Christina Hall-Strauss
Santa Fe, NM
Exile
acrylic on canvas
30" x 24" x 1.5"
2020
$3000
About
I was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1947, and have lived in Santa Fe, NM, since the mid-1970s. I graduated from the University of Arizona in 1970 with a BFA in Painting and a minor in Art History. I taught watercolor and drawing at the Tucson Museum of Art School from 1971 to 1976 and headed the Art Program at the New School of Santa Fe from 1976 to 1980. I’ve exhibited nationally and internationally since 1971, and have shown in many galleries. My work is held in numerous public and private collections across NM.
Artist Statement
My artwork explores the rhythms, tensions and harmonies of the natural world, reflecting my sensory perception of patterns, energies, atmospheres and relationships. I work with the interplay of color and movement, form and texture, and the idea of above and below, seen and unseen, with multiple layering in my paintings. Since I’ve lived in the American Southwest all my life, the Southwestern landscape permeates my awareness of color and shape. The cycling of the New Mexico seasons, flights of birds, native flora, the Río Grande and other rivers and arroyos, continually visit my paintings. Travel intensifies my appreciation of the many forms and feelings in the world of nature. Asian aesthetics in crafts and painting also continue to be a great influence. My preferred mediums are acrylic and graphite on canvas and on gessoed paper. I work with negative space by adding and subtracting shapes while building the surface to create an overall glow.
Portfolio
Representation
Joseph Gierek Fine Art
Tulsa, OK
Muse Gallery Services
Columbus, OH & Asheville, NC