Kristina Smith is a multimedia artist and writer exploring memory, generational trauma, and cultural erasure. Their recent work examines late-stage capitalism, queer identity, mental illness, and the exploitation of the working class.

recently, Smith has been working in improvisational performance, sound, and magic. they are interested in radical vulnerability, and regularly perform and channel aches of the heart and world with friends, collaborators, and Spiderweb Salon, an arts collective based in Denton, TX.

Smith holds an MFA with distinction, in Photography from Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX (Aug 2013) and a BFA in Studio Art: Photography + Spatial Arts from Youngstown State University (May 2008) in Youngstown, OH. Smith recently completed residencies at Pocosin Arts (Columbia, NC) and the Mendocino Art Center (Mendocino, CA).

Smith’s solo and collaborative works have been exhibited regionally, nationally, and internationally in venues such as Rayko Gallery, Form & Concept Gallery, and the Midwest Center for Photography.

They currently reside in North Texas.