Kristopher Michael Wright

American | b. 1991

SAIC ‘14 | BFA /AE

Living and working in Colorado’s San Luis Valley

Solo Exhibitions

2024
Rock, Salt & Nails, K Contemporary Gallery, Denver, CO

2023
It won’t be this way forever, but right now that’s how it is, K Contemporary Gallery, Denver, CO

2022
Just As I Am, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026
- Colorado Currents, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
- Material Conditions of Becoming, Boesky Gallery, New York City, NY
- Tilting West, Arvada Center Galleries, Arvada, CO

2025
Aspen Art Fair, K Contemporary Gallery Booth, Aspen, CO

2024
Summer Slang, K Contemporary Gallery, Denver, CO

2023
- Fucking Flowers, K Contemporary Gallery, Denver, CO
- As Of Now, K Contemporary Gallery, Denver, CO
- Intersect Palm Springs Art + Design Fair (K Contemporary Gallery Booth), Palm Springs, CA

2021
ARTMIX, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO

2019
Don’t Be Scurred: Pathways to Liberation, Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago, IL

2018
Axis, Globeville Recreational Art Center (GRACe), Denver, CO

2017
Loved Inside Out, Vintage Theatre, Denver, CO

2015
Black Creativity National Arts Exhibition (Juried), Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL

2014
- Black Creativity National Arts Exhibition (Juried), Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
- SAIC BFA Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL

2013
- DIY, Siragusa Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Sweatshop Summer Camp, Sweatshop Gallery & Collective, Chicago, IL
- Our Art, Siragusa Gallery, Chicago, IL

Curatorial Work

2021
Annual Student Exhibitions (2020–2021), Greeley, CO

2020
Dearly Disillusioned: In the Making, McNichols Building, Denver, CO

2018
- Saving Lions By Killing Them, Sammy Lee & Eriko Tsogo, Collective SML/k, Denver, CO
- Image Breaking, Mauro C. Martinez, Collective SML/k, Denver, CO
- Not Much Of A Writer, I Love You, Sierra Montoya Barela, Collective SML/k, Denver, CO
- Semantic Shifts, Trevor Seymour, Collective SML/k, Denver, CO
- Sad Magic, Daniel Granitto, Collective SML/k, Denver, CO

2017
Crooked Timber, Brian Napier, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO

2014
- Earthbound, Siragusa Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Sweatshop Summer Camp II, Sweatshop Gallery & Collective, Chicago, IL

Professional Experience

2025-2026
NXTHVN 10-month Artist Residency, New Haven, CT

2021-2022
Director of Galleries and Adjunct Faculty (Museum Studies)
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

2018
Curatorial Residency (11-month immersive)
Collective SML/k, Denver, CO

2015–2021
Executive Director and Lead Curator
Odessa: Nomadic Arts Incubator, Denver, CO

2015–2016
Learning and Engagement Program Facilitator and Design Assistant
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

2013–2015
Arts Educator (K–12)
Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL