Kristina Estell (1978, Indiana, USA) is a contemporary sculpture and installation artist currently based in Minnesota, USA. Known for her mixed media sculptures and installations, she works primarily with silicone molding rubber, fabric, and natural found objects. Estell is best known for creating architecturally responsive structures and installations, often rendered in soft, malleable materials that form a molded impression of captured spaces and forms.
Estell's work explores the relationships between the self and spatial environments, utilizing symbolic materials and structures to reflect on these connections. Her art is characterized by a tactile engagement with space, where the materials themselves evoke a sense of transformation and interaction. Notable projects include Treatment (2010) at the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany, and Posture is Everything (2013) at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Kristina Estell's work has been featured in prestigious exhibitions at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in Minneapolis, MN; Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany; The Textile Museum in Washington, DC; The Painting Center in New York, NY; Vox Populi gallery in Philadelphia, PA; She has participated in several significant fellowships and residencies, including the Akademie Schloss Solitude Fellowship, the McKnight Fellowship for Visual Arts, and a residency at the Galveston Artist Residency. Estell is a recipient of the Minnesota State Arts Board Individual Artist Project grant along with several other regional grant awards.