Kristina Sumfleth is a photographer and artist based in Brooklyn whose work reflects on identity, motherhood, and the impact of humans on the environment. She grew up in the Delaware Valley region of New York State and worked as a photojournalist for The Sullivan County Democrat newspaper covering political and cultural events before becoming a work scholar at Aperture Foundation. She received a Bachelor of English from Villanova University and is a graduate of the Documentary and Visual Journalism program at the International Center of Photography where she received a Director’s Fellowship. Her work has been exhibited by the International Center of Photography, Established Gallery, Arts Gowanus and awarded by the Lucie Foundation.
Currently, she manages the digital archive for Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas.
Contact: kristina.sumfleth@gmail.com /@ksumflower
Awards
2023 Lucie Foundation Award Winner, The Portrait Project Take Two
2021 Directors Fellowship, International Center of Photography
2021 Kautz, Sawyer, Thorwelle Memorial Scholarship
Exhibitions
2025 Visions of 2025, Group Exhibition, FotoFuturo Lab, 2025
2024 Twelve/Twelve, Established Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2024 CLOSE CALL, Close Call Gallery, NY
2023 Homecoming Biennial, City Art Space Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
2023 Together We Will…, Arts Gowanus Brooklyn Pride Exhibition, NY
2023 The Portrait Project Take Two, Lucie Foundation
2023 Spring Exhibition, The Gowanus Cliffs, NY
2022 Shifting Selves, International Center of Photography, NY
2019 Everyone Is Asleep But Me, Art Tank Gallery, NJ
Curation
2024 Close Call, Chef's Dinner Table Gallery, NY
Publications
Gothamist, SHIFT Magazine, NYC Photo Community Newsletter, The Sullivan County Democrat Newspaper, 1stDibs, Irish Dancing Magazine, The Villanovan, Villanova Magazine, Catskills Confidential
Clients
Cara, Chamber Music America, DOC NYC, Global Centre for Climate Mobility, Investment News, NCD Alliance, Two Tigers Productions, Weekenders
Education / Experience
2024 Digital Image Technician | Susan Meiselas Studio, New York, NY
2023 Teaching Assistant | International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2022 Documentary and Visual Journalism | International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2017 Editor | Little Sound Magazine, New York, NY
2017 Work Scholar | Aperture Foundation, New York, NY
2016 Villanova University | Bachelor of Arts: English Literature, Irish Studies, Classics, and Peace & Justice, Villanova, PA
2015 Photojournalist | The Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, NY
2013 New York Press Association Internship | The Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, NY