About Iris Kern-Foster

Artist Statement

I create abstract pieces in mixed media, digital visual art and experimental forms of media art. I am drawn to the idea of discovery, finding patterns and surprises in artworks and using techniques and materials in ways they were not intended to use. A common theme in my work is relationship, it may be relationship of shapes and colors or of abstracted bodies in different settings. Coming from a graphic design background, my compositions and use of textures are rooted in structural thinking rather than painterly approaches.

Iris Kern-Foster is an artist, designer and pop-culture scholar residing in Huntington Beach, California. Born and raised in Austria, she holds a diploma in Graphic Design, MFA in Digital Art and Doctorate in Cultural Studies. Iris’ work has been shown in Italy, Luxemburg, Belgium, England, Austria and the United States.

Exhibitions

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 “Tales of Joy, Curiosity and Bravery”, Kern-Foster Gallery, online

2019 “Somewhere” Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, CA

2016 “Iris Kern-Foster – Recent Works” Liebsefein, Mattersburg, Austria

2010 “Iris Kern – Paliano/Bushwick,” Alte Schule Gallery, Walbersdorf, Austria

2007 “Iris Kern – Myface Generation,” Artbox Gallery, Cultural Center, Mattersburg, Austria

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 “Centered at the Center,” Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California

2022 “Renee Azenaro & Iris Kern-Foster”, PAC, Yucpaia CA

2021 “Art Faculty Show”, Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, CA

2021 “Scapes and Scope”, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California

2020 “Centered at the Center,” Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California

2017 “Centered at the Center,” Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California

2015 “Chaos Theory,” Orange County Center for Contemporrary Art – Santa Ana, California

2014 “Centered at the Center,” Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach , California

2013 “Best of Graphik Burgenland,” Designforum – Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria,

2012 “Kunstgro arkt 333,” Kulturzentrum, Mattersburg, Austria

2011 “St ke, weiblich, die,” OHO Oberwart, Landhaus, Eisenstadt, Austria

2011 “Kunstgrossmarkt 333,” Kulturzentrum, Mattersburg, Austria

2011 “Festkakao,” LOVE Gallery, Vienna

2009 “20 Jahre Mauerfall – 20 Jahre danach – 20 Positionen” Cselley Mühle, Oslip, Austria

2007 “Gemeinsames – Unterschiedlich,” Forum Austriaco di Cultura a Milano, Milano, Italy

2006 “I sold my eyes to MTV,” Installation, Viennafair, Artmagazine booth

2006 “Eitelkeit & Einigkeit,” Ziel1 = Kunst = Ziel1, European Parliament, Strasbourg, France

2005 “B-Volution” Cultural Center Mattersburg, Austria

2005 “Zwei Brüder — Two Brothers,” Klangfrühling, Burg Schlaining, Austria

2005 “Strings in Motion,” Animation for Composer Alex Rudd, Theatro La Venice, Italy

Artist Statement