Kristi Hager

I have no signature style. Each series of paintings takes its own form. This selection presents a few examples from series such as flowers, wallpaper, still life, camouflage, canoes.

Digitally generated camouflage patterns are the norm in the military.  I created these patterns by hand to simulate the digital look.

For many veterans, war is impossible to leave behind when they return home.   The very same wars barely affect my daily life.   That disconnect is the impetus for these paintings of figures covered in camouflage patterns.

Camouflage patterns have a logic which works to disguise and flatten form.  I make it tactile and, in some paintings, reveal form.

The exhibition For The Record: Photographing Montana’s Historic Bridges, Powerhouses, and Missile Sites, Inside and Out is currently touring Montana. If you would like to own any of these photographs, inquire through the contact link on this website.

Historical American Building Survey (HABS) and Historical American Engineering Record (HAER) photography is housed in the Library of Congress. Large-format (4"X5") black and white film ensures archival stability and clarity of detail.  Recording a historic structure requires a strict protocol of views. I have completed over 80 HABS/HAER projects.   Working within the strict requirements, my personal goal is to show the structure clearly and beautifully, as it is, with no spin