Kristen Visbal
| Kristen Visbal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 3, 1962 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Residence | Lewes, Delaware |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Arizona |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland |
| Notable work | Fearless Girl |
Kristen Visbal (born December 3, 1962 in Montevideo, Uruguay is an American sculptor living and working in Lewes, Delaware. She specializes in lost-wax casting in bronze.
Visbal was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, the daughter of American Ralph Albert and Elizabeth Krystyniak Visbal; the father was in foreign service there at the time of her birth. She attended the University of Arizona in Tucson 1980-1982 and University of Maryland 1983-1984. She's a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude at Salisbury State University of 1995. She was an apprentice of lost wax fine art casting at Johnson Atelier Foundry, Mercerville, New Jersey, 1995—1998, and is the owner and manager of Visbal Fine Bronze Sculpture in Lewes, Delaware since 1998.
Her most well-known work of public art is Fearless Girl (2017), a 50-inch (1,300 mm) bronze figure installed temporarily on the Bowling Green in Manhattan's Financial District, stirring much international attention and controversy, as it challenges the Charging Bull sculpture of 1989. Visbal has said "The piece is pungent with Girl Power!"
Exhibitions include Extension Gallery, Mercerville, 1997, Salisbury State University, 1995, 1999, 2000, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1997, Rehoboth (Delaware) Art League, 1998, Rehoboth Art League, 2000, Governor's Mansion, Dover, Delaware, 1999, Brookgreen Gardens Curator's Auction, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1998—2005, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, 2005, Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury, Maryland, 1999, Easton (Maryland) Waterfowl Festival, 1999, 2001, Chadds Ford (Pennsylvania) Inn, 2000, National Sculpture Society, 2003, Art by the Sea, Juno Beach, Florida, 2001, Pen and Brush Club, New York City, 2000-2003, National Sculpture Society, 2001, National Arts Club, 2001-2002.
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