Kristina Denzel Bickford

Kristina was born in Flushing, New York in 1975 and raised in the greater Philadelphia region. Currently residing just outside Philadelphia, she is a multimedia artist who explores themes of gender identity, domesticity, and feminism. She is interested in materials from women’s craft and labor, particularly objects in vintage sewing kits and materials imbued with generational gender expectations, combining these found materials with artisan, or traditionally masculine, practices in her sculptures. Her prints, paintings, and jewelry designs are explorations of the societal implications of strict gender roles in an effort to upend the status quo, often using humor as a springboard. Kristina holds an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and a BS in Biology and Art from Colby College. Her work is in permanent collections including The Woodmere Art Museum and The Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women, the Free Library of Philadelphia Print and Book Collection, as well as private collections across the country.