ENCINITAS, Calif — (October 29, 2008) — Lux Art Institute, San Diego’s interactive art destination, will welcomes Jolynn Krystosek as the season’s thirdfirst resident artist of ’09.

Krystosek, a mixed media sculptor and painter from New York City, will take up residence at Lux from Jan. 10 – Jan. 31 and create a large-scale, 8’ by 10’ paper collage. The piece will begin with drawings, which will subsequently be projected on and cut from various layers of thin, white rice paper. The cut papers will then be layered over one another and adhered to the wall. This process creates a rich, layered installation that undulates with shadow and texture.

Visitors can “see art happen” while Krystosek is in the studio and view her completed work through March 18, 2009.

The exhibit will also feature Krystosek’s sculptural paper cut-outs, intricate wax floral relief carvings, and watercolors of exotic fowl adorned with real feathers.

Her carvings and large-scale, site-specific paper cut-outs reflect traditional craftsmanship, Dutch still life painting, botanicals, and Victorian cameos. Both media demonstrate Krystosek’s mastery of materials and the temporal subject matter.

“It is rare to see the elegance of detail and exquisite rendering of lush forms in an ancient material like wax,” said Lux Director Reesey Shaw. “The contrast of the contemporary imagery in old world frames makes for a stunning visual paradox, and we look forward to watching the evolution of the wall installation here at Lux.”

Krystosek was born in California and earned her BA from San Francisco State University and her MFA from Hunter College in New York. The 26-year-old now lives and works in New York City.

Krystosek has exhibited at the Philadelphia Art Alliance and at Lucas Schoormans Gallery, the Horticultural Society of New York, Broadway Gallery, 3rd Ward, and Hunter Times Square Gallery, all in New York City.

Lux hours are Thursday and Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; cost is $10 for two visits.

For more information visit www.luxartinstitute.org or call 760.436.6611.