Kristi Grussendorf lives in North Logan with her husband, Jon and their golden retriever (both appearing often in her watercolors). Kristi was encouraged by her mother who studied art/art education and was fortunate to grow up in a very creative environment.Kristi received her BFA (with some post graduate studies) from the University of Utah with an emphasis in drawing and painting and was especially influenced by Doug Snow, Paul Davis, Dave Dornan, Ed Maryon and George Dibble. Her focus was the figure and she keeps her drawing skills current with continued weekly model sessions. Before moving to Cache Valley, she was employed by Waterford School in Sandy, Utah as a lower school art specialist. Although no longer teaching full time, long term opportunities have presented themselves at Edith Bowen Laboratory School on the Utah campus and she is on the teaching roster for the Utah Arts Council (currently also has a piece in their traveling exhibition). She is a signature member of the Utah Watercolor Society and serves on the state board as the chair of membership. She teaches workshops and does presentations for both students and teachers and has been given the opportunity to be juror/judge. She has won numerous state and national awards; last year her “Red Rock Reverie” received “Best of Show” in the Watercolor Wyoming 26th Annual National Exhibition and the same piece was included in “Watercolor Artist” magazine’s “The Year’s Best Paintings” article (Feb. 2012). Kristi continues to take workshops from the masters in her field, believes in lifelong learning and strives for artistic excellence and growth.
