Kristen Diederich

THE PRESENCE IN PAINT | SEPTEMBER-October 2025

Kristen Diederich (b. 1994, Portland, OR) is an interdisciplinary painter and writer who trained in acrylic painting and draws inspiration from poetic and narrative sensibilities. Exhibiting at venues such as Carnation Contemporary, 1122 Gallery, and The Old Church, her introspective works often bear evocative titles—like A Dream Paper Thin: Monarchs Migrating Through Star Vomit—and reflect an abstract, poetic engagement with memory and feeling.