Missouri
Leigh Ann Dull
Leigh Ann is the national director of Transform. She is a ceramicist living and working in Kansas City. She has been apart of the intersection of the art and faith worlds for over 30 years, creating tools and empowering artists of faith to live creatively.
Kristin Gadsden
Kristin is a creative catalyst living in Columbia Missouri. She’s passionate about cultivating the arts, culture, and community. Kristin’s motivated by art’s unique ability to communicate both material and spiritual truths, opening people to ideas they might not otherwise consider. She works with a variety of organizations in order to foster artistry in Columbia’s civic, business, and non profit sectors. As a commissioner on the city’s Commission on Cultural Affairs and chair of the Public Art Standing Committee, she assists the development of a thriving arts community for Columbia’s citizens and visitors. She enjoys building bridges between local organizations, including Columbia’s churches, and the arts community. She also loves resourcing artists in their personal, spiritual, and professional growth, desiring to strengthen their innovative platforms of influence in our world. Kristin has served nearly 30 years in various roles and countries with campus and city ministries. Her faith in Christ has been a transformational force in her own life and serves as her inspiration in promoting the arts.
Kristin is the liaison between Transform and our residency partner non-profit, Christos Collective.
Kelli Pratte
Kelli is an artist who hails from the Midwest, currently living in Saint Joseph, Missouri. After serving in ministry contexts for over 30 years both locally and internationally, she came to the art world later in life. Kelli found that being a beginner again was both humbling and thrilling. After a few significant losses in life she began studying art as a next step. She found this not only connected her to a vibrant community of honest strugglers, but also helped her connect with God more deeply as she engaged her own story. In the “making” she sensed a connection with the Creator. As a result, Kelli loves helping others connect to their stories through the creative process.
Although painting is her first love, Kelli found a niche in the ceramics world -as it allowed her to merge many of her interests. She currently works from her home studio and in her community. She also continues to connect with students, helping them to engage with the arts and connecting young artists to local galleries. Her hope is that others will feel more fully alive by engaging with the arts. Kelli is a part of the artistic development team, and is also Transform’s Midwest liaison.