Kristin Forbes-Mullane

 As a native of Phoenix, AZ, Kristin Forbes-Mullane grew up with an obsession for anything having to do with art. At a young age she began painting and drawing every chance she got. This love of art came from her father, who as an artist and graphic designer himself has always inspired her.

 Without any formal training in art, hating high school enough to know there’d be no way she’d survive the structure and rules of college, she has managed to learn about art by studying on her own. She has found herself being drawn to anything with a dark, sad feeling. Her love for all things sinister portrays itself in her art as religious icons, old family photos and figures, twisted into something dark, no longer serene and beautiful. This transition from light to dark allows the viewer to create their own story… “That little girl looks so innocent, but she might bite you when you aren’t looking”

Shows
A. E. England Gallery - Artlink 15th Annual Juried Exhibition - May 2013
Tangent Gallery - Ink Group Show - May 2013
Gristle Gallery - Liminal Beings & Legendary Creatures Group Show - April 2013
Gristle Gallery - Philias, Loved to Death Group Show - February 2013
Gallery Provocateur - Annual Dark Arts Exhibition - October 2012
Modern Eden - Dark Art: A Tribute to Metal Group Show - August 2012
Modern Eden - Myth Group Show - July 2012
Opiate Gallery - June Group Show - June 2012
Modern Eden - Woodland Group Show - December 2011
Modern Eden - Bite-Sized Monsters Group Show - October 2011
Modern Eden - Memento Mori Group Show - August 2011
Congregation Gallery - Necropolis Group Show - July/August 2011
Soul Invictus - Solo Show- March 2011
Stay True Tattoo - Solo Show - April 2010
Sidebar - Solo Show January 2010
The Lost Leaf - Solo Exhibition - August 2009

News
San Francisco Weekly Blog - August 2012
Hi-Fructose - Modern Eden - Myth - Preview - June 2012
Inspiration Hut - May 2012
Catapult Art Magazine - May 2012
Eclectix - Iconic Volume 11 - January 2012
The 22 Magazine - October 2011
Catapult Art Magazine - October 2011
Churn Magazine (online) - August 2011
Jokefrog Productions - July 2011
History and Women - April 2010
Etsy Business Blog - "Family Affair: Sister Shops" - November 2009

Charities
2011 No More Deaths Silent Art Auction - nomoredeaths.org
2008 City of Avondale - Historic Preservation