Virginia Kistler
Virginia Kistler is an Ohio native and Columbus-based artist who earned her Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University and her Master of Fine Arts from the Columbus College of Art & Design. She is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in sculpture and photography, and uses a variety of media — laser cut acrylic, CNC router-cut plastic, stainless steel, wood, and 3D printed plastic. Virginia has shown work nationally and has been commissioned by the Lincoln Motor Company, the Dayton Metro Library, and Cleveland State University to create permanent works of sculpture.
AVAILABLE WORK:
Fungi Gills, Kerfed 01; 82x12; oak dowels, steel staples. $8,000
Fungi Gills, Kerfed 01; 82x12; oak dowels, steel staples. $8,000
Bog and Spore Print Composite 02; 24x30, Acrylic, LED Lighting, Mounted Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308, Poplar Frame. $3,000
Bog and Spore Print Composite 02 (Illuminated); 24x30, Acrylic, LED Lighting, Mounted Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308, Poplar Frame. $3,000
Bog and Spore Print Composite 03; 24x30, Acrylic, LED Lighting, Mounted Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308, Poplar Frame. $3,000
Bog and Spore Print Composite 03 (Illuminated); 24x30, Acrylic, LED Lighting, Mounted Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308, Poplar Frame. $3,000
Bog and Spore Print Composite 03 (Detail); 24x30, Acrylic, LED Lighting, Mounted Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308, Poplar Frame. $3,000
Arbor Study 02; 18x9x8, Found Wood, Acrylic, Poplar, LED Lighting. $3,000
Arbor Study 02; 18x9x8, Found Wood, Acrylic, Poplar, LED Lighting. $3,000
Spore Print Series - Square - 01; 18x18, Mounted Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308. $400
Spore Print Series - Square - 04; 18x18, Mounted Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308. $400
Spore Print Series - Square - 02; 18x18, mounted hahnemuhle photo rag 308. $400
Spore Print Series - Square - 03; 18x18, mounted hahnemuhle photo rag 308. $400
Fungi Gills, Kerfed 02; 8x20, Kerfed Poplar Board. $10,000, installation included.
Fungi Gills, Kerfed 02; 8x20, Kerfed Poplar Board. $10,000, installation included.
Fungi Gills, Kerfed 02; 8x20, Kerfed Poplar Board. $10,000, installation included
Full Biography
Virginia Kistler was born in Newcomerstown, Ohio in 1976. She earned her Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University and Master of Fine Arts from the Columbus College of Art and Design. She is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in sculpture and photography, while using a variety of media—laser cut acrylic, cnc router-cut plastic, stainless steel, wood, and 3D printed plastic. Before becoming a public artist, she spent twenty years designing interactives for children’s museums and science centers. Virginia has shown work nationally and has been commissioned by the Lincoln Motor Company, the Dayton Metro Library, and Cleveland State University to create permanent works of sculpture. Virginia lives and works in Gahanna, Ohio.
Virginia’s work is born out of the intersection of science and technology, while driven by her interest in the rapidly changing landscapes in which we all live. She mines systems found in the natural world and contemporary technology to create two-dimensional work and sculptural forms.
Her process includes using two-dimensional imagery and her own photography in the creation of works of sculpture. She uses impressions that are unseen and ephemeral, such as fungi spore prints, aerial maps of green space, light maps of urban landscapes, sound impressions, and interference patterns. Using these natural phenomena and technological systems, Virginia dissects and synthesizes the information to create three-dimensional forms as a mechanism for understanding our shifting world.