Dr. Kristen Hutchinson (they/she) is a queer, feminist, and gender-fluid visual artist, cultural critic, curator, writer, and editor, as well as an adjunct professor of art history, feminism, media studies, and popular culture. They received their PhD in the History of Art from University College London in 2007 and have taught courses on a vast variety of topics in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. Hutchinson has worked as a nationally syndicated columnist on art and popular culture at CBC Radio and is the author of three books: Kiss & Tell: Lesbian Art & Activism (Art Canada Institute, 2025), Monsters No More: How We Came to Love Denizens of the Dark (Leanpub, 2025), and Prairie Tales: A History (Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society, 2017). They were the editor-in-chief of Luma Quarterly from 2018 to 2021 and for the journal’s final issue of 2024. In her artistic practice, they use collage, photography, video, installation, and performance art to investigate the realms of memory, beauty, mortality, embodiment, the environment, urban space, queerness, and the macabre. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Canada, the UK, and the US. They are also the co-founder of fast & dirty, a rotating collective of artists and curators that creates exhibitions and art events for short durations in unusual environments and projects that challenge curatorial methods. Hutchinson teaches independent seminars about art history, feminism, gender studies, and popular culture in her living room and online.