Krista Dedrick-Lai is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is rooted in the human experience of carving out joy and connection in the midst of struggle, uncertainty and collapse. Using painterly brush strokes and irreverent weaving techniques Dedrick-Lai negotiates the nonlinear space of healing and acceptance, perpetually carving out spaces of light in the dark, and methodically making a way forward. After earning her BFA from Tyler School of Art, Krista made Philadelphia her home and now lives and works just steps from the Italian Market with her family. In 2021 a poster Krista created for Mural Arts Philadelphia was collected by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 2024 solo exhibitions of Krista’s work took place at The Middle Room Gallery, in Los Angeles, and Chimaera Gallery, in Philadelphia. Threads of Transformation, a two-person exhibition curated by Chelsey Luster with artist Margaux McAllister, was also on view at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens in 2024. In 2025 a solo installation called A Wordless Plea to Unknown Hands was displayed in Philadelphia, in The Center for Emerging Visual Arts (CFEVA’s) ArtBox on South Broad Street.
*photo by Jamie Stow