Kris Cloyes



ART EXPERIENCE:
Studio Coursework:
Completed comprehensive coursework across drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography (digital and film), computer graphics, installation, color theory, and contemporary art history.

Exhibition Studies & Museum Observations: 
First-hand study at 40+ museums across Venice, Madrid, London, and Berlin during study abroad; independent museum study across multiple New York City institution. 


















CONTACT:

karissacloyes@gmail.com

(360) 910-9836

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Artist Bio:

Karissa Cloyes is a multi-media artist born and raised in Vancouver, Washington - now based in San Diego, California. Karissa started in photography with her love of capturing candid moments, nature, and the world around her. Her work more recently has been based in ceramics, sculpture, painting, and non-traditional applications for creating. Her most recent Exhibition, Lovely, explored four years of work including photo transfers on ceramic slabs,  interactive audio pieces, and rugs as canvas’s.  







Senior Exhibition: “Lovely”



Senior Exhbiton:



1. Will you pick up ?

Jul 23, 2023
2 Red Wall Mounted Domestic Telephones
looping audio






Senior Exhbiton:



2. Archive [once untitled]


2025-2026
non-traditional canvas - rug
spray paint, string, nail polish, sharpie, tool, acrylic paint, Exacto knife, silver pendants, and
beads






Senior Exhbiton:


3. The Mark I Choose [Archive readaptation]


2026
non-traditional canvas - rug
spray paint, acrylic & oil paint, gamsol, tea tree oil, razor, needle & thred, beads, string, exacto
knife, silver pendants, and fire




Senior Exhbiton:



4. Fragments of a Memory


2025-2026
Ceramic slabs, photo waterslide transfer, and string




Senior Exhbiton:


5. Cherished Recollections


2025-2026
Ceramic slabs, photo waterslide transfer





Senior Exhbiton:


6. Purified

2026
2x4  8 foot wooden plank, red string, spray paint, carving tools




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