Kirsta Niemie Benedetti is a Social Impact Artist based in Columbus, where she has dedicated the past decade to developing her unique blend of art-making and community development. Kirsta’s recent work includes abstract paintings as well as portrait paintings combined with storytelling to celebrate and elevate the voices of individuals marginalized by society, highlighting their beauty and value through her art.

Kirsta lives and works in Columbus. She started her degree at Maryland Institute College of Art, took a year off to live in India, and finished up her Bachelors of Fine Arts at Columbus College of Art and Design with a focus in painting and installation art.