Kristy Trinier is a curator at the Art Gallery of Alberta. She previously held the post of Public Art Director at the Edmonton Arts Council, where she managed the City of Edmonton’s Public Art Collection, as well as related exhibitions and public art programs. Trinier’s wide range of experience includes cultural administration; policy and program development; art direction and consultation as well as strategic research and grant writing for cultural fund development. She holds a Bachelors degree in Visual Art and English from the University of Victoria, and a Masters Degree in Public Art from the Dutch Art Institute (DAI, ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten) as a Huygens scholar in The Netherlands. She is currently undertaking PhD studies at Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien (European Graduate School). Trinier is guest faculty for the Visual Art residency BAiR Intensive.