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
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)
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, Department of Fine Arts, WSU, 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 Moscow Art Walk 2018. Habitat for Humanity, Moscow, ID
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, Department of Fine Arts, WSU, Pullman, WA
2017 LUV. Stray Galleries, Pullman, WA
2017 Shrug Show. Stray Galleries, Pullman, WA
2017 Terrain 10. Spokane, WA
2017 Hiatus. Locker Gallery, Department of Fine Arts, WSU, Pullman, 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 Words and Pictures. Studio 107, Coeur d' Alene, ID
2017 LOOK DOWN. Gallery 2, Department of Fine Arts, WSU, Pullman, WA *
2017 6 Hours. The Lodge Gallery, PNCA, Portland, OR
2016 Words and Pictures. Grumpy Monkey, Coeur d'Alene, ID *
2014 Growing Seasons. Bloom, Moscow, ID *
2016 Grace Under Pressure. Steamroller prints with WSU and UI printmaking, Ridenbaugh Gallery, University of Idaho, 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. BA show, Walford Galleries, Wheaton College, IL *
2009 Nonword and Upward. Walford Galleries, Wheaton College, IL (Juror: Suellen Rocca)
2005 Human Rights. Permanent group installation with Art on the Edge, Molstead Library, North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, ID
2004 There is Pleasure in the Pathless Woods. Permanent group installation, Molstead Library, North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, ID
curatorial
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, Department of Fine Arts, WSU, Pullman, WA
2017 Utopia/Dystopia. Juried group exhibition, Gallery 2, Department of Fine Arts, WSU, Pullman, WA
2016 Collaborative Draw. Community Drawing Project with Marguerite Gilbertson, Gallery 2, WSU Department of Fine Arts, Pullman, WA
2016-current Member/Advisor, Curatorial and Visiting Artist Committee. WSU Department of Fine Arts, Pullman, WA
performative projects / publications
2022 Periphery. Artist book, self-published
2019 Palouse Performance Showcase. Pullman, WA
2019 Death Rattle Writer's Fest. Boise, ID
2019 Notes. Artist booklet/zine, self-published
2019 Into Pieces. Artist book, self-published
2018 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
Artist Talk, Whitworth University, Spokane, WA, 2022
Assistant Professor, Career Track, Department of Fine Arts, Washington State University, 2022-current
Instructor, Professional Practices Seminar, 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 Lecture, Art Program, Eastern Washington University, 2018
Instructor of Record, Department of Fine Arts, Washington State University, 2017-18
Artist Lecture, Department of Fine Arts, Washington State University, 2017
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