Krista Franklin is a poet and visual artist from Dayton, Ohio, who lives and works in Chicago. Her poetry and mixed media collages have been published in lifestyle and literary journals such as Coon Bidness, Copper Nickel, Clam and Callaloo, and in the anthologies Encyclopedia Vol. II, F-K and Gathering Ground. Her visual art has been featured on the covers of award-winning books, and exhibited nationally in solo and group exhibitions.

“My residency at A Studio in the Woods provided me with so much confidence, support and positive creative exchange that it propelled me to greater heights in my artistic and writing career. I still dream about being there, relishing in the dreamspace and magic of that location.” – Krista Franklin