Kristina Smith is an image and object based visual artist and educator based in Denton, TX. She received an MFA with distinction in Studio Art from Texas Women’s University in Denton, TX, where she focused on photography, book arts, ceramics, and sculpture. She currently works at the University of North Texas. Her creative research explores memory, familial identity and cultural erasure, with her most recent work examining late stage capitalism, mental illness, and the exploitation of the working class.