Kristen Albert was born in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. in 1972. She studied interior design at Drexel University and at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Later, she completed an MA in English and Comparative Literature at the University of Cincinnati.

During her studies she explored drawing, composition, color theory, and art history.

Since 2017 she has committed herself full-time to painting. Her main focus lies in attempting to combine an accurate drawing with painterly expression. Kristen contrasts nearly hyper-realistic details with diffuse more abstract surrounding forms in an attempt to replicate the true nature of seeing. To do this she combines the use of classic underpainting and glazing with a looser, more spontaneous approach to the finished work.

Exhibitions

2022 Individual Exhibition, Show of Strength: Woman. Nature. Machines. Wasserturm, Dachau, Germany