Kristen Cliburn
Of the Dove III, 2025
acrylic on canvas
24h x 24w in
KC066
Kristen Cliburn
Of the Heron III, 2025
acrylic on canvas
24h x 24w in
KC065
Kristen Cliburn
Cloud Chord I, 2022
acrylic on canvas
60h x 60w in
KC057
Kristen Cliburn
Of the Dove I, 2022
acrylic on canvas
60h x 60w in
KC059
Kristen Cliburn
Billow Drift, 2020
acrylic on canvas
42h x 72w in
Kristen Cliburn
Of Fire II (Homage to James Baldwin), 2020
acrylic on canvas
45h x 41w in
Kristen Cliburn
Take Me to That Higher Place, 2020
acrylic on canvas
104h x 36w in
Kristen Cliburn
Betwixt and Between, 2019
acrylic on canvas
75h x 68w in
KC053
Kristen Cliburn
Sinking and Soaring I, 2019
acrylic on canvas
60h x 54w in
KC050
Kristen Cliburn
Air Loom, 2019
acylic on canvas
60h x 60w in.
KC045
Kristen Cliburn
With Grace, 2019
acrylic on canvas
63h x 43w in.
KC067
Kristen Cliburn
Back to Blue, 2019
acrylic on canvas
60h x 60w in
KC046
Kristen Cliburn
The Hour Between the Dog and the Wolf II, 2018
acrylic on canvas
48h x 48w in
KC060
Kristen Cliburn
Invisible Mountain V, 2013
acrylic on canvas
38h x 32w in
KC008
Kristen Cliburn
Invisible Mountain II, 2013
acrylic on canvas
38h x 32w in
KC006
Kristen Cliburn
Invisible Mountain IV, 2013
acrylic on canvas
38h x 32w in
KC007
Kristen Cliburn b. 1974– Kristen Cliburn’s immaculately executed canvases are visual distillations of the natural world. Cliburn views the work as allusions to the physical world through the “subtle isolation of color and light”. Their deceptively minimal appearance quickly gives way to an intense depth of presence, followed by an unanticipated sensory experience. Requiring the act of “slow seeing” Cliburn’s paintings can be positively transformative, calling on the viewer to slow down and enjoy the process of looking.
Kristen Cliburn received her BFA in Painting at the University of Texas, Austin and her MFA in Painting from the University of Houston. Since 1998 her work has been included in over 50 group and solo exhibitions, throughout the US and abroad, most notably in Texas, California, New York, and Queenstown, New Zealand. She has participated in exhibitions juried by Rock Hushka (Curator of Contemporary & Northwest Art – Tacoma Art Museum), Irene Hofmann (Director & Chief Curator – SITE Santa Fe), Dave Hickey (Independent Art Critic), Larissa Harris (Curator – Queens Museum of Art), and Miranda Lash (Curator of Contemporary & Modern Art – New Orleans Museum of Art). Among her achievements, Cliburn was a resident at the Blue Mountain Center for the Arts, NY. Her works can be found in the permanent collection of UT Southwestern Medical Center, and she prominently featured in the canonical publication, Texas Abstract: Modern/Contemporary by Jim Edwards and Michael Paglia.
Kristin Cliburn
In the Viewing Room | Group exhibition
April 15 - May 30, 2026
Kristin Cliburn
In the Viewing Room | Group exhibition
April 15 - May 30, 2026
Kristin Cliburn
In the Viewing Room | Group exhibition
April 15 - May 30, 2026
Kristin Cliburn
Fire on the Mountain | Group exhibition
January 06 - February 10, 2024
Kristin Cliburn
Fire on the Mountain | Group exhibition
January 06 - February 10, 2024
Kristen Cliburn
The Receptive Eye
August 27 - October 1, 2022
Kristen Cliburn
The Receptive Eye
August 27 - October 1, 2022
Kristen Cliburn
The Receptive Eye
August 27 - October 1, 2022
Kristen Cliburn
The Receptive Eye
August 27 - October 1, 2022
Kristen Cliburn
Lost Horizons
August 29 – October 3, 2020
Kristen Cliburn
Lost Horizons
August 29 – October 3, 2020
Kristen Cliburn
Lost Horizons
August 29 – October 3, 2020
Kristen Cliburn
Lost Horizons
August 29 – October 3, 2020
Kristen Cliburn
Lost Horizons
August 29 – October 3, 2020
Kristen Cliburn
Color As Light As Air
February 24 - March 31, 2018
Kristen Cliburn
Color As Light As Air
February 24 - March 31, 2018
Kristen Cliburn
Color As Light As Air
February 24 - March 31, 2018
Kristen Cliburn
Color As Light As Air
February 24 - March 31, 2018
Kristen Cliburn
Color As Light As Air
February 24 - March 31, 2018
Kristen Cliburn
Gaps, Bands & Zigzags
June 28 - August 2, 2014
Kristen Cliburn
Gaps, Bands & Zigzags
June 28 - August 2, 2014
Kristen Cliburn
Gaps, Bands & Zigzags
June 28 - August 2, 2014
Kristen Cliburn & Cris Worley discuss the artist's solo exhibition, Lost Horizons, on view at CWFA February 15 - April 4, 2020.
