About

I am a Twin Cities-based visual artist whose goal is to inspire change by cultivating cultural exchange between the arts and sciences. I have implemented a variety of methods by which to achieve this goal throughout my career. I have lead walking/drawing tours, exhibited two-dimensional drawings and prints, wrote and crafted artist zines, and performed in and directed puppet shows.

My practice considers environment, time and subjectivity through portraiture, mapping, urban roaming and horticulture. My works on paper often feature collage elements and representations of the natural world. My performative pieces often feature simple chemistry tricks and science experiments.

In addition to the above, I am an active member of St. Anthony Park Community Gardens and a UMN-Extension Master Gardener for Ramsey County.

I received my MFA in Printmaking from Edinburgh College of Art (2011) and my BFA in Expanded Media from the University of Kansas (2008). My work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally.

I have completed artist residencies at the following institutions:

• The Jabberwock (Algoma, WI) - 2017

• Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts (Fridley, MN) - 2015 - 17

• Minnesota Center for Book Arts (Minneapolis, MN) - 2014

• Stencil Printing Associate for Realizing Excellence (S.P.A.R.E., Chicago, IL) - 2013

• Highpoint Center for Printmaking (Minneapolis, MN) - 2012

• Frans Masereel Centre (Kasterlee, Belgium) - 2011

• You may have seen my performative works featured in some of the Open Eye Figure Theater’s Full Moon Puppet Shows.
  

Feel free to contact me via my email kitleffler@gmail.com

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