Kristina Bell DiTullo is a visual artist who currently lives and works in Portland,OR. She grew up in New York State and has lived throughout the United States. Kristina earned her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Kristina's work is informed by her knowledge of psychology and human behavior stemming from her background working as an art therapist. She works to make human behavior, thoughts, emotions and experiences visual. Using a precise, often repetitive visual language along with a range of materials she dives into themes of trauma, relationships, coping behaviors and other various states of being. Kristina's work has been shown nationally in exhibitions at various locations including the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL; the Silvermine Guild Art Center Gallery, New Canaan, CT; the New American Art Union, Portland, OR, the Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA.

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The Burbs I, 2009, oil on canvas, 24" x 36"