Kristin Calabrese (b. 1968 San Francisco) received a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and an MFA from UCLA.  Selected solo exhibitions include: Everlasting Gobstopper at the Leo Koenig Gallery in New York, Checkmate at Michael Janssen in Cologne, and the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. Selected group exhibitions include the Santa Monica Museum in California, LACE in Los Angeles, and the Saatchi Gallery in London. Kristin Calabrese lives and works in Los Angeles.