An artist, curator, program developer and producer, Kendra Roberts has demonstrated her creative, analytical, and strategic acumen throughout her two-plus decade career. As the founding creator of Kendra Studio Jewellery (KSJ), she is an award-winning artist and published writer, has exhibited her work throughout the U.S. and internationally, and even made an appearance on a major American television network. Kendra is also the founder of Common Ground Arts (CGA), an arts consultancy curating public art in traditional and non-traditional public spaces. 

Through her vast experience as a committed arts advocate and collaborator, she brings the perspective of a self-produced working artist, curator, and arts administrator to her work as the director of public engagement at Blackfish Gallery. She is a fellow of the Next Generation of Leadership program in Columbus, OH; co-chair of the Arts Council of Lake Oswego’s Public Art Committee and currently serves as the president of the Portland Art Dealers Association (PADA). Kendra received her BA in fine arts at DePauw University in Indiana and her Master of Design from the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland.