megan Mack, Moscow Contemporary, Moscow, ID
2022 Critical Mass. Juror with Mana Mehrabian, Photolucida, Portland, OR
2022 Repair: Reset. Invitational group exhibition, curator with Mana Mehrabian, Side x Side Contemporary
2021 Critical Mass. Juror with Mana Mehrabian, Photolucida, Portland, OR
2020 Soften. Invitational group exhibition with June T Sanders, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
2020 So Close. Juried group exhibition with Mana Mehrabian, Side x Side Contemporary
2020-current Co-Founder, Side x Side Contemporary. Online exhibition platform
2019 enTropic. Invitational group exhibition, Studio 84 Contemporary Art Space, Genesee, ID
2018 Side Street. Invitational international Instagram exhibition, Locker Gallery, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2017 Utopia/Dystopia. Juried group exhibition, Gallery 2, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2016 Collaborative Draw. Community Drawing Project with Marguerite Gilbertson, Gallery 2, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2016-2023 Member/Advisor, Curatorial and Visiting Artist Committee. Department of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
other projects / publications
2024 Little Free Art Gallery, Moscow Contemporary, Moscow, ID
2023 Spokane Zine Fest. Spokane, WA
2022 Periphery. Artist book, self-published
2019 Palouse Performance Showcase. Pullman, WA
2019 Death Rattle Writer's Fest. Boise, ID
2019 Everything. Artist booklet/zine, self-published
2019 Notes. Artist booklet/zine, self-published
2019 Into Pieces. Artist book, self-published
2018 Spokane Zine Fest. Spokane, WA
2019 Chance Objects. Artist booklet/zine, self-published
2018 Poetry & Performance at the Rose House. Pullman, WA
2018 Walking On. Artist book, self-published
2013 On Doing and Making. The Bare Hand Collective, Springfield, MO
2013 Gathering Stones. The Bare Hand Collective, Springfield, MO
teaching & speaking
Scholarly Assistant Professor, Graduate Coordinator. Department of Art, Washington State University, 2022-current
Children's Art Workshop, Undercurrents: Abstraction + Nature, with Megan Mack. Moscow Contemporary at Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute, 2024
Artist Talk. Whitworth University, Spokane, WA, 2022
Instructor of Record. Department of Fine Arts, Washington State University, 2021
Artist Talk. Art Department, Wheaton College, 2021
Artist Talk. Art Department, Auburn University at Montgomery, 2021
Clay Workshops, Pyromaniacs Clay Club. Washington State University, 2018-2019
Artist Talk. Art Program, Eastern Washington University, 2018
Instructor of Record. Department of Art, Washington State University, 2017-18
Artist Talk, Department of Art, Washington State University, 2017
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