Eve Kruger

 

Bio

Eve Kruger was born in 2000 in Santa Rosa, California. She is currently pursuing a BFA in Art Practices with an emphasis in printmaking and a BA in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Kruger has already been included in various important exhibitions such as the Sawtooth New Impressions Exhibition in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Press Forward Exhibition in Austin, Texas. Additionally, she has organized three volumes of The Hand, Eye, & Heart Print Exchange and is co-organizer of the Western Wilds Collective Conference. In her work, she uses quilting as a common theme to symbolize the intimate connections and complexity of her life.

 

Artist Statement

Using quilting as a common theme, my recent works reflect my search for a better understanding of myself and my relationships. I have realized I can no longer remember much of my childhood or recognize any of the moments captured in family photos. With these fragments of my upbringing, I feel that I am patched together, similar to a quilt, created with whatever was available at the time. I can no longer remember the person I once was, but I am working to understand who I am now in the present and the relationships I do and don’t have. 

The variations of quilting patterns in my work, specifically that of the eight-pointed star, are used to symbolize the intimate connections I have with others as well as the detailed representation of the complexity of my life. The eight-pointed star is a symbol of guidance, its significance in quilting originating from homesteaders traveling West and using the stars for navigation. This symbol is woven throughout my artwork, reflecting the guidance I am seeking for a better understanding of myself. 

Through the creation of these works and using moments from my past, it reflects the relationships I value most in life, those who have shaped who I am, even if I can’t remember. Reflecting the lack of support in my childhood, I have no one to search for guidance from except myself. In these works, I am the one patching these pieces and memories together, forming what one day will be a completed patchwork reflection of myself.

 

Website: evekrugerart.com

Instagram: @eve.kruger.art