Christi Dreese

Christi M. Dreese is a contemporary impressionist painter who lives in her hometown of Spring Lake, Michigan. Her distinctive style radiates joy and expresses the laid-back spirit of the lakeshore life she grew to love from an early age. Christi creates from her heart and therefore paints landscapes that are reminiscent of her childhood, flowers in memory of her grandmother's garden and abstract paintings that evoke feeling.

Growing up, Dreese participated in numerous art programs and received awards for her artistic talents. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Business Administration Major from Aquinas College.

Dreese’s artwork has been shown in several exhibitions and a recipient of various awards from the Grand Rapids Regional Festival of Arts and Winterfest Juried Exhibits to name a few. She is established in several galleries throughout Michigan, has created community mural projects commissioned by the Village of Spring Lake and Grand Haven Public Schools and works with art consultants and interior designers to meet their project expectations. Her artwork can be found in numerous medical facilities, private and corporate art collections throughout the United States. Christi's purpose in life is to create a br...

Spring Lake High School

Aquinas College
Bachelor of Art
BS Business Administration

Selected Exhibitions & Awards

2023 Central Park Place, Solo Exhibit, Grand Haven, Michigan
2023 Holland Hospital, Solo Exhibit, Holland, Michigan
2022 Holland Hospital, Solo Exhibit, Holland, Michigan

2021 Artrpize, Devos Place, Grand Rapids, Michiga

2019 Bonobo Winery, Solo Exhibition, Traverse City, Michigan

2019 Betty Clark-Cannon Gallery, Frauenthal Center, Solo Exhibition, Muskegon, Michigan

2019 Terryberry Gallery, St. Cecilia’s Music Society, Solo Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan

2018 Kendall College Art & Design, Regional Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI

2018 Gallery Uptown, Winterfest Juried Exhibition, Grand Haven, Michigan

2018 Betty Clark-Cannon Gallery, Frauenthal Center, Solo Exhibition, Muskegon, Michigan

2017 Gallery Uptown, Winterfest Juried Exhibition, Grand Haven, Michigan

2016 UICA, Regional Festival of the Arts, Juried Exhibition, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Purchase Award, La Vie De La Rose Flower Excellence Award, & 2nd Generation Award

2015 Grand Rapids Art Museum, Regional Festival of the Arts, Juried Exhibition, Purchase Award

2014 Gallery Uptown, Winterfest Juried Exhibition, 1st Place Award, Grand Haven, Michigan

2011 Bette Clark-Cannon Gallery, Frauenthal Center, Two Person Exhibition, ...