Kristi Backman is a mixed-media artist with an MFA in painting, also renowned as a college art instructor for over 20 years. She creates sculptural, wall-mounted reliefs and artifacts using clay, fiberglass, acrylic paint, and a variety of other materials, blending bold lines, saturated color, and vibrant textures in a uniquely evolved, culture-inspired style. Her captivating works evoke a sense of universal humanity, inviting viewers to connect emotionally through imagined artifacts that reveal both cultural specificity and shared human experience.