KRISTINE SCHOMAKER is a painter, new media and performance artist, and art historian based at the Brewery artist complex in Los Angeles, California. She earned a BA in Art History and an MA in Studio Art from California State University at Northridge. Her practice spans a range of interdisciplinary forms, including online virtual worlds, through which she examines online identity and the blending of digital media with the physical world.

She maintains an active presence in the arts, having taught art history at Antelope Valley College and Pasadena City College, founded an artist collective in Los Angeles, and organized and curated many art exhibitions. More recently she launched Shoebox PR to help visual artists build a presence in the art world. Serving on two non-profit art boards, Kristine champions artists by fostering a community of like-minded people who have a plan, share resources, and bring ideas to life. She currently serves as President of the Brewery Artwalk Association and as social media coordinator for the Southern California Women’s Caucus of Art.