20" H x 24" W x 5" D (50.8 cm x 61 cm x 12.7 cm) acrylic and enamel on wire, mesh, fabric, paper and aluminum beer cans
"Nature has always been very influential in my work and acts as a hidden agenda and representative aspect in my otherwise abstract work. The preservation of our environment and appreciation for nature reveals itself through my choice of materials and form. Be that from recycled found or collected objects to vaguely aerial landscapes or organic shapes that can resemble bugs or floral pods. Each work asks the viewer to stretch their imagination and invites their curiosity in a struggle to identify their marks, engaging in the creative process through the act of exploration of the Art."
The artist is influenced by John Chamberlain, Susan Bengali, El Anatsui and Lee Bontecou
BIO
Christina Massey’s work has exhibited extensively in over a dozen solo exhibitions including with the Noyes Art Museum, Rush Arts Galleries, Brown University and abroad in cities such as London, Toronto and Tokyo. She has won multiple awards for her work including most recently the SIP Fellowship at the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Puffin Foundation Grant, Mayer Foundation Grant and Merit Scholarship at Urban Glass. Massey’s work can be found in multiple private and public collections including the Janet Turner Museum and Credit Suisse. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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Solo Shows
2018 Adler Gallery, Port Washington Public Library, Opposites Attract, Port Washington, NY
2017 Noyes Art Museum, Art Garage, Mingled Mediums, Atlantic City, NJ
2017 Welancora Gallery / NU Hotel, Taking Shape, curated by Ivy Jones, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Roxbury Art Center, Interwoven, 2 Person Show, Roxbury, NY
2017 Sarah Doyle Gallery, Then & Now, Providence, RI
2015 Riverviews Artspace, Business & Bones, Lynchburg, VA (2 people)
2014 World of Threads, Fiber Art Festival, Solo Shows, Toronto, Canada
2014 Dacia Gallery, Salva Veritate, New York, NY
2012 Corridor Gallery, RUSH Arts Gallery, Business & Pleasure, curated by Charlotte Mouqin, Bklyn, NY
2011 McKinley Gallery, An Art Community, Reno, NV
2010 Taller Boricua, Meat Market, curated by Christine Licata, New York, NY
2007 Soapbox Gallery, Meat Market, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Chashama Exhibition Space, Meat Market, New York, NY
Art Fairs
2018 SPRINGBREAK Art Show – Space to Create, Chashama, New York, NY
2017 SPRINGBREAK Art Show, Chashama, New York, NY
2016 Artprize 8, Grand Rapids, MI
2015 The Un(Scene) Art Show, Armory Week, New York, NY
2015 Scope NY, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Creative Climate Awards, Human Impacts Institute
2013 Times Square Art Show, Dacia Gallery, Times Square Art Center, New York, NY
2013 Contemporary Art Fair NYC, Red Wall Gallery, Javits Center North, New York, NY
2013 Fountain Art Fair, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2012 Art In Odd Places, MODEL, 14th Street Art Festival, Deli Deals, New York, NY
2011 Verge Brooklyn, Tomorrow Stars, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Rider Project, NeuBEES, DUMBO Arts Festival, NY
Select Group Shows:
2018 Trestle Gallery, Small Works, curated by Sharon Louden, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Untitled Space, Defining Form, curated by Indira Cesarine, New York, NY
2018 Cluster Gallery, Works on Paper, curated by Muriel Guepin, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Korean Cultural Center, Cardinal Planes, New York, NY
2018 efa Gallery, SIP Summer Exhibition, New York, NY
2018 Brooklyn Fireproof Gallery, Line of Vision, curated by Etty Yaniv and Jaynie Crimmins, Bklyn, NY
2017 Private Art Salon, Morphic, curated by Charlotte Mouquin, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Chashama 470 Vanderbilt, BIGGER, BETTER, BOLDER, Brooklyn, NY
2017 deCordova Sculptural Park & Museum Store, Abstract!, Lincoln, MA
2017 Chazan Gallery, Traverse/Texture, 3 Person Show, Providence, RI
2017 John Doe Gallery, NOTHING TWICE, curated by Etty Yaniv, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Untitled Space, UPRISE/ANGRY WOMEN, New York, NY
2016 Brooklyn Arts Cluster, Repurposed & Reimagined, 3 Person Show, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Radiator Arts, Works: Reflections on Failure, curated by Osman Yerebakan, LIC, NY
2016 Bailey Contemporary Arts, RE-Purposed, curated by Lisa Rockford, Pompano Beach, FL
2016 St. Joseph’s University Gallery, Plus ca Change, curated by Maribeth Flynn, Brooklyn, NY
2016 NARS Foundation, Threaded Architypes, curated by Molly Flanagan, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Smack Mellon, RESPOND, organized by Esteban del Valle, Molly Dilworth, Oasa DuVerney, Ira Eduardovna, Steffani Jemison and Dread Scott, Brooklyn, NY
2015 BRIC, Rotunda Gallery, The Artist’s Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Florence Quater Gallery, Painting Now, curated by Stuart Gibson, Tuscan, AZ
2013 Michael Mut Gallery, It’s a Matter of Mind, curated by Luiza Cardenuto, New York, NY
2013 North Light Gallery, Altered Reality, curated by Lisandra Gomez, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Women of the Uncommon Cloth, Ormond Beach, FL
2012 Rush Arts Gallery, Artisan Series, New York, NY
2012 Crossing Art Gallery, Going Green II, curated by Maria Boobis, Queens, NY
2012 City Without Walls, Knot Your Average Knit, curated by Lovina Purple, Newark, NJ
2011 Like the Spice Gallery, Layer Current, curated by Marisa Sage, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Maloney Art Gallery, Visual Phrasing, Morristown, NJ
2010 MoCADA, The Gentrification of Brooklyn: The Pink Elephant Speaks, curated by Dexter Wimberly, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Chashama, Meat Market, New York, NY
EDUCATION:
2002 BFA, California State University, Chico, Chico, CA
1999 Study Abroad, London University, London, England
SELECTED AWARDS:
2017 SIP Fellowship, efa Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY
2017 Urban Glass Merit Scholarship Award, Brooklyn, NY
2017 The Puffin Foundation, Grant Recipient
2017 Mayer Foundation, Grant Recipient
2016 Celeste Prize 2016 Finalist, Sculpture, London, England
2016 Fiscal Sponsorship Program with NYFA
2015 Chashama Studio Residency, Brooklyn, NY
2014 The Weaving Hand Studio Residency
2013 The Puffin Foundation Grant Recipient
2011 Showcase Winner for Painting, ArtSlant
Artist's media includes some of or all: Acrylic, Oil, Enamel paint, Watercolors, canvas, fabric, clothes, paper, thread, yarns, beads, metal
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