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1968 Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
1991 Moved to San Francisco, California, USA
Currently resides and works in San Francisco, California, USA
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Solo Exhibitions
2026 Alternation | Transmission Gallery, Oakland
2025 Full Circle | HEW Salon and Gallery, San Francisco
2024 Greater than the Sum | Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
2022 11.11.(11+11) | Summer School, San Francisco
2022 Imagine | HEW Salon and Gallery, San Francisco
2019 Symbiosis | Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
2018 Whisper | Zindagi Salon, San Francisco
2018 Fashion Forward | M.A.C., San Francisco
2017 Artist Series, Artist 1 | Maison Margiela, San Francisco
2017 Reach | Summer School, San Francisco
2016 Bound | Summer School, San Francisco
2015 Objectify | Summer School, San Francisco
2014 Watch | Summer School, San Francisco
2013 ReVamped | Remains Gallery, San Francisco
2011 the 11.01.11 | Queens Nails Project, San Francisco
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Group Exhibitions
2026 HCMN | MarinMOCA, San Rafael
2025 Pint Size 3 | Transmission Gallery, Oakland
2025 Forma Natura: Nature as Source | Arts Benicia, Benicia
2024 Beginnings: The Artist Members of MarinMOCA | MarinMOCA, Novato
2024 Reclaimed/Repurposed | GearBox Gallery, Oakland
2024 Inaugural Northern California Open | MarinMOCA, Novato
2024 Pint Size 2 | Transmission Gallery, Oakland
2024 Left Coast Annual 2024 | Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica
2024 Chair + | 1599fdT, San Francisco
2023 Microcosmos | Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
2023 Pyramid Scheme | Bass & Reiner, San Francisco
2023 Pint Size | Transmission Gallery, San Francisco
2022 LAND | The Drawing Room, San Francisco
2022 UP in ARMS | The Drawing Room, San Francisco
2022 3D | Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
2022 Women Rising | The Drawing Room, San Francisco
2022 Tides of Change | The Drawing Room, San Francisco
2021 50th Anniversary Survey Exhibition | Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
2021 RePurposeful, SCRAP Exhibition in Partnership with the Randall Museum | Randall Museum, San Francisco
2020 HABITAT CALIFORNIA: Flora & Fauna | Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes
2020 HERE, Part 1 | Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley
2018 HERE, Part 1 | Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley
2018 Birdhouse Show | Paxton Gate’s Curiosities for Kids, San Francisco
2017 HERE, Part 1 | Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley
2017 Crop Up | 3rd Street Village, San Francisco
2016 HERE, Part 1 | Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley
2016 Convocation | Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
2016 re: Purpose | 3rd Street Village, San Francisco
2015 HERE, Part 1 | Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley
2015 Crank | Southern Exposure, San Francisco
2015 L. Quan Healing Arts Centre | Ratio 3, San Francisco
2013 Installations | Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
2012 Gallery Selections - New Work by New Artists | Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
2012 SF Open Studios | Bayview Opera House, San Francisco
2012 Gallery Selections | Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
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Residencies
2024 Cycladic Arts Residency | Alyki, Paros, Greece
2016 Attention | N.I.C.E. Collective, San Francisco
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Other Events
2026 Flashlight, Southern Exposure’s Annual Art Auction | Southern Exposure, San Francisco
2024 2074, Southern Exposure’s Annual Art Auction | Southern Exposure, San Francisco
2023 Push It Forward 6, An Art Show/Benefit for SF Skate Club | SOMArts, San Francisco
2023 Prismatic, Southern Exposure’s Annual Art Auction | Southern Exposure, San Francisco
2022 Push It Forward 5, An Art Show/Benefit for SF Skate Club | SOMArts, San Francisco
2022 Power On, Southern Exposure’s Annual Art Auction | Southern Exposure, San Francisco
2021 Shine Together, Southern Exposure’s Annual Art Auction | online/Southern Exposure, San Francisco
2020 This Must Be The Place, Southern Exposure’s Benefit Art Auction | online (Covid-19)
2019 Push It Forward 4, An Art Show/Benefit for SF Skate Club | Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco
2019 45 RPM, 45 Years of Southern Exposure | Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco
2018 Push It Forward 3, An Art Show/Benefit for SF Skate Club | Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco
2017 Push It Forward 2, An Art Show/Benefit for SF Skate Club | Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco
2016 Push It Forward, An Art Show/Benefit for SF Skate Club | Luggage Store Project, San Francisco
2015 I Love This World Benefit, Art Auction to celebrate the legacy of Rene Garcia, Jr. | 111 Minna, San Francisco
2015 Spring to Life Auction for Action | Global Children, New York City
2014 Mama Hope | Summer School, San Francisco
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Publications
Berkeley Art Center, “Featured Artist,” April, 2018
Root Division, “MFA Never,” 2016
Koki Tanaka, “Abstract Speaking - Sharing Uncertainty and Collective Acts,” 2013
Jennifer Maerz, “Found Local, “ “Kristie Hansen, Conceptual Artist,” The Bold Italic, October, 2011
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Education
1986 - 1988 University of Delaware, Newark, general studies
1990 Vidal Sassoon Academy, Los Angeles, cosmetology course
1991 - 1996 Architects & Heroes, San Francisco, haircutting apprenticeship, stylist, teacher