Kristi Biezaite (b. 1978) moved to Australia in 2010 and now lives and works in Robe, South Australia, with her family. Her work has been exhibited in regional art shows and local galleries, she is a finalist in the International Textile Arts Biennale 2025 and participant of Nebula 2025. Kristi has received several awards, including the Southern Ocean Art 2D Category Prize (2016, 2019), the Local Photography Award (2019), the Belinda Morgan Criterion Cottage Award (2023), and the Penola/Coonawarra Arts Festival Design Prize (2019).
Influenced by her upbringing in Latvia, where creativity and the natural world are deeply valued, Kristi draws on both her Baltic heritage and the Australian landscape in her art and design. Her practice explores themes of connection—to place, people, and the environment—often focusing on the relationship between material, process, and audience to evoke a sense of belonging.
While primarily working with textiles, Kristi continues to expand her practice beyond traditional techniques. She holds a Bachelor of Design from Swinburne University of Technology. Together with her partner she runs Robe Town Brewery.