Contact Information
Phone: (215) 260-7279
Mixed Media/Painting
Archived Work
Artist's Statement
Krista Dedrick Lai works across different mediums and styles. Previously known for her colorful urban landscape collages Krista now paints vivid abstract landscapes and creates mixed media pieces with social-justice themes using drawing, text and cut paper. Nevertheless her work contains common themes and influences. Krista’s work reflects the tension between light and darkness, justice and injustice, hope and despair by using contrasting colors, values, text and imagery.The powerful and, at times, overwhelming experience of being a mother also continue to shape Krista’s work in fundamental ways.
Krista’s work has been shown in a number of Philadelphia galleries such as Space 1026, the InLiquid Gallery and Practice Gallery, as well as galleries in New Orleans and New Jersey. Recently Krista’s painting “Disparate Voices” was included in the exhibition Into The Light, which was organized and curated by the Bridgette Mayer Gallery.
Krista is interested in the smallness of our world, the persistence of injustice, the problematic nature of human perception and the daily discipline of practicing hope. Krista’s home city of Philadelphia and her reflections on her own imperfect journey are frequently represented.
Selected Exhibitions
Group
2019
Personal Psychology, Emerge Wellness, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
2018
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
Outside In, The InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
New Now, The InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Invitational
2017
Splash Page, Vintage Wine Bar & Bistro, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
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
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 Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
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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POST: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours 2019 – South Philly
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, a program of The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, is the largest tour of artist studios … See Full Post
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Here and There
Here and There features the work of Philadelphia artists Lee Lippman and Krista Dedrick Lai. Lee Lippman is 93 years … See Full Post
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POST: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, a program of The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, is the largest tour of artist studios and creative … See Full Post
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Into the Light: Benefit Exhibition for Friends of Rail Park
Into the Light Opening Reception Fri, Sept 7 — 5-9 pm 990 Spring Garden Street The show will feature 300 works … See Full Post
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32 of 200 Artists Rep InLiquid at Friends of Rail Park Benefit Show
If you didn’t hear, Philly now has its own elevated urban park worth bragging about: the Rail Park. Reminiscent of … See Full Post