Kindra Crick is an interdisciplinary artist who gives visual expression to the wonder and process of scientific inquiry and discovery. Through research and collaborations with scientists, she creates dynamic installations along with layered mixed-media work that incorporates data, drawings, diagrams, maps and imagery from under the microscope. She is fascinated by the human brain - our complex machine - which can fathom the beginning of time and the nature of its own thought. Crick’s current work explores sleep and its deep connections to memory. Each night we lose consciousness while our brains remain remarkably active. Neurons fire in synchronous waves during deep sleep before shifting into cycles of vivid dreaming in REM sleep, where brain activity mirrors wakefulness. Crick has been drawn to the mysteries of sleep and memory for over a decade, driven by a curiosity about what happens during these unconscious hours. Crick has a degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University and a Certificate in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited internationally and her artworks are held in public collections including the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England, Princeton University, the Gordon Gilkey Print Center at the Portland Art Museum and the Jordan Schnitzer Collection.She enjoys working, drinking coffee and mushroom foraging around Portland, Oregon. Instagram: kindra.crick