Krista Oremus is an internationally acclaimed, published, award winning self-taught color pencil artist. Her current works include an intriguing series of “ladies” and carousel horses. Her work Leopard Eye was published in SAA Paint Magazine in 2019. Into The Night won 5th place in Fusion’s juried 6th annual Artist Choice Exhibition in 2021. Favored Steed received Best in Show in Fusion Art’s 7th Artist’s Choice Art Exhibition. A Knight’s Steed received 6th place overall and 4th place within its category in LST’s All Women Juried Art Exhibition. A Knight’s Steed was featured on the cover and published in Ann Kullberg’s CP Hidden Treasures 7. Her current pieces include a series of nature works and carousel horses. Recently, Krista was accepted as a Fusion Featured Artist Member and one of her recently completed artworks has been selected to be published in Ann Kullberg’s CP Hidden Treasures 8.
Publications:
Ann Kullberg’s COLOR Magazine – May 2024
Ann Kullberg’s CP Hidden Treasures 8 – 2024
Carrie Lewis’s CP Magic – 2025
2024 Artist’s Choice Art Competition, Art & Color 365 Fall 2024 Magazine
Memberships:
AWA Associate Member
CPSA Member
Fusion Arts Featured Artist Member
UKPA
Collections:
Private Collection, Florida USA
Shows:
2024 Artist’s Choice Art Competition, Art & Color 365 – Fall 2024
Special Merit – Bathing Beauty, Colored Pencil, 2024
“Winter 5 for $10” Art Exhibition – December 2024
Special Merit – Bathing Beauty, Colored Pencil, 2024
“Animals” Art Exhibition – October 2024
Honorable Mention – Pricilla Preens, Colored Pencil, 2024
Special Merit – White Thunder, Colored Pencil, 2024
Special Recognition – Callie, Colored Pencil, 2023
“Patterns, Textures & Forms” Art Exhibition – September 2024
Honorable Mention – Pulse of Creation, Mixed Media, 2024
Special Merit – Soft Petal Serenade, Mixed Media, 2024
“Summer 5 for $10” Art Exhibition – Summer 2024, Light Space Time, 2024
Special Merit – Out of Africa, oil based colored pencil, 2024
Special Merit – The Great Debate, oil based colored pencil, 2024
“Summer 5 for $10” Art Exhibition – Summer 2023, Light Space Time, 2023
Special Merit – Red Dahlia, Digital Painting, 2023
Special Recognition – Serendipity, oil based colored pencil, 2023
“Animals” Art Exhibition – July 2023
Special Merit – Curiosity, oil based colored pencil, 2023
Special Recognition – Millie, oil based colored pencil, 2023
4th Annual Lines, Shapes & Objects Art Exhibition – July 2022, Fusion Arts, 2022
Honorable Mention – Earth, Water, Fire, oil based colored pencil and ink, 2022
Finalist – Kintsugi, oil based colored pencil and 24k gold leafing, 2022
Finalist – Sweet Treat, oil based colored pencil, 2021
“Summer 555” Art Exhibition – Summer 2022, Light Space Time, 2022
Special Recognition – Here be Dragons, oil based colored pencil 2022
Special Merit – Arpeggio, oil based colored pencil, 2022
“Open” Art Exhibition – July 2022, Light Space Time, 2022
Special Merit – Meerkat Pup, oil based colored pencil, 2021
Special Recognition – Sunday Drive, oil based colored pencil, 2021
All Women Art Exhibition 2022, Light Space Time, 2022
4th Place in Painting and Other Category – A Knights Steed, oil based colored pencil, 2022
6th Place Overall- A Knights Steed, oil based colored pencil, 2022
Special Merit – Sunday Drive, oil based colored pencil, 2021
7th Artist’s Choice Art Exhibition, Fusion Art, 2022
Best in Show – Favorite Steed, oil based colored pencil, 2022
6th Annual Animal Kingdom Art Exhibition, Fusion Arts, 2021
Finalist -Juvenile White Ibis, oil based colored pencil, 2020
Finalist – Future Sentinel, oil based colored pencil, 2021
Finalist – Charlie, oil based colored pencil, 2020
Finalist – Wonder, oil based colored pencil, 2021
Finalist – Chilean Flamingo, oil based colored pencil, 2020
Patterns, Light Space Time, 2021
9th Place – Pour, oil based colored pencil, 2021
Special Merit – Bounce, oil based colored pencil, 2020
2nd Annual Still Life, Fusion Arts, 2021
Finalist – Apple Crisp, oil based colored pencil, 2021
Finalist – Summer Fresh, oil based colored pencil, 2021
Open Art Exhibition, Light Space Time 2021
Special Merit – Chilean Flamingo, oil based colored pencil 2021
Special Recognition – Gretzky, oil based colored pencil, 2020
555 Special, Light Space Time, 2021
Special Merit – Alpha, oil based colored pencil, 2020
Special Recognition – Stella, oil based colored pencil, 2021
Animals, Light Space Time, 2021
Special Merit – Crowned Glory, oil based colored pencil, 2020
Special Merit – Sweet Lou, oil based colored pencil, 2019
Special Recognition – Come Play, oil based colored pencil, 2021
Special Recognition – Home sweet Home, oil based colored pencil, 2021
Botanicals, Light Space Time, 2021
Special Recognition – Hello Spring, oil based colored pencil, 2021
Nature Art Competition, Light Space Time, 2020
Special Merit – Lou, oil based colored pencil, 2019
10th Anniversary Online Art Competition, Light Space Time, 2020
Special Merit – African Wild Dog, oil based colored pencil, 2020
Honorable Mention – Walk on the Wild Side, oil based colored pencil, 2020
2nd Into The Wild Juried Art Exhibition, Fusion Arts, 2019
Finalist – Feathered Splendor, oil based colored pencil, 2019
Finalist – Persistence, oil based colored pencil, 2019
Finalist – Hope for the Future, oil based colored pencil, 2019