Kirsten Larsen is a Vancouver-based serial entrepreneur who has a proven track record of building multiple six-figure businesses across a variety of industries.  From event and wedding production to food & beverage ventures, to building, managing and curating multiple art galleries, Kirsten has consistently turned innovative ideas into successful ventures.

Her out of the box curatorial style has pushed the boundaries of the traditional gallery model. By allowing artists to explore the creative realm outside of white walls and bright lights, she encourages them to go deeper, creating unique experiences for the viewer as well as the artist. ​

For over a decade, Kirsten has been behind the scenes playing an integral role in shaping Vancouver's diverse arts and culture sector. She has built a solid legacy of lasting relationships, while connecting artists, clients and cultural organizations. She has fostered the careers of hundreds of emerging and mid career artists through her carefully curated web of connections.  
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​Deeply committed to projects that benefit the arts and culture community, ​in 2013 Kirsten created Vancouver Art Attack, a creative consulting agency that specializes in live painting events, curated art experiences, art acquisitions, artist representation and the Vancouver Art Attack Award of Excellence in Visual Arts at Emily Carr University of Art & Design. 

Kirsten has been a past board member of both the Community Arts Council - (North America's oldest arts council)  (2019 -2022) and the Vancouver Biennale (Vancouver’s only Outdoor Public Art Museum, featuring world-class art from across the globe) (2018 - 2021). She is the past gallery director of B1 Gallery at the Beaumont Studios (2019 - 2022). And has worked as a volunteer curator in the Coast Mental Health Art Therapy Room (2017), and was producer for Portland Housing Societies A Native Perspective (2017). 

Kirsten is currently working as an independent curator and art advisor, representing an exclusive roster of artists & clients. She is the director of operations at The Well Studios, a community incubator space located in the basement of the City Centre Artist Lodge.  A unique place providing affordable rates to low barrier, marginalized and not for profit communities in a city that is not so affordable.

"Working with Kirsten has been one of the most enriching experiences of my career, she has an eye for the audacious, the different, the brave... the beautiful, the horrible. She is the type of curator who is not afraid to bring the viewer closer in front of art that will challenge them. Kirsten has that rare combination between the knowledge of the harshness of the art world and human sensitivity, like an exquisite acid and sweet poetry."

- Ari De La Mora (Artist)

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