Kristen Ramirez

(American, born 1971, died 2021)

Kristen Ramirez (1971-2021) created art that explores many different media, including printmaking, drawing, painting, and community-based projects and murals. She also managed public art projects for the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture and served as artist-in-residence for the Seattle Department of Transportation.

Ramirez earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California Santa Cruz and a Master of Arts degree in education from San Francisco State University. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from the University of Washington in Seattle. She taught drawing and printmaking at Cornish College of the Arts, the University of Washington, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Edmonds Community College, and through Path with Art, a non-profit that serves adults in recovery.