Kristin Wesley

Kristin Wesley is a community-based public artist using paintings, assemblages and murals to connect with communities, invigorate spaces and inspire others. Her work often employs biomorphic imagery, utilizing gardens and plants as a metaphor for life. She also uses recognizable, repurposed found objects to create sculptural assemblages, implying a history told through the distinctive voice of materials. Wesley holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Arizona State University and studied Art Therapy at George Washington University in Washington, DC. She has been making art since childhood and shares the power of creativity through workshops, classes and events at Roosevelt ArtWorks, a Creative Arts Studio, Gallery and Tattoo Shop. RAW is located in Phoenix, Arizona’s colorful Grand Avenue Historic Arts District.. Here, Wesley weaves together modalities and materials to create multi-media art and experiences for galleries, collectors, events and the public.