Christine Allan

Christine Allan, an artist based in Chemainus, BC, Canada, is known for her unconventional use of materials and techniques.

"My journey began at a young age, driven by a desire to relieve the stress of growing up in complicated home, while surrounded by my animals. My life, like my art, is one big experiment. I draw inspiration from many things, including art history, particularly modern art. The deeply spiritual and emotional abstract work of artists, such as Mark Rothko and Marc Chagall, fascinate me. The pursuit of art allows me to explore and convey my own feelings about the world and the emotions that are evoked."

The central themes of Christine's art revolves around open spaces and animals. Through layering and experimenting with colour, such as washing on colour, thick impasto and texturing with gesso and found materials she explores the use of various mediums, like wood-burning, embroidery and macrame. This approach invites viewers to embark on their own introspective journeys, encouraging them to reflect on their own perspectives and emotions. Her creative process is both intuitive and deliberate, evolving through layers of mediums that can include metallic and iridescent paints, and sometimes experimenting with makin...

Thompson Rivers University - BA General Studies
Emily Carr University of Art & Design - Fine art
Simon Fraser University - Certificate in Liberal Arts - Art & Archaeology
MOMA - Certificate in Modern Art and Ideas
- Certificate in In the Studio - Postwar Abstract
Painting

Solo Exhibition 2020, Neighborhood Learning Centre, Oak Bay, Victoria BC, Canada - January 2020
International Society of Experimental Artists Exhibit 2019, Michigan USA, Oct 2019
London Biennale 2019 - Awarded Special Mention for Excellence, London England May 2019
"Art Quake Kyoto 2017" Japan Creativity Biennale,
Museum of Kyoto, Japan Apr. 3 - 9
London Biennale - Jan 2015
Solo Exhibit - Cowichan Theatre Gallery, Duncan, BC
June 1 - 30, 2015
Billboard Creative, Los Angles, CA - Dec. 2015
"Crossing Borders" International Exhibition
JMC Gallery, New York City, USA
Feb 6 - 28, 2015
"Interplay"
Studio Vogue Gallery
Toronto, Ont., Canada
Oct. 9 - 26, 2013
"Diversified Creations" International Exhibition
IDA Gallery, New Jersey, USA
Sept. 20 - Oct. 4, 2013
Chianciano Biennale 2013 Sept 7 - 14
Museo d'Arte di Chianciano Terme
Viale della Liberta' 280
53042 Chianciano (SI)
Italy
Certificate of Merit Award
2013 Okanagan Erotic Art Show, group exhibit, Sparkling Hill Resort, Vernon, BC, Canada- July 5 - Aug. 2
Words, group exhibit, The Artists Table online art gallery
International Fundraising Exhibit, group exhibit, Art Hub Gallery, London, England
June 6th - 9th
Rio Art Exhibit- ArTConneKt International group exhibit, MIB Galeria de ...