Kirista Trask

Kirista Trask is an Abstract Artist and Gallery Owner in Astoria, OR. She earned her BFA from University of Oregon and has been making and selling art for the last 15 years.  She currently co-owns Cambium Gallery and Coffee Bar and works to support other regional artists in building of their creative businesses.

Kirista translates subtle moments and landscapes into swirling abstraction, blending saturated, opaque colors with translucent washes to evoke moment as an emotional experience. Her work is created using a variety of materials, including acrylic, ink, charcoal, pencil, oil pastel, chalk and coffee, in order to react to the spirit of the location at the moment. These abstract works exist somewhere between presence and memory, giving the viewer a moment for pause. Her best work is done plein air style in stunning locations all over the world and especially in the Pacific Northwest.

As a seventh generation Oregonian, Kirista finds a deep connection to place and incorporates that into her work.