Kristan Kennedy is a Portland-based artist, curator, and educator working primarily in painting and sculpture. She is Co-Artistic Director and Curator of Visual Art at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA). Her process-driven works on unstretched linen — washed, stained, and reworked over months — have shown internationally. She is a 2018 Bonnie Bronson Fellow and Warhol Foundation trustee.