Born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Kendra Lynn Bulgrin attended the University of Wisconsin Whitewater where she received a BFA with an emphasis in painting and a minor in Japanese Cultural Studies in 2005. Bulgrin completed her MFA in interdisciplinary arts at Memphis College of Art in 2007. Bulgrin draws from a unique vantage point as an adopted child and continues to explore the complex issues surrounding her identity, memory, and past. Recently, she has been coming to terms with the birth and the ongoing care of her two sons, both with special needs.
Bulgrin has shown nationally and internationally, with shows at the Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wisconsin, and at Beijing Normal University, China. Bulgrin has taught everything from Painting to Design at Memphis College of Art, Washburn University, Emporia State University, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and St. Norbert’s College. Currently, she is director and owner of James May Gallery.