Exhibition - Nature Is Flawed: Kristi Arnold

Curated by John O’Donnell

Nature is Flawed, is a new series of work that continues the exploration of abstracted landscapes. Inspiration derives from dystopian science fiction films, television, and literature that deal with themes associated with disastrous consequences of human nature’s flawed sense of entitlement, resulting in catastrophic outcomes such as climate change. Through this work, I contemplate ways to document forms and species under threat of extinction while utilizing colors and scenes from sci-fi illustrations and art history.

Kristi Arnold received a BFA in painting from the University of Kansas and an MFA in painting and printmaking from the University of Connecticut. She earned a PhD in visual arts and theory from the University of Sydney, Sydney College of Art in Australia. Arnold is also a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship in Krakow, Poland at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout the United States and abroad including California, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, and countries such as Belgium, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Bulgaria, Austria, and most recently a solo show at the International Center for Graphics Arts in Poland. In 2013, she was invited to create a site-specific project for the Central Business District in Brisbane, Australia by the Vibrant Laneways Program. She has also been the Artist-in-Residence at the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory at Lake Kawaguchi in Japan, Jentel Artist Residency Program in Banner, Wyoming, Frans Masereel Centrum in Belgium, ARTSPACE in Australia, the University of Georgia in Atlanta, the Lawrence Art Center in Kansas, and the Hashinger Hall Post-MFA Artist in Residence at the University of Kansas. Kristi Arnold is an Associate Professor of Art at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.