Biography
Kristin Abhalter is an artist, technician, and designer who enjoys working with garments, costumes, and movement. She uses performative objects to process energy and capture resonance, connection, and the inevitability of change.
As a curator, she co-directs RomanSusan.org since starting the artist run exhibition and event platform in 2012.
Exhibition history includes NEIU Gallery, Flatland, Hyde Park Arts Center, Ignition Projects, Demo Project in Springfield, among other galleries.
Stage and performance credits in Chicago and Minneapolis include set design and fabrication for Justin Jones, Kaz Sherman, and Anna Marie Shogren, as well as costumes for Ginger Krebs, A.J. McClenon, Corey Smith, Lauren Sudbrink and Synapse Arts.
She holds an M.F.A. in Theatrical Design & Scenic Painting from University of Minnesota and a B.A. in Theatrical Design and Cultural Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. Member of IATSE Studio Mechanics Local 476 as Set Designer.
Her work has been recognized by DCASE, Illinois Arts Council, and Teiger Foundation.
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