Bio

Christine Knowlton is a New York based multi-discipline artist, designer and producer. Following a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Christine worked as a textile designer and artist, color consultant, filmmaker and creative advocate. Covid sparked her return to fine art and analog experimentation, leading to many regional art exhibitions and collaborations. Christine wears many hats while seamlessly moving between media and projects and continues to move forward exploring new concepts and ways of seeing beyond three dimensions.

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Artists Statement

From a young age, I turned scraps into unique creations. Art studies led to a career as a fabric designer, later followed by a WCC Digital Arts Certificate and work in digital media, documentary and TV/film production. In 2016, 'Sense the Wind,' my independent documentary feature about the sport of Blind Sailing, was released and screened across the globe. 2019 marked a personal shift back to creating analog fine art. Instinctively, I began to experiment with processes using mirror, glass fragments, sea salt, and textured paint, and collaging paper. The reflective art shifts contextually in real time. Each viewer’s experience is uniquely four dimensional and ephemeral.

The study of Qigong inspired two 10-piece works representing the essential life elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. 'Five Elements Transitioned' and the reworked 'Elements Reimagined' (collages with mixed media) were featured in two solo exhibitions, group shows and the Peekskill Open Studios. In March 2023, the 'Five Elements Arches Murals,' a Peekskill Downtown Revitalization Initiative public arts project, was installed along a NYS Highway retaining wall overlooking the Hudson River. Eleven community art workshops were held to create the broad palette of hand painted and cut shapes. Collaged art boards were then scanned, upscaled, printed and fabricated for the arches ranging from 13’ to 21’ high. It has been touching to hear so many accolades and appreciation for the beautification of the area.

'Collateral Damage Below' is a new project creatively responding to the climate crisis and its escalating impact upon the oceans. Scuba diving and underwater photography affords glimpses of coral reefs as a canary in the coal mine. Large mixed media canvases evoking the increasing bleaching of reefs and the destruction of global marine ecosystems were made in collaboration with underwater photographer Bob Gould. The ongoing multi-media project includes an engaging immersive gallery installation with video, sound. It is an artistic expression of what lies below the surface, mostly unseen but of vital importance to all life. As an artist and environmentalist, the beauty, the power, the mystery and importance of water and nature continue to inspire my work.