Kristy Deetz is Emerita Professor at the University of Wisconsin—Green Bay, USA. Her extensive exhibition record includes national and international venues. As curator, Kristy has organized exhibitions that have traveled to art museums, university art galleries, and art centers. She frequently serves as a visiting artist and has led numerous painting/drawing workshops at venues including Haystack, Oxbow, Penland, Anderson Ranch, and Arrowmont. UWGB awarded her the 2011 Founders Award for Excellence in Scholarship. She received SECAC’s 2016 Award for Excellence in Teaching and a 2015 Silver Award from Graphis Design Annual, NY. Her paintings have been featured in Encaustic Art in the 21st Century, Encaustic Art—The Complete Guide to Creating Fine Art with Wax, and Full-Range Color Painting for the Beginner. An Erasmus Visiting Lecturer at the University of Kassel, Germany, Kristy has also been Artist-in-Residence at The Burren College of Art, Ireland, and Baer Art Center, Iceland.