Kristi Lin

This year, Kristi Lin’s artwork has focused on change – how we cope, notice, and embrace all the changes that come our way. Catching the shifting sunlight in her transparent sculptures or painting with tea that was once alive, Kristi incorporates change as an important element of the artwork itself.
With society changing at the blink of an eye, Kristi’s detail-oriented and plant-based work encourages us to come close, pause, and reflect on our surroundings. Kristi has previously exhibited at the Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego and designs landscapes throughout San Diego as a licensed landscape architect.
Photo credit: Beto Soto
Licensed Landscape Architect, LA-6729
Education
2012 - 2017 University of California, Davis, BS: Landscape Architecture
2019 Rhode Island School of Design, Continuing Education: Metalworking and Textile Sculpture
Work Experience
Current Falling Waters Landscape, Inc., Landscape Designer, Project Manager
Current AjA Project, Teaching Artist
2017 - 2019 Schmidt Design Group, Inc., Landscape Designer
Solo Exhibition
2021 - 2022 BLEND, Paru Tea, San Diego, CA
2021 Borrowed Scenery, Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego
Public Commissions
2021 – Current Permanent Gateway Sculpture at Burke Gliman Playground Park, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibitions
2020 #ExpressYourVote, League of Women Voters of San Diego
2020 Orange County Zine Fest, Anaheim Public Library, IG Takeover
2018 Landscape Architecture Art Showcase, American Society of Landscape Architects San Diego
Fellowships and Awards
2020 - 2021 Civil Liberties Artist Fellowship, The AjA Project
2017 Cultural Landscape Fellow, The Cultural Landscape Foundation
2017 National Olmsted Scholar Finalist, The Landscape Architecture Foundation
2012 - 2017 Regents Scholar, UC Davis