Kirstin Dunlap is a visual artist from Chicago, IL, currently based in Upstate New York. Working primarily through printmedia, book arts, and installation, her practice explores the connections between the human body, the Earth, and distant astronomical bodies through shared processes of growth, erosion, degradation, and cyclical change. Drawing from biological and geological research, she investigates how these systems mirror one another, revealing the interconnected rhythms that shape both our bodies and the planet.

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Living with an autoimmune disorder has deeply informed Dunlap’s practice. By examining the larger systems of transformation and decay that exist across nature and the cosmos, she seeks to better understand her own body's cycles of pain and change. This perspective allows her to reframe personal experiences within broader patterns of interdependence, offering a way to navigate the body’s continual transformation with greater curiosity than anger.

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Dunlap currently holds a position at Cornell University and teaches in the Department of Art at Syracuse University. Her work has been exhibited nationally through galleries, universities, and international print conferences. She is the founder of Dunce Cap Press, an independent printmaking publication, and has extensive experience as a gallery director. She received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her MFA from Syracuse University.