bio

Kristy Summers, a working sculptor living between Bernard, Maine and King Salmon, Alaska was born and raised in the mid west.  She graduated with her BFA from the University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) in 2002, and her MFA from Alfred University (Alfred, New York) in 2006.  Following her studies at Alfred University, Kristy was awarded a Fine Art Fellowship position at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she continued to work as a visiting assistant professor of sculpture and 3D foundations until 2014.  She found her way to Alaska in 2014 and worked as an Assistant Professor of Art (sculpture) at the University of Alaska Anchorage until the fall of 2021.  Kristy has exhibited her work across the country including a number of sculpture parks, city outdoor sculpture programs, universities, gallery settings, as well as completed commission based work.  

Artist Statement

Though my work I create tools for understanding, representations of my perspectives and thoughts, as well as simple poetic narratives. My work often times not grounded in the idea of absolutes, but is made from intersecting inspirations pulled from todays world and experiences. I utilize materials ranging from cast and fabricated metal, to dirt, to coal, to flocking, to cedar shakes and 2x4’s, and anything in between. I think of materials conceptually as well as aesthetically and look to employ materials that add conceptual conversation the work creates. I utilize traditional techniques as well as push materials and meaning to the with a new twist.