KRISTEN T. WOODWARD is a distinguished artist and educator recognized for her contributions to painting and printmaking. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Syracuse University and her Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Clemson University. Since 1998, she has been an essential member of Albright College's Art Department, where she currently holds the positions of Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art, Gaming & Simulation, and Computer Science.
In her teaching role, Woodward covers all levels of painting and printmaking and offers interdisciplinary courses on Latin American graphic art, ecology, and gender in the visual arts. Her mixed media works, which often combine painting and printmaking techniques, have been showcased in over 200 exhibitions across the country. Her art is included in numerous permanent collections, such as the Federal Reserve Bank, Sexton Industries, The Shearwater Corporation, The Cottonlandia Museum, Wachovia Bank, Adams State College, Lockhaven University, Cooper University Hospital, and the Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles.
In addition to her academic and artistic pursuits, Woodward served as Resident Curator for Artists2artists online international site from 2011-24. Her outstanding achievements in scholarship and teaching have earned her several accolades, including the Class of ’49 Annadora Vesper Shirk Award for Faculty Scholarship in 2019, the Annadora Shirk Faculty Research Award in 2009, and the Dr. Henry P. & M. Page Laughlin Distinguished Faculty Award in 2006.
Woodward's artistic practice is profoundly shaped by her interest in Latin American art and ecology. In 2019, she traveled to Costa Rica to research and develop an interdisciplinary course on art and biology, which greatly inspired a new body of work that explores the shamanic traditions and zoomorphic art of the Boruca people. She lives in Reading, Pennsylvania, with her husband and five cats and continues to exhibit her work across the country.
In this issue of The Pasticheur, we present her new painting, Anubis Watches the Fires, alongside Heather H. Thomas’s poem “The Ostrich Feather.” Both works were submitted as part of a collaborative project. Additionally, we include other paintings from her new series, Searching for the Minotaur.
More of Kristen’s work may be appreciated on her website.
