Penhoet

Originally from Oregon, Kristina began working with fiber and textiles as a small child, learning to crochet and sew during her summer visits to her grandparent’s farm on an island in the Pacific Northwest. After receiving her undergraduate degree in biology, she attended Otis College of Art and Design, concentrating on sculpture and environmental design, and received a graduate degree in architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture. She worked in film production, stage design, and architecture prior to rediscovering fiber as a medium as mother of young children, living in Washington, DC. Her work has been shown at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC and galleries/art centers throughout the United States and in Brazil.