Kristin Jones (1994 Fellow), maintains both studio and public practices, working collaboratively across disciplines to create site-specific, time-based projects that frame natural phenomena against the built environment. “I do think of Rome as a Magnificent Rabbit Hole.… I first went to Rome when I was fifteen and wandered into the Pantheon without having a clue that such a powerful form existed.… I also think of myself as seeking the genius loci through collaborative works.”

With a deep commitment to public projects and the belief that art is a powerful vehicle for urban renewal and environmental awareness, Jones has spent her career creating large-scale collaborative works for the public domain. Jones was a member of the “Dream Team” for the master plan for Hudson River Park. She has devoted more than sixteen years to the founding of the Rome-based nonprofit TEVERETERNO. By partnering with a treasury of artists, colleagues, and the City of Rome to raise awareness of the Tiber River, Jones directed and facilitated programs for its protection and revitalization. Her installations, works on paper, and time-lapse photography have been exhibited internationally.

Jones holds a BFA in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from the Yale School of Art and Architecture. The winner of three Fulbright fellowships, she is currently based in New York City.