Kris Hotvedt
"The Dressing Room"
acrylic on panel
36" x 48"
About the Artist
Kris Hotvedt was born in Wautoma, Wisconsin in 1943. She was a precocious child winning numerous art awards in elementary and high school before studying art at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee. She received a scholarship to the San Francisco Art Institute where she received her BFA in 1964. She received her MFA from the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico in 1967.
Hotvedt moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1969 and lived there until her death in 2005.
Kris was also the art editor of Pembroke magazine and taught art at St. John’s College in Santa Fe. In addition, she gave numerous art lectures, demonstrations and workshops throughout the State of New Mexico.
An artist of strong professional commitment, Hotvedt exhibited widely throughout the United States in both group and solo shows. Her work is represented in public and private collections throughout the country.
Kris Hotvedt (1943-2005)
