89 Midway Studios Art talk with Kristen Mallia

July 29, 2021 at 8pm on Zoom

89 is an informal “art salon” where Midway Studios residents get together to share their art.

Curated by Olga Shmuylovich.

Kristen Mallia is a multimedia artist and educator based in Boston, MA. Her work examines ritual, collection, memory, and preservation through multimedia installation, printed matter, and time-based media. She received her BA in Electronic Media from The George Washington University, a BFA in Graphic Design from Corcoran College of Art + Design, and an MFA from Boston University where she was the recipient of the Constantin Alajalov Scholarship (2016, 2017). Kristen was an Artist-in-Residence at Skaftfell Center for Visual Arts in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland and a recipient of an Opportunity Fund Grant from the City of Boston in 2020. Her work has been exhibited in the US and abroad with recent solo exhibitions at Montserrat College of Art’s Frame 301 Gallery in Beverly, MA and The Yard, Back Bay in Boston. Kristen maintains an independent studio practice, Mallia Design, which provides boutique design services and creative direction to a variety of clients in the arts and hospitality. She is currently Lecturer in Art at Boston University and Suffolk University. Kristen has previously taught at SMFA at Tufts University and Massachusetts College of Art + Design.