Cristen Shea

Bio: Cristen Shea (b. 1986) is an artist and surfer from Indiana who works in sculpture and computer graphics technology to create uncanny interludes between the physical and the virtual. Cristen Shea studied at the School of the Art Institute Chicago and Rhode Island School of Design, is an alum of Vermont Studio Center 2018 and was invited as a visiting artist at Württembergischer Kunstverein in Stuttgart and Hamtramck Ceramck in Detroit, the latter of which culminated in their debut solo exhibition in 2019.

Instagram: @x10shea

Thesis Exhibition

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L to R: Support (132" x 48" x 48", Steel, 2022, In collaboration with Terry Cloth); Dunes (Moving image, 2021); Wave Well (24" x 84" x 84", Gypsum cement, sand, steel, 2022); Float (18" x 24" x 48", High density EPS, dye, resin, 2022); Steel Mill (30" x 40", Digital 3D Render, 2022); Window (40" x 30", Digital 3D Render, 2022)

First Year Exhibition

Bypass (30” x 18” x 48”, Wood, sound, empty votives, video, 2020)

Thesis Exhibition

First Year Exhibition

Abby Robinson

Kelsey Shwetz