NO. 5: KRIS GRENIER - 7500+ MILES/NEEDLE FELTER
release date May 30, 2023
release date May 30, 2023
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Episode No. 5 of the Art Throb Podcast features Kris Grenier who will talk about the 7500+ miles of hiking trails she has walked and how she has captured some of these awesome landscapes into needled-felted artwork scenes.
As a backpacker and ultramarathoner, Kris Grenier explores the world on foot. Her travels have taken her from the hills of Georgia to the peaks of New England and from Death Valley to Mount Whitney, the top of the contiguous United States. After returning home to her family’s small farm in Harrison County, Grenier records her memories in two-dimensional wool feltings to share with others the wild places she loves.
Grenier has enjoyed the opportunity to exhibit her art and passion for public lands at regional art shows, where her award-winning work has been praised for its originality and authenticity. Collectors appreciate the expressive realism of Grenier’s art and note that it has a soft, familiar feeling, like a treasured memory.
Having earned her BA in Environmental Studies from Transylvania University and conducted ecological research in both Lexington, Kentucky, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Grenier considers her role as an artist to go beyond the visual interpretation of wild lands. In galleries and festivals, Grenier enjoys sharing stories of the landscapes depicted in her work and aspires to kindle a conservation ethos in viewers. Her focus has turned to large-scale pieces that allow viewers to imagine themselves in the backcountry and evoke the grandeur of expansive natural landscapes.
A juried artist in the Kentucky Crafted Program, Grenier was recently awarded a 2022 Emerging Artist Grant by the Kentucky Arts Council. Grenier’s first large-scale solo exhibition, 7500+ Miles, debuted at Boyd’s Station Gallery in Cynthiana earlier this year.
Her solo show 7500+ MILES is currently to be seen and enjoyed in John G Irvin Gallery at Central Bank, Lexington and will be up until July 19, 2023.
Grenier has enjoyed the opportunity to exhibit her art and passion for public lands at regional art shows, where her award-winning work has been praised for its originality and authenticity. Collectors appreciate the expressive realism of Grenier’s art and note that it has a soft, familiar feeling, like a treasured memory.
Having earned her BA in Environmental Studies from Transylvania University and conducted ecological research in both Lexington, Kentucky, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Grenier considers her role as an artist to go beyond the visual interpretation of wild lands. In galleries and festivals, Grenier enjoys sharing stories of the landscapes depicted in her work and aspires to kindle a conservation ethos in viewers. Her focus has turned to large-scale pieces that allow viewers to imagine themselves in the backcountry and evoke the grandeur of expansive natural landscapes.
A juried artist in the Kentucky Crafted Program, Grenier was recently awarded a 2022 Emerging Artist Grant by the Kentucky Arts Council. Grenier’s first large-scale solo exhibition, 7500+ Miles, debuted at Boyd’s Station Gallery in Cynthiana earlier this year.
Her solo show 7500+ MILES is currently to be seen and enjoyed in John G Irvin Gallery at Central Bank, Lexington and will be up until July 19, 2023.
Cumberland Falls 38 x 28
Golden Hour 52 x 42
Kris Grenier
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Durango-Silverton Railroad 27 x 21
Friends on Mount Isolation 23 x 19
Sunfish Pond 23 x 19
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Northern California Columbines 23 x 19
Gatliff Bridge 36 x 30
Overmountain Shelter 23 x 19
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