Pam Kravetz is an artist, curator, artistic director, and art educator born, raised, and living in Cincinnati, Ohio.

She is a regionally and nationally recognized visual artist with more than 50 art exhibits and installations. With Pam, contemporary art is not a spectator sport – it is understandable, accessible, interactive, and community-oriented. She finds inspiration in the beauty of the chaos of the everyday. Her work ranges from ArtWorks street art to installations at Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital to monumental Memory Palace quilts in the lobby of the Contemporary Arts Center. Kravetz is a board trustee for ArtWorks and the Art Academy of Cincinnati and recently was the art director for the BLINK parade. She is the creator and face of CAC-tv and the curator of the Contemporary Art Center’s live art performances. Her alter ego, Pinky Shears, is the notorious mastermind of the yarn-bombing collective, The Bombshells of Cincinnati, and the performance art collective, The Polyester Spy Club.

Pam is also an award-winning thirty-year veteran art educator who has earned her National Board Certification. She has been awarded Teacher of the Year and District Teacher of the Year, she is a Martha Holden Jennings Scholar and a recipient of numerous educational grants. Pam has been recognized as a CityBeat Magazine “Best of” Artist numerous years and a Cincinnati Enquirer Women of the Year 2017. Pam is a Board Trustee of Artworks, The Art Academy of Cincinnati, a member of the Cincinnati Art Museum Shareholder Committee, as well as a member of the Contemporary Arts Centers Educational Advisory Committee. She is also an active member of the Steering Committee of the Cincinnati Branch of the Human Rights Campaign. Recently Pam has been recognized by the Mayor of Cincinnati proclaiming May 21, 2021 as “Pam Kravetz Day,” and a Citation of Recognition by the Commonwealth of Kentucky for her contributions to the arts, philanthropy, and service. She has numerous additional awards and recognitions as both an artist and art educator.

Collaborators

None of the art on this website would have been possible without the enthusiastic support of artist collaborators, friends, family, and volunteers. We appreciate & thank you all! While it is not possible to list everyone, the link below lists some of the many key contributors!