Kristin Pluhacek regularly exhibits her large-scale drawings in the Midwest, where her work is represented in numerous public and private collections. As an amateur horticulturalist, Kristin’s studio practice in pastel drawing involves regular interaction with the plant life in her backyard garden. There, she observes the plants she has introduced as they expand in unexpected ways within the limitations she imposes, and tries to absorb and visually record the simultaneous experiences of the observer and the observed. Her work with ribbons and pools as subjects is also strongly rooted in this type of experiential observation, with the act of looking leading toward discovery of the strong underlying design that connects everything.
Kristin has travelled as part of the State Department Arts Envoy and Art in Embassies programs to Asmara, Eritrea where she worked with local artists on large-scale, collaborative paintings. She has also led many public art projects in her hometown of Omaha, NE, and is a member of the City of Omaha Public Art Commission. She is a BFA graduate of Creighton University, where she is an adjunct drawing instructor, and she also teaches drawing at Metropolitan Community College.
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