Tenderness Collage

Chris Czainski was born and bred in Blackpool and draws much of her inspiration from the seashore. As a teacher, in her previous life, she used art as a vehicle for raising the self-esteem of various groups of disadvantaged people, (Children's homes, prison, schools) She left teaching in 2005 to devote herself full-time to painting, printmaking and sculpture. She has recently become a member of 'Neo outsiders', "artists dissolving the boundaries between Insider/Outsider art and creating a new definition for the 21st century postmodern world. " She works in a variety of media including printmaking, painting and film as well as constructions and assemblages.