Kristen Peyton

Kristen Peyton is a painter of color, light, and space. She works from direct observation, imbuing her paintings with site-specific atmosphere and painterly improvisation. Her paintings are poetic compositions that pay particular attention to the underlying geometry and specificity of color discovered in the commonplace environs of her home and community. Peyton earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of New Hampshire in May of 2017 and a Bachelor of Arts from the College of William & Mary in 2012. She worked as curator of the Flippo Gallery at Randolph-Macon College from 2017-2023 and professor of painting, drawing, and printmaking at Randolph-Macon College and the College of William & Mary. She was a Four Pillars Resident and Visiting Critic at the Mount Gretna School of Art in Mount Gretna, PA in 2020, and a student at the Jerusalem Studio School in Civita Castellana, Italy in 2017. Currently, she spends her time painting and caring for her two young daughters, Alice and Ada.