Kristen Diederich (b. 1994 Tallahassee, Florida) is a painter based in Portland, Oregon.
Diederich’s characteristic abstract painting style emerged during periods spent in coastal
Maine, Oregon and Europe. Reminiscent of 19th century compositions, her bright and layered
contemporary abstracts enter cinematic depths of field with an empathy for that which isn’t
human. Titles for Diederich’s paintings reveal her study of creative writing at Portland State
University, which are sourced from her ongoing poem document that spans the last ten years.
Diederich exhibited during Frieze week LA 2025 with Lobster Club gallery, hung a solo in
November 2024 at Chefas Projects in Portland, Oregon and recently opened Summer season
with a solo show at Carver Hill Gallery in Camden, Maine May 2025. Diederich has shown and
is collected in Georgia, Washington State, Montana, New York City, Oregon, Maine and is
Internationally collected with works placed in Mexico City and Toronto, Canada. Diederich has
enjoyed residencies at The Waldoboro Inn, Whitehead Island Lighthouse, South Jetty Cottage,
Sou’ Wester Arts, among others. Her work has been featured in Artforum, Dwell magazine,
Fonograf, Bold Journey LA, Travel Portland, Camden Famous, Art & About PDX, among
others. She is the President’s resident artist at Oregon State University 2025-2026, where her
work will be on view for the public. Diederich is represented by Carver Hill and Lobster Club
galleries.