• ABD / MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• BA, Gustavus Adolphus College

Kiki Gilderhus is an art historian and writer. She specializes in Modern European and Latin American art, focusing on the Mexican themed work of German-born artist Josef Albers. Her essay "Homage to the Pyramid: The Photocollages of Josef Albers" appears in the Josef and Anni Albers exhibition catalog, published by the Reina Sophia Museum, Madrid, Spain.
She has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kent State University and Colorado State University, and is an art critic for the Rocky Mountain Chronicle.