about

Kristina Bilonick Royer is an Edinburgh-based artist and independent curator. Born and raised in Washington, DC,  Kristina worked as an artist and arts administrator in a variety of roles at arts organizations including Washington Project for the Arts, DC Arts Center and DC Arts Studios. As an artist, she has exhibited her work at Arlington Arts Center (VA), Transformer (DC), and the (e)merge art fair (DC)

In 2010, Royer founded Pleasant Plains Workshop an arts space with a focus on community engagement and supported emerging artists via exhibitions, a studio residency program, and public art projects. PPW  was supported by the D.C. Commission of the Arts & Humanities, the D.C. Office of Planning, and the Kresge Foundation. 

Since relocating to Edinburgh in 2016, Royer completed a Master's in Collections & Curating Practice at Edinburgh College of Art and is currently working as the Archive Curator for Glasgow Print Studio and as a consultant for the NHS Lothian Charity. Prior to these roles she worked in collections management at The Royal Scottish Academy and as a studio assistant at Edinburgh Printmakers.

Kristina has a passion for the intersection of art and activism. She lives by the sea with her husband, son and black cat who she is trying to leash-train.