Christine Crockett

I am drawn to geometry, symmetry, pattern, and diagram, and my paintings are acts of locating beauty and human meaning in their messages.

The Greek word palimpsest translates roughly to "again (palin) I scrape (psao)." Scribed on papyrus or waxed tablets, ancient academic texts were often pumiced down and reused for religious purposes centuries later. This historical layering is the inspiration which informs my process. I paint mostly on wood panels prepared with marble dust or plaster, then lay down multiple forms. Working the surface gradually, I layer, rub out, carve back into, or stain to reveal new reference points on the surface or to skew the underlying structures. New marks, scars, and lines trail from forms or reconnect them. The navigation between the emotional, rational, and historical parts of a painting takes on an imperfect logic all its own. For me, this is beauty.

Through this series of choices--erasures, exposures, additions--I'm engaged in the ongoing tension between the mystery and the history of each painting. In a world of visual clutter and sensory overload, I hope to invite the viewer into these spaces for their own meaning-making and contemplation.

Masters of Fine Arts
University of Missouri-Columbia

2020
Expressions 20/20 Juried Exhibition
Marin Society of Artists, CA


Art Ventures Gallery, Menlo Park, CA
Deliverance I and II


2018
Brand 46 National Juried Exhibition
Brand Art Center, Glendale, CA


Walking the Line juried exhibition
Gear Box Gallery, Oakland, CA


Green, Juried Exhibition
Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Bay Area Women Artists, Group Exhibit, O'Hanlan Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Juror: Donna Seager, Seager/Gray Gallery



2017
Orange is the New Black, National Juried Exhibit
Ashton Gallary @ Art on 30th


Bay Area Women Artists, Group Exhibit
O'Hanlan Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA


2016
Scandinavian Designs, San Mateo , Featured Artist


2011-2017
Group Exhibition, Silicon Valley Open Studios
Penninsula Studios, San Mateo, CA


2013
50-50 Juried Exhibition
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
"The Place Between"

Solo Exhibit, "Palimpsest"
JCC Gallery, Palo Alto,CA

Group Exhibit
Main Street Cafe Gallery
Los Altos, CA

Juried Exhibit
San Jose Bridge Club

2011
San Mateo City Gallereis, solo exhibit
Works on panel and paper

2010
Coldwell Gallery, "The Female Gaze"
Redwood City, CA
Penninsula Women's Art League
First place re...