Kristen Sanders

Kristen Sanders is a St. Paul-based artist whose paintings explore binary ontologies between mind and body, self and object, and life and death. Choosing subjects such as prehistoric carvings, flint stone, and medical mannequins, Sanders’ work charts the boundaries of human consciousness, finding traces of self and intention in the marks, tools, remnants, and images we have left behind.

Sanders received a BA from the University of California, Davis, and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Recent solo exhibitions include Tide/Pool at Dreamsong, Protoself at Asya Geisberg Gallery (New York) and Early Bodies at Kathryn Brennan Gallery (New York). Her paintings have recently been included in group exhibitions at Anthony Gallery (Chicago), The Hole (New York), and Good Mother (Los Angeles). She currently teaches in the Fine Arts department of the University of Minnesota.