Education

BFA, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Temple University Rome, Rome, Italy

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024

Ravel, Chimaera Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Perhaps, Even Beautiful, The Middle Room Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2023, I’ll Carry It For You, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

2020, Weird Passage, The Mill, Wilmington, DE

Selected Two and Three Person Exhibitions

2024

Threads of Transformation, Philadelphia Magic Gardens, Philadelphia PA (with artist Margaux McAllister, curated by Chelsey Luster)

Psychic Migrations, Courtyard at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia PA – curated by InLiquid

2023

Collaborations, The Village Stamford, Stamford CT – curated by Invest In Her art and Camp Gallery

2019, Here and There, The National Old City, Philadelphia PA

2018, Outside In, The InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia PA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023

In The Middle With You, The Middle Room, Los Angeles, CA

WACK, HotBed Philly, Philadelphia PA

The Calm Before the Storm, The Center for the Emerging Visual Arts, Philadelphia PA- curated by Chelsey Luster

Leading a Colorful Life, HotBed Philly, Philadelphia PA

Invitational

Paroxysm, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY – curated by Alison Pirie 

2022

The Sun Touches Everything, Tyger Tyger, Ashville NC

Invitational

Family Room, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia PA

Invitational

Collective Awareness, Da Vinici Art Alliance, Philadelphia PA

Like a Mother, BHA Gallery, Online Exhibition

Audacity, Roaring Artist’s Gallery, Online Exhibition

Untitled, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, curated by CFEVA, Philadelphia PA

Invitational

2021

Painting at Night, Artist Mother Podcast/ Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Ft Wayne IN

Inward, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition

Phases, Dear Artists, Online Exhibition (catalogue)

2020

Congruence, I Like Your Work, Online Exhibition- Curated by Bridgette Mayer

Transformation, High Five Gallery, Philadelphia PA

The Politics of Home, Vacant Museum, Online Exhibition

2019

Small Works 2019 Online Exhibition, Trestle Gallery, New York NY

2018

Best of the Worst, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia PA

2017

Where We Are, Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck NJ

2016

Philadelphia 2076, Space 1026, Philadelphia PA

Residencies

2022, Stay Home Gallery and Residency, Paris, TN

2022, Dear Artists, virtual

Public Projects

2021, First 100 Days, Philadelphia PA. Sponsored by Streets Dept and Mural Arts Philadelphia

Selected Bibliography

2024

McQuillan, Angela: “The Art of Transformation: Exploring the Works of Krista Dedrick-Lai (https://www.chimaeragallery.com/contemporary-art-blog/the-art-of-transformation-exploring-the-work-of-krista-dedrick-lai),” Chimaera Gallery, Contemporary Art Blog, April 23, 2024.

2023

Conley, Meg: “I’ll Carry It for You (https://homeculture.substack.com/p/ill-carry-it-for-you),” Homeculture, March 17, 2023.

Sallade, Laura: “Krista Dedrick-Lai (https://laurasallade.com/notes/2022/12/6/krista-dedrick-lai),” Laura Sallade, Notes, January 9, 2023.

2021

Barber, Jamaal, Interview, Studio Noize Podcast (https://www.studionoizepodcast.com/episodes/inward-krista-dedrick-lai), July 27, 2021.

Phases, Dear Artists Projects, exhibition catalogue, March, 2021. Page 18.

Benner, Conrad: “10 policies Biden must pass in his first 100 days, drawn by Philly artists (https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/inq/biden-harris-first-100-days-policies-stimulus-vaccines-cancel-student-debt-20210124.html)” The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 24, 2021.

Collections

Free Immigrant Families poster. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia, PA. Acquired 2021.

Bright Future. New York Presbyterian Hospital, Pediatric Department. New York, NY. Acquired 2017.