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Kindra Crick is an interdisciplinary artist who gives visual expression to the wonder and process of scientific inquiry and discovery. Through research and collaborations with scientists, she creates dynamic installations and intricately layered mixed-media works that incorporate data, drawings, diagrams, maps, and imagery from under the microscope. At the center of her practice is the human brain — our complex machine — which can fathom the beginning of time and the nature of its own thought.
Crick’s current work explores sleep and its deep connections to memory. Each night we lose consciousness while our brains remain remarkably active. Neurons fire in synchronous waves during deep sleep before shifting into cycles of vivid dreaming in REM sleep, where brain activity mirrors wakefulness. Crick has been drawn to the mysteries of sleep and memory for over a decade, pursuing an ongoing investigation into what unfolds during these unconscious hours. |
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Trained in Molecular Biology at Princeton University and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Crick brings scientific rigor and artistic intuition into direct dialogue. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at Christie's, The Phillips Collection, and the New York Hall of Science, and is held in public collections such as the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England, Princeton University, the Gordon Gilkey Print Center at the Portland Art Museum, and the Jordan Schnitzer Collection.
A sought-after speaker on the intersection of art and neuroscience, Crick has presented her work at universities, museums, and research institutions across the United States, translating complex scientific ideas into compelling visual and conceptual frameworks.
She lives and works in Portland, Oregon. She is a board member of NW Noggin, an arts-integrated neuroscience outreach organization, and is represented by Waterstone Gallery.
A sought-after speaker on the intersection of art and neuroscience, Crick has presented her work at universities, museums, and research institutions across the United States, translating complex scientific ideas into compelling visual and conceptual frameworks.
She lives and works in Portland, Oregon. She is a board member of NW Noggin, an arts-integrated neuroscience outreach organization, and is represented by Waterstone Gallery.
To inquire about artwork, a speaking engagement, or for a current C.V. please contact me at [email protected]
Press
'Neural Echoes':Kindra Crick and the Science of Creativity
Oregon Art Beat [video, TV]
SciArt Initiative Interview [video]
Interalia Magazine :: Bound in a Net of Memories
SciArt Magazine
ArtsWatch :: Kindra Crick’s Mad Pursuit
Huffington Post
Oregon Coast :: In a Class of their Own
What Mad Pursuit :: Double helix inspired sculpture [video]
ASBMB :: An Artist Named Crick
SciArt Center New York Interview
Science Magazine
Oregon Art Beat [video, TV]
SciArt Initiative Interview [video]
Interalia Magazine :: Bound in a Net of Memories
SciArt Magazine
ArtsWatch :: Kindra Crick’s Mad Pursuit
Huffington Post
Oregon Coast :: In a Class of their Own
What Mad Pursuit :: Double helix inspired sculpture [video]
ASBMB :: An Artist Named Crick
SciArt Center New York Interview
Science Magazine