Biography

Jolynn Krystosek’s work focuses on her fascination with the natural world. Appealing to the senses and emotionally evocative, her works create a strange fusion of the natural and the constructed. Moving between a variety of mediums her works reference traditional craftsmanship, Dutch still life paintings, and botanicals. The temporal nature of the subject matter coupled with an uncustomary use of a variety of materials, heightens the relationship between the physicality of the works and the viewers’ own corporeality. Jolynn received her BFA from San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California and her MFA from Hunter College in New York, NY. She has exhibited throughout the United States including solo exhibitions at Lux Art Institute, Philadelphia Art Alliance, and The Horticultural Society of New York. Her work has recently been exhibited at Casey Kaplan Gallery, Storefront Bushwick, Racine Art Museum, and the Islip Art Museum. Jolynn’s work has been featured in publications including Surface Magazine, NY Arts Magazine, San Diego Union Tribune, the North County Times, the Shepard Express, and KPBS.