Kristin Baker (b. 1975, Stamford, Connecticut) is a painter based in New York. She often uses stencil and sign painting techniques on PVC panels.
Baker holds a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University, Boston (1998), and graduated from Yale’s MA Painting programme (2002).
Her work has been exhibited in many prominent international galleries and museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and PS1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the Royal Academy in London and The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Her work is featured in the Saatchi Collection, and she is represented by Deitch Projects, New York.
Read more about Kristin Baker: Selected Solo Exhibitions
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