Krista Dedrick Lai
Contact Information
Phone: (215) 260-7279
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Mixed Media/Painting
Archived Work
Artist's Statement
My work explores themes of transition, upheaval and awakening. Using bold colors, bright lights and references to landscape, I create personal meditations on home and change as well as reflecting the reality of life under the Trump Administration.
In 2017 I gave birth to my son, 5 months after Donald Trump was inaugurated. I found myself navigating the transition of becoming a first-time mother, and the way that challenged and shaped my art practice, at the same time that I was engaging in increased collective action and political involvement.
While the decline of democracy, the rise of authoritarianism and the persistence of racism are always on my mind, I seek to approach these subjects, artistically, through a personal and intuitive lens. And, of course, at the same time that I am considering these weighty issues I am also navigating the constantly changing journey of being a mother and a woman in the world. So sometimes I’m just making a beautiful landscape to express a fleeting sense of hopefulness. Sometimes I’m interrupting that landscape with a border fence and barbed wire. Sometimes I’m painting a protest I went to and sometimes I’m painting a completely abstract piece that expresses a sense of rumination or anxious energy. My work reveals a shifting art practice born of sleep deprivation, limited time and an urgent desire to create.I also incorporate expressions of grief, hope, love and longing; reactions to the world around me.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2020
The Mill, Wilmington, DE
2003
The Quiet Storm, Pittsburgh, PA
Two- and Three-Person
2019
Here and There, InLiquid at The National Old City, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Splash Page, Vintage Wine Bar & Bistro, Philadelphia, PA
Group
2020
Transformation, High Five Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2019
My Philadelphia, Bodine Center, Philadelphia, PA
Small Works 2019, online exhibit, Trestle Gallery, New York, NY
Personal Psychology, Emerge Wellness, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
2018
Outside In, The InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
A Year in Review, The Common Room, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Best of the Worst, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
Politico PopUp 3, Art Space 3116, New Orleans, LA
Juried Exhibition
New Now, The InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2017
It's a Movement, Not a Moment, The Common Room, Philadelphia, PA
Where We Are, Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck, NJ
Juried Exhibition
2016
PoliticoPopUp2, Catalyst Collective New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Juried Exhibition
Envisioning Election and Politics in 2016, Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck, NJ
Invitational
If This Art Could Vote, Huffington Post, Online Gallery
Juried Exhibition
Philadelphia 2076, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
Curators: Miriam Singer, Ryan Beck, and Conrad Benner
Other
2020
InLiquid Benefit 2020, The Icebox at Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Art Auction
2019
InLiquid Benefit 2019, The Icebox at Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Art Auction
2018
Into the LightThe Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Arts & Crafts Holdings, Philadelphia, PA
Curated Benefit Exhibition
Dear Fleisher, The Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Art Auction
InLiquid Benefit 2018, The Icebox at Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Art Auction
2017
Collective Action, Arts & Crafts Holdings, Philadelphia, PA
Art Auction
InLiquid Benefit 2017, The Icebox at Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Art Auction
2016
Nude Night Philly, Fighting Cancer with Art, Philadelphia, PA
Artist's Bibliography
2018
Glasper, Janyce Denise, “The Common Room, a gallery, work space and store for womxnand non-binary artists, turns one", The Artblog, September 6, 2018
Krieger, Deborah, "Best of the Worst, a Lively Show of Rejects at Practice Gallery", The Artblog, July 19, 2018
Catalyst Collective New Orleans, "PoliticoPopUp3 Catalog"
2016
Catalyst Collective New Orleans, PoliticoPopUp2 Catalog
(catalogue)
Underground Art Magazine, Political and Pop Culture 2016 Issue, December 2016, Digital.
Publications
2017
Kaplan, Karen B., Curiosity Seekers, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, February 2017
(cover)
Affiliations
Member, InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA
Member, Thrive Art Studio, Vancouver, Canada
Awards and Honors
2017
Puffin Foundation Ltd., Teaneck, NJ
Collections
Works held in private collections in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Canada.
Education
2002
Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
BFA, Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Minor: Art History
2001
Temple University Rome, Rome, Italy
Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid
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Congruence: I Like Your Work Summer Online Exhibition
JUROR STATEMENT – Bridgette Mayer Congruence To be congruent means to be in harmony, agreement, and compatibility. The artists I … See Full Post
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Members in “Congruence”
Andrew Chalfen, Constance McBride, Krista Dedrick Lai, Lee Muslin, Marilyn Holsing, Nazanin Moghbeli, Paula Cahill, Rebecca McGuire Jacob, and Su Knoll Horty are in Congruence, an online show juried by Bridgette Mayer! The show goes live June 12.
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Members in Artblog’s “Artists in the Time of Coronavirus”
Artblog has created an open online community project: “Artists in the Time of Coronavirus.” Over the (so far) 26 parts, many InLiquid member artists have been included! See the full list below, and stay tuned for more updates as Artblog keeps adding new parts.
Part 1 – Jacqueline Unanue
Part 2 – Linda Dubin Garfield
Part 4 – Carole Loeffler
Part 5 – Constance McBride
Part 6 – Terri Fridkin
Part 7 – Ellen Rosenholtz
Part 8 – Krista Dedrick Lai
Part 10 – Lee Muslin
Part 11 – Sandi Neiman Lovitz
Part 12 – Phyllis Anderson
Part 13 – Pia De Girolamo, Tyler Kline, Dolores Poacelli, Florence Weisz
Part 15 – Jen McCleary, Rebecca Schultz
Part 16 – Linnie Greenberg, Lauren Rinaldi
Part 19 – Rebecca Jacob
Part 20 – Gerri Spilka, Rosalind Bloom
Part 24 – Karen Hunter-McLaughlin, Laura Storck
Part 25 – Alla Reznik
Part 26 – Su Knoll Horty
Part 27 – Andrew Chalfen
Part 28 – Ruth Miller
Part 31 – Pamela Tudor, Agathe Bouton
Part 37 – Paula Cahill
Part 38 – Constance Culpepper, Alan Lankin
Part 40 – Kirby Fredendall, Paula Mandel
Part 41 – Marilyn MacGregor
Part 43 – Sandra Benhaim
Part 44 – Patricia Ingersoll
Part 45 – Erica Harney
Part 50 – Francesca Costanzo
Part 52 – Mary Powers Holt
Part 53 – Jennifer Baker
Part 55 – Ellen Benson
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Krista Dedrick Lai Spends Quality Time With Her Son During Self-Quarantine
InLiquid member Krista Dedrick Lai has kept herself busy during self-quarantine by doing yoga and spending quality time with her … See Full Post
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Krista Dedrick Lai: Passage
Opening Reception: Friday, February 7th, 5-8 pm Passage, a contemporary art exhibition that is free and open to the … See Full Post