"Tree Rings"
Urban Tree Exhibit Port of San Diego


"Open Borders"
Shared Terrain Sculpture Exhibit


Library Threshold
Solana Pacific Elementary School
San Diego


"Suessentennial Fountain"
Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, CA

"Off to School"
Cardiff Elementary School
San Diego

"Steeples"

Christie has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic design and a 25 year involvement with clay. Her professional background is varied and includes work in print design, visual merchandising/store design for Banana Republic and product design and illustration for ceramic giftware with clients including Cost Plus, Starbucks, Target, Crate and Barrel and Williams Sonoma. Her background in commercial art has had a significant influence on the work that she creates.

Her work in public art reflects her approach to each project: first, she defines the context of the work and then creates a design solution which meets the specific site requirements. She focuses not only on the aesthetic, but also on the relevance of the work to its location, which is impacted by the structures and environment that will surround the work. Rather than work isolated from the community where the work will be installed, she is interested in working collaboratively with project designers as well as residents to create work that has lasting meaning for the community. And, whenever possible, involve the community in the actual creation of the work.



In addition to her role as an artist, for the past 5 years Christie has served on the Solana Beach Public Arts Commission. She helped write the percent for art policy and draft the public art master plan. Christie has an understanding of the value and contribution of public art to the community the importance of the review process in selecting appropriately designed projects.

Education
BFA Graphic Design, 1983 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2006
"Get Fired, Hot Ceramics from the ACGA" Pence Gallery, Davis, CA. Curated by Suzanne Baizerman,Curator of Crafts and Decorative Arts at the Oakland Museum of California. Juried.
2005
"2005 Invitational", William D. Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, CA.
Curated by Karen McGuire.
"Interpreting the Chanukah Menorah", Gotthelf Art Gallery, San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, Invitational.
"San Diego Women Artists Exhibition", Spanish Village Art Center - Gallery 21, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. Invitational.
"Shared Terrain", public art installation, Arizona State University and the City of Tempe, AZ. Juried.
"2005 Juried Biennial Exhibition", William D. Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, CA.Curated by Hugh M. Davies, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
2004
"California Clay Competition", in conjunction with CCACA, The Artery, Davis, CA
Curated by Richard Shaw, Professor of Art, UC Berkeley. Juried.
"Luminarias del Pueblo", Tucson Pima Arts Council, Tucson, AZ. Juried.
"Urban Tree", public art installation (alternate) Port of San Diego, San Diego, CA. Juried.
"Exhibition of Art", San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA. Juried.
"Landscape Design and Garden Show", San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA. Invitational.
2003
"2003 Urban Tree", public art installation, Port of San Diego, San Diego, CA. Juried.
"Crafts National", Lancaster Museum of Arts, Lancaster, PA. Curated by Holly Hotchner, Director of the Museum of Art & Design, New York City, NY. Juried.
"California Clay Competition", in conjunction with CCACA, The Artery, Davis, CA. Curated by Margaret Keelan, director of Sculpture, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA. Juried.
"2003 Sydney Teapot Show, Inner City Clayworkers Gallery, Sydney, Australia. Juried.
"JAWS: Just Art With Sharks, South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, SC. Juried.
"Celebration of Clay" in conjunction with NCECA, Trios Gallery, Solana Beach, CA. Invitational.
"California Plate Show", Tierra Solida Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA. Curated by Otto Heino.
"Barns and Farms" national exhibition held in conjunction with traveling Smithsonian exhibit, Barnsite Gallery, Kewaunee, WI. Juried.
"One of A Kind", Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA. Juried by Sandy Simon and Robert Brady. Juried.
"Exhibition of Art", San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA. Juried.
Commissions
Tile Mosaic for Coastal Rail Trail, Quest Youth Group, Sponsored by the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, install early 2006.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Students Create Tiles for Coastal Rail Trail" December 2005 San Diego Union Tribune
"Tile Magic Goes Public" December 2005 Solana Beach Sun
Cannon Gallery Invitational 2005 Catalog
"Reaching for the Stars, with a Diploma" November 2005 International Herald Tribune
"Solana Volunteer Shares Her Talents With Community" July 2005 Del Mar Times
"Classic Inspiration for Solana Beach Artist" August 2004 Solana Beach Sun
"A Field of Seuss" June 2004 San Diego Union Tribune
"Clay Play", April 2004 Davis Enterprise
California Clay Competition Catalog 2004
"The Art of Advocacy", January 2004 San Diego Union Tribune
"One of A Kind" Nov./Dec. 2003 Clay Times
"When the Clay Speaks" 2003 Davis Enterprise
California Clay Competition Catalog 2003
Barns and Farms Catalog 2003
Crafts National Catalog 2003

AWARDS & HONORS
Grand Prize Best of Show, Landscape Design & Garden Show, 2004 San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA. Invitational.
Second Place, Exhibition of Art, 2004 San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA. Juried.
Honorable Mention, Exhibition of Art, 2004 San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA. Juried.
Project Grant, California Arts Commission, Cardiff by the Sea, CA 2003
Third Place, Exhibition of Art, 2003 San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA. Juried.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
SOMA Society of Mosaic Artists
Association of Clay and Glass Artists
Tile Heritage Foundation
City of Solana Beach Public Arts Advisory Committee