who is kristina?

my father almost named me Artemis.
i love flowers.
i desperately want(ed) to be a mermaid.

i grew up being enveloped by the florida gulf waters and the sun’s warm rays, the waves and palm trees whispering their hellos and secrets on the wind.

a life-long creative, i’ve experimented with many different art mediums and activities, like painting, collaging, making stained glass suncatchers, digital art, writing, photography, acting, singing, and more. physical activity helps me not feel like my brain’s overheating, so i also do things like lift weights, swim, martial arts, dance, circus arts, and yoga.

i make things because i must.
because the world fills me with beauty, awe, and aches.
because i am plagued by questions that evade answers unless they are spread onto a page, made physical, from word or color or shape or sound.
because i feel everything deeply, and i want to inspire others to feel deeply too.

i’m drawn to stories that change people. the kind that stir something ancient and tender in us, that remind us we’re part of something bigger. being an artist, to me, means being a translator—of emotion, of memory, of the in-between. i experiment with medium and method, searching always for new ways to bring light to shadow, or shadow to light.

i studied integrated pr & advertising, with a theater minor, at the university of south florida. i’ve poured coffee and written copy and stood under stage lights. at gloucester stage in massachusetts, i apprenticed in marketing and fell in love with the sea again.

now, i live in brooklyn, new york with my cat, pippa, a bookshelf full of oracles, and more houseplants than i can fully care for. by day, i work in marketing and business development for constructing cultural spaces.
by night, i make art. i spin stories. i watch many plays. i write to make sense of heartbreak, magic, longing, and transformation.

i’m currently building my performance portfolio, auditioning, and developing new work across mediums—including a play called alchemica, visual poetry pieces, and a substack where i reflect on art, relationships, and the strange beauty of being alive.

let’s connect

kristinakourkoulos@gmail.com
727.678.3037