Kayla Bauer is an artist working with photography, objects, and installation. She received her MFA in 2022 and PhD in 2026 from the University of Wisconsin. She is continuing the photographic research she began with her dissertation San Francisco Case Studies in Practice-Based Research through the production of artist books, zines, and exhibitions. These projects explore nostalgia, identity, and place-based history as it relates to personal experiences with the city of San Francisco.