Kirsten Stolle

born Newton, MA USA
Lives and works in Asheville, North Carolina USA.

ARTIST STATEMENT
My work examines the influence of chemical companies on our food supply, and considers the connection between corporate interests and public health. I create collages, text-based works and site-responsive installations exploring the complex relationship between economy and ecology.

Underpinning my work is a strong research-based practice grounded in the investigation of corporate propaganda, environmental politics and biotechnology. Using source materials such as vintage medical books, 20th century agricultural magazines, archival photographs, USDA promotional videos, and mid-century print advertisements, my work critiques the prevailing narrative.

Drawing Courses, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, 1990
BA Studio Art, Framingham State University, Framingham, MA, 1989
Visual Studies, Richmond/Kensington College, London, England, 1988

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Proceed At Your Own Risk, NOME, Berlin, Germany
Disarm, SECCA, Winston-Salem,
By The Ton, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2016 Conceal/Reveal, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
2015 Intervention, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2012 Genetically Commodified, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
2010 Anatomy Of A Future Forest, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 silva in posterum, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT
2007 Evolutionary Soup, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalog)
Arboretum and Exquisite Inspirations, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Uncovered: New Works by Kirsten Stolle, Julie Nester Fine Arts, Park City, UT
2005 Room to Breathe: New Paintings by Kirsten Stolle, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 Ohm and Shorthand: New Monotypes and Paintings, Tercera Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2002 Kirsten Stolle: New Monotypes from Trillium Press, Trillium Press, Brisbane, CA
New Works: Kirsten Stolle, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, NY, NY
2001 New Prints by Kirsten Stolle, Turner Martin, Palo Alto, CA
2000 Retro(spective): Monoprints and Monotypes b...