Krysten Cunningham holds an MFA in Sculpture from UCLA and a BFA from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. With enthusiasm for creating accessible and interactive art, Krysten has built a diverse and impressive exhibition record. Most recently, her work has been displayed at Los Angeles World Airports Terminal 2, (2022 - ongoing), the Window (2025), David Horvitz’s 7th Ave Garden (2022 and 2025), and LADIES” Room LA (2019). She participated in the “3D: Double Vision” exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2018), and she performed at the Getty Center’s central gardens as part of the programming for “Making Art Concrete: Works from Argentina and Brazil in the Collección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros” creating a series of interactive Lawn Drawings, launching a subsequent series of outdoor works.
Her artwork has traveled internationally with exhibitions at Sies + Höke in Düsseldorf, Ritter/Zamet in London, Daimler Contemporary in Berlin and the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, UK, where she was also a research scholar. Krysten’s dedication to her craft was recognized with a City of Los Angeles Artist Fellowship, and subsequent projects at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. She has also participated in artist residencies at the Hive at the Claremont Colleges and Forest Island in Mammoth Lakes, CA.
Beyond creating art, Krysten is passionate about teaching. She shares her expertise in drawing, sculpture and design at various colleges across Southern California. Currently, she is working on her first international commission for Vivé, Parc Caribéen de la Vie Amérindienne in Martinique, France. Krysten lives and works in the vibrant West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, where she organized the project space HOUSEHOLD. She continues to be inspired by her community and surroundings.
Image: CCYoung Studios