Christy Powers

Christy Powers is a New York based artist. She received a BA at Sarah Lawrence College and then went on to earn an MA with distinction from the College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at the Bronx Museum, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Queen Victoria Museum,The Art Gallery of Ballarat, Marloe Gallery, AHA Fine Art, CAMP Gallery, Ro2 Gallery, Giacobetti Paul Gallery, White Box and Jarsbro Art amongst many others. She has participated in residencies at ILIRI in the Australian Outback as well as the AIM program at the Bronx Museum.

My work investigates two concepts, one being the role that photography plays in memory and the second being the relationship between painting and photography. By painting images from photographs of my own life--as well as the lives of friends, family and strangers--I create memories that exist in a space between reality and fiction. I remove details, change the colors within the image and blur and distort the figures so that the viewer can project their own memory and images onto the piece.

I enjoy capturing this ephemeral and impermanent moment in my paintings. I depict the ‘just-out-of-reach’ feeling in memory where ...

MA with Distinction College of Fine Arts UNSW Sydney, Australia
BA Sarah Lawrence College NY, USA

2025
Black Out Black Masquerade., Heidmann Art Salon, Kansas City
Affordable Art Fair, Amai Gallery, Boston
Hot Cherry, Heidmann Art Salon, Kansas City
Art Bodega, NYC
Art on Paper, Marloe Gallery, New York
Pictures of You, Cabada Gallery, Washington DC
Art Market San Francisco, Marloe Gallery, California
The Art of She, AHA Fine Art, Chelsea NY
2024
Medieval to Metal, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Australia
Art on Paper, Marloe Gallery, New York
(All) The Winner Takes It,AHA Fine Art, Chelsea NY
Just Be,AHA Fine Art, Chelsea NY
Intersect Palm Springs, Marloe Gallery
2023
Holiday, AHA Fine Art, Chelsea NY
Aqua Art Miami, Marloe Gallery
The Other Art Fair, Sydney Australia
Art on Paper, Marloe Gallery, New York
Seattle Art Fair, Marloe Gallery, Seattle, WA
Chaos 9, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas TX
Balls to the Wall, Chapter 3, AHA Fine Art, Chelsea NY
In The Mix, CAMP Gallery, Westport, CT
Art Market San Francisco, Marloe Gallery, California
2022
Aqua Art Miami, Marloe Gallery, Miami, Florida
Art on Paper, Marloe Gallery, New York
Påskeudstilling, Jarsbo Contemporary Art, Denmark
Seattle Art Fair, Marloe Gallery, Seattle,WA
Not Dior’s New Look III, CAMP Gallery, Westport, CT
2021
Art on Paper, Marloe Gallery, New York
Market Art + Design, Marloe...