Artist and Educator

Kristen Applegate is an Instructor and Coordinator of Art Education at the University of Nebraska Omaha. She has dedicated over two decades to the field of art education in a wide variety of settings. With a wealth of experience in teaching and administration both in the US and abroad, Kristen brings an abundance of knowledge and diverse practices to the classroom.
This site contains a collection of handbuilt ceramic and mixed media work available for sale. Kristen has a creative background in ceramics and digital design and has recently added generative art and AI prompt-crafting to her toolbox. Kristen is comfortable working back and forth between traditional and digital methods, always seeking to expand her skills and push the boundaries of what is possible.
Publications and Presentations
2023
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Discussion on the Benefits of AI in Communication, Carolinas Communication Association, University of North Carolina Greensboro
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Abstrart Vol 1 - ebook published by Make Art Gallery, ISBN 9791222425221
2022
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Innovations In Art: AI, NFTs and Blockchain, 44th Annual Tri-State Sculptors Conference, Spartanburg, SC
Recent
Exhibitions
2026
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Faculty Biennial, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
2024
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10 x 10 x 10 x Tieton, Mighty Tieton Warehouse, Tieton, WA
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L’arte della Pesca...la Pesca nell’arte (Art of Fishing and Fishing in Art) Scuola Italiana di Pesca a Mosca, Pescara, Italy
2023
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Craft a Force In Contemporary Art, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
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Storytellers, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
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Creep Show, Clay Center of New Orleans
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Entomophagus Dining, International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Ann Arbor, MI
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Contempora 2023, Make Art Gallery, Rome Italy,
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Explora 2023, Make Art Gallery, Rome Italy,
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The Floor: An fxhash Collaborative Exhibition, Fort Gallery and NFT Museum of SC
Contact
(253) 332-7959