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I like to find visual solutions and utilize a variety of tools, mediums and applications to transfer concepts and techniques from project to project in order to keep evolving. I find a simultaneous harmony going back and forth between working without intention and careful planning. The materials I use help guide my process while searching for new combinations. Being both a designer and artist cultivate an intermix of minimalist and organic themes. My work tends to have a rustic and heavily textured quality as a result of my visceral approach but the final result is intended to appear quiet to reflect a “less is more” outlook on life and art. Making art is a way for me to escape the technological realm, contemplate modern living and nature and then communicate how each domain influences another. It is my intention to engage the viewer to utilize the art, fill a void with something beautiful, improve emotional and environmental disposition and evoke a sense of balance and tranquility in the modern world.
Being an artist all my life and a graphic designer for over 15 years, I am always working on a variety of creative projects. I like to find visual solutions and utilize a variety of tools, mediums and applications to transfer concepts and techniques from project to project. I am influenced by modern living and nature how each domain influences each other. My art work today mostly consists of painting and sculpture. I utilize a range of mediums to create minimalist, progressive and functional art using steel, copper, brass, wood and paint. I work in a variety of mediums to keep evolving. My work is intended to reflect my “less is more” outlook on life and art.
I strive to find a balance between intention and serendipity in my process and finished work. Being a visual hunter, I link certain aesthetics I have mentally collected together to discover new elements to infuse into my work. I am especially drawn to weathered industrial objects, earthy hues and things that possess an austere character. Profoundly sensitized to my surroundings, I find that often over-looked items become more intricate with closer inspection. My art relates to the journey, enduring quality and simplicity of these discoveries in accord with our ever-changing environment. The materials and compositions perpetually change in relation to my time and life experiences. By working intuitively and switching mediums, I am always creating something new. I am trying to draw attention to themes of transformation, capture conditional actions and mirror the way nature affects its surroundings.
My art is a result of looking for visual solutions and it is my intention to engage the viewer to utilize the art, fill a void with something beautiful, improve emotional and environmental disposition and evoke a sense of balance and tranquility in the modern world.
“Christie creates art to escape from the fast pace of the digitally engineered world. With themes ranging from texture and light to nature and seasons, her art is an eclectic fusion of ideas and images blending modernism and minimalism. Christie enjoys the opportunity creating art gives her not only to slow down and pause an experience, but also to capture and preserve it. With a playful and organic feel, her paintings and sculpture utilize a variety of techniques and applications to create a sense of enduring tranquility and beauty.
A native New Yorker, Christie Owen lives in Edmond, Oklahoma and divides her time as an artist and graphic designer. Her 2D and 3D works are included in local and national museums, galleries, public venues, private collections, and retail locations; Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Oklahoma Contemporary, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Festival of the Arts Sculpture Park, Science Museum Oklahoma, Chesapeake Arena Thunder Family V.I.P. Lounge, American Institute of Architects Oklahoma Chapter, Penn Square Mall and BD Home. She has been featured in printed publications, television shows and documentaries, including OETA Gallery, FOX 25, KSBI, KFOR Channel 4, The Oklahoman, The Gazette and ArtFocus Magazine. She is Co-Founder of FRINGE Oklahoma Women’s Art Organization, Co-Founder of Wings of ART auction and gala benefiting local artists and special needs children at Special Care Inc. and owner of Hive Design Web Development and Graphic Design Studio. She continuously shows her work at museums, galleries, public venues, retail locations, online galleries, competitions and is a highly sought after commission artist. Christie earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design from State University of New York College at Buffalo.
Christie Fleuridas Owen is an artist and graphic designer living in Oklahoma.
Her art work consists of sculptures, collages, installations, paintings, drawings, jewelry and graphic design. The intermix between designer and artist cultivate a fusion of minimalist and organic themes.
She was born and raised in upstate New York and by a talented family of artists, photographers, jewelers and carpenters. As a child, she encountered a profound affinity for visual art. At Victor High School in N.Y. she was fortunate to have art teachers who acknowledged her proficiency. As a result, Christie acquired college credit during high school while attending 2D art classes at Nazareth College.
At Buffalo State College she was inspired by her color theory professor Bonnie Gordon Pfhal, who welcomed experimentation in class. Buffalo’s flourishing art scene, rich history, diverse culture, Albright-Knox Art Gallery , Burchfield Penny Art Center and Hallwalls provided a creative haven for Christie.
After graduating from SUNY Buffalo with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree she moved to Oklahoma in 1997. She began her professional career as a graphic designer. Computers became her creative outlet for over a decade as she became an Advertising & Marketing Director.
Christie continued to paint and draw as an outlet from the digital world. Friends and businesses commissioned her to create art and she immersed herself into the Oklahoma City art scene. Christie felt liberated and learned an abundance about being a professional artist when she apprenticed under internationally renowned sculptor David Phelps.
In 2011, Christie co-founded FRINGE (Oklahoma Women’s Art Organization.) She volunteered as the Vice President / Marketing Director from 2011 to 2015 and provided the branding power and leadership elemental to the organizations success today. She is also the Co-Founder of the wings of ART auction & gala to benefit Special Care, a non-profit special needs school in Oklahoma City. In the same year she launched Hive Design where she currently operates as a graphic designer.
Recently, six of her large scale paintings were purchased and installed in the NBA Thunder VIP Family Lounge at the Chesapeake Arena. She is the Urbancore Artist in Residence at Verbode, a real estate brokerage in the TAP Architecture Building, where she is the featured artist and selects other artists for group shows. Her gallery representation is through Nault Fine Art in Midtown. An installation of her prints is featured at Art on the Town at Penn Square Mall and she is the showroom artist at BD Home. In 2016, she had the highest sale of a single art work at ART NOW at the Oklahoma Contemporary and Christie is the next featured solo artist at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum Oklahoma Hall of Fame from September 2016 to January 2017.
Christie continuously shows her work at museums, galleries, public venues, retail locations, on-line galleries, competitions and is a highly sought after commission artist.
Christie Fleuridas Owen (b. 1973, USA)
Education
SUNY College at Buffalo, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications, 1997.
University of Central Oklahoma, Fine Arts Undergraduate Studies, 1993.
Solo
2024 – 1515 Lincoln Gallery, “Outsider,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – The Vault Exhibition & Gathering Place, “Natural State”, Pauls Valley, OK. USA.
2019 – Halcyon Works,”Christie Owen,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Oklahoma Hall of Fame, “Surroundings,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Verbode, “All in All,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – The Project Box, “Backwards Forwards,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Intermix: Art + Design,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – DNA Galleries, “3D Works,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Studio Six, “Christie Owen,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Holiday Open House: New Works by Christie Owen, Art Wear, OK
2012 – Urban Core Studio, “New Works,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
Invitational Exhibitions
2019 – Art Box Projects, “Swiss Art Expo – Walk of Art,” Zurich, CH.
2019 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Moving Forward,” – Christie Owen & Lauren Midgley, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “A Little Bit of History,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – The Skirvin Hilton, “Susan G. Komen Pink Tie Ball,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2018 – Oklahoma City Museum of Art, “Omelette Party,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2018 – Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, “Women’s Work,” Lawton, OK. USA.
2018 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Hazel Modella Gallery, “Launch” – Christie Owen & Christie Hackler, Stillwater, OK. USA.
2017 – Western Cowboy Heritage Hall of Fame, “Choices,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, “Kindred,” Lawton, OK. USA.
2017 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Oklahoma City Museum of Art, “Omelette Party,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Allied Arts, “Artini,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Current Studio, “Barter,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Western Cowboy Heritage Hall of Fame, “Choices,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Mainsite Contemporary, “Noche Cubana,” Norman, OK. USA.
2016 – Allied Arts, “Artini Arcade,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Cox Convention Center, “Design Appetit,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Oklahoma Contemporary, “Art Now,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Western Cowboy Heritage Hall of Fame, “Choices,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Western Cowboy Heritage Hall of Fame, “Choices,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Dreamer Concepts, Featured Artist, Norman, OK. USA.
2014 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts, “Sculpture Park,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Science Museum Oklahoma, “Soundscapes,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Mainsite Contemporary Art, “The Unexplored,” Norman, OK. USA.
2012 – Science Museum Oklahoma, “OKC Beautiful – Art in Recycled Trash,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
Group
2017 – The Art Hall, “Fringe Members Show,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, “Kindred,” Lawton, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen with Rick & Tracey Bewley,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen & Matt Goad,” Verbode, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen with Joe & Angela Slack,” Verbode, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen, Ashley Griffith & Christie Hackler,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Graphite Gallery, “Awake: Christie Owen & Brandi Downham,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Graphite Gallery, “Artober Fest,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Graphite Gallery, “Plaza Fest,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – 1219 Creative Space, “Fringe Group Exhibition,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Istvan Gallery, “Wings of ART Inaugural Auction & Gala,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Swoon,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Mabee Greer Museum, “Don’t Waste: Create,” Shawnee, OK. USA.
2013 – Science Museum Oklahoma, “OKC Beautiful – Art in Recycled Trash,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Paseo Arts Association, “Paseo Container Show,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – AKA Gallery, “Reverie,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Locus,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Living Arts, “Chandelier,” Tulsa, OK. USA.
2012 – Drishti Galleri, “Holiday Open House,” Tulsa, OK. USA.
2012 – The White Show, AKA Gallery, OK
2012 – Make Art Not Trash, Fringe Gallery, OK
2012 – Evolve, Fringe Gallery, OK
2012 – Fringe Gallery, “I See What You Are Saying,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – 611 Creative, “Link,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – DNA Galleries, “Three Year Anniversary Show,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2009 – Edmond Arts Festival, Edmond, OK. USA.
1996 – Dr. Margaret E. Bacon, ’41, Student Art Gallery, “Senior Exhibition,” Buffalo, NY. USA.
Curating + Event Organization
2019 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Exhibit 4,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Exhibit 3,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Exhibit 2,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Exhibit 1,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2018 – Verbode, “Ethos,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – The Art Hall, “Fringe Members Show,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, “Kindred,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen with Rick & Tracey Bewley,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen & Matt Goad,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen with Joe Slack,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen, Ashley Griffith & Christie Hackler,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12×12 Event Committee,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Wings of Art,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Swoon,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Locus,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – AKA Gallery, “The White Show,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Fringe Gallery, “Make Art Not Trash,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Fringe Gallery, “Evolve,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Fringe Gallery, “I See What You Are Saying,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – 611 Creative, “Link,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – Fringe Gallery, “Groj,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
Commissions
2021 – Diptych, BC Clark Jewelers, Classen Curve, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Triptych, Gordon Residence, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – 24″ x 48″ Painting, Ramsdell Residence, Raleigh, NC. USA.
2016 – 3 Large-scale paintings, Marcum Residence / Coyote Ridge, Purcell, OK. USA.
2016 – “Diamond Head,” Dalto Residence, Los Angeles, CA. USA.
2016 – “Sundown,” 24″ x 36″ x 2″ Painting, Schmidt Residence, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – “Sugar Mountain,” Bower Residence, Portland, OR. USA.
2015 – “Sugar Mountain #3,” 4′ x 6′ Painting, Bates Residence, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – “Awards,” American Institute of Architects, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – “Wake”, 4’ X 4’ painting, Kinsley Residence, Washington, DC. USA.
2014 – “Birch #2,” 2’ X 4’ painting, Hill Residence, Washington, DC. USA.
2014 – 6 Large-scale paintings, Vitality Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – 2 Large-scale paintings and 2 sculptures, Hoffman Residence, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – 3 Large-scale paintings, Smith Residence, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – “Untitled,” 3’ X 5’ painting, Keels Residence, Edmond, OK. USA.
2011 – “Turquoise,” 4’ X 8’ painting, Keels Residence, Edmond, OK. USA.
2011 – 12 individual small & large-scale paintings, Smith Residence, Edmond, OK. USA.
2010 – “Shaolin 5 animals,” 4’ X 32’ mural, Dr. Black Belt Martial Arts, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2010 – “Fighting Styles,” 4’ X 48’ mural, Dr. Black Belt Martial Arts, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
1995 – “Sea Side,” Allecia Residence, Oriental, NY. USA.
Permanent Installations
2023 – Trust Company, 7 large paintings, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Edinger Leonard & Blakley, PLLC, 2 paintings, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – NAI Sullivan Group, 6 large scale paintings, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2018 – Vault 405, “Swim – Sugar Mountain Series,” Edmond, OK. USA.
2017 – City of Edmond Administration, “Muse,” Edmond, OK. USA.
2015 – Penn Square Mall, “Art on the Town,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Vitality Medical Center, 15 paintings, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Chesapeake Arena Oklahoma City Thunder VIP Lounge, 6 Paintings, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Presidential Suite – Colcord Hotel, “Unwind,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – Lewis Orthodontics, “Brocade #2,” Edmond, OK. USA.
Retail
2019 – Plenty Mercantile, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2018 – 2020 – 30A Home, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – 2018 – BD Home, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
Publications + Print Media
Miers, Lauren. Abstract Evolution, Oklahoma Magazine, March 1, 2021
Quillen, Dorian. Autumn Pop-Up Art show, ionOK, p. 62 & 63
Cohlmia, Kyle. Oklahoma’s Interior Sun, Christie Owen: Surroundings Solo Exhibition, Oklahoma: Magazine of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Aug 2016
Fowler, Jack. Interview, Oklahoma Gazette, Nov 18, 2015
Horton, Greg. Good Taste, Oklahoma Gazette, Nov 5, 2014, p.23
McDonell, Brandy, Wings of Art, The Daily Oklahoman, March 23, 2014
Spielman, Sasha. Soundscapes, Art Focus, May/June 2013, May/June 2013
Paul, Karen. Contemporary Explorations, Art Focus, Jan/Feb 2013, p.16
McDonell, Brandy. Soundscapes, The Daily Oklahoman, Feb 8, 2013
Tipton, Karlie. Recycle of Life, Oklahoma Today, Nov/Dec 2012, p. 87
Johnson, Liz. FRINGE: A Refuge For Emerging Artists, UCO Impressions, 2012/2013
Cantu, Mia. Fringe Group, Oklahoma Gazette, May 2012, p.55
Brewer, Krystle. Fringe: I See What You Are Saying, Art Focus, May 2012
Shelden, Darla. I See What You Are Saying, The City Sentinel, May 17 – 23 2012, p.6
Schmidt, Anne. Art Wear Open House, Edmond Life & Leisure, Dec 2011, p.30
Anderson, Kent. Style to Spare, Slice Magazine, Aug 2011, p.57 & 59
Film
Hosea. Hosea Productions, Small Group Films & Oklahoma Film + Music Office, 2019
Television
Better Call Saul. AMC, Series 5, Episode 4, 2019
Documentary Television
OETA. Gallery Episode: On the Fringe, June 2012
Television Interviews
FOX 25. Fringe: Swoon, Dec 2013
KSBI. Oklahoma Live: Fringe: Make Art not Trash, July 2012
FOX 25. Fringe: I See What You Are Saying, May 2012
KSBI. Oklahoma Live: Fringe: Groj, Dec 2011
Oklavision. Fringe: Link Premier, Sept 2011
Fox 25. Fringe: Link Premier, Sept 2011
Lecture / Workshops / Demonstrations
Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Art Moves: Demonstration, Jan, 2019
Devon Energy Center, Art Moves: Demonstration, Sept, 2018
Leadership Square, Art Moves: Demonstration, Jan, 2017
Skulls Unlimited, Instructor, Oklahoma City, OK, March, 2014
Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma Sculpture Society Lecture: “Intersect: Art + Design,” Feb 2014
Oklahoma Contemporary, Artist Inc. Workshop, Oklahoma City, OK, Oct – Nov, 2014
Oklahoma Contemporary, PechaKucha, Oklahoma City, OK, Nov, 2014
Art Related Employment
2012 – Instructor, OM Art Camp, Oklahoma City, OK
Professional Experience
2012 – Sculpture apprentice for David L. Phelps, American Beauty commission
2011 – Sculpture apprentice for David L. Phelps, Ralph Ellison Library commission
Other Related Professional Experience
Present – 2007 – Owner, Hive Design Team, Oklahoma City, OK
2011 – 2006 – Marketing Director, Sidewall Distribution, Oklahoma City, OK
2011 – 2006 – Art Director, Hoffman Bikes, Oklahoma City, OK
2006 – 2001 – Graphic Designer, Hoffman Bikes, Oklahoma City, OK
2002 – 2001 – Graphic Designer, Century Martial Arts, Mid-West City, OK
2001 – 2000 – Graphic Designer, New West Group, Oklahoma City, OK
2000 — 1999
Graphic Designer, Fleming Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK
1999 — 1997
Graphic Designer, Spectrum Manufacturing, Norman, OK
Freelance
Present — 2000
Owner, Christie Owen Art & Design, Edmond, OK
Awards
2013 – Honorable Mention – Paseo Container Contest, Paseo Arts Association, OK
Scholarships
1990 – Nazareth College Summer Art Camp, Rochester, NY
Apprenticeship
2011 – David Phelps Sculpture Studio, Oklahoma City, OK
Residency
2016 – Urbancore Artist in Residence, Verbode, Oklahoma City, OK
2012 – Cynthia Curry Sculpture Studio, Edmond, OK
Organizations & Memberships
2011 – 2019 – Co-Founder & Co-Director, Fringe Oklahoma Women’s Art Organization
Present —2011 – Membership, Individual Artists of Oklahoma
Present — 2011 – Membership, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
Present — 2011 – Membership, Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Volunteer
2017 – 2018 – OKC Midtown Rotary, OK
2011 – 2019 – Vice President & Marketing Director, Fringe Oklahoma Women’s Art Organization, OK
2013 – Instructor, Special Care Inc., OK
2013 – Wings of Art, Marketing & Media Director, Event Organizer & Curator, OK
2011 – Instructor, Edmond Public Schools, OK
Gallery Affiliation + Representation
Lilac Gallery, Manhattan, NY. www.lilacgallerynyc.com
Saatchi Art, Los Angeles, CA. www.saatchiart.com
Singulart, Paris, FR. www.singulart.com
LeGaleriste – Art-A-Porter, Montreal, CA. www.legaleriste.com
Nault Fine Art, Oklahoma City, OK. www.naultfineart.com/
Kasum Contemporary, Oklahoma City, OK. kasumcontemporary.com
Perch’d Modern – Sunshine Gadbury, 310.570.3818
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I like to find visual solutions and utilize a variety of tools, mediums and applications to transfer concepts and techniques from project to project in order to keep evolving. I find a simultaneous harmony going back and forth between working without intention and careful planning. The materials I use help guide my process while searching for new combinations. Being both a designer and artist cultivate an intermix of minimalist and organic themes. My work tends to have a rustic and heavily textured quality as a result of my visceral approach but the final result is intended to appear quiet to reflect a “less is more” outlook on life and art. Making art is a way for me to escape the technological realm, contemplate modern living and nature and then communicate how each domain influences another. It is my intention to engage the viewer to utilize the art, fill a void with something beautiful, improve emotional and environmental disposition and evoke a sense of balance and tranquility in the modern world.
A native New Yorker, Christie Owen lives in Edmond, Oklahoma and divides her time as an artist and graphic designer. Her 2D and 3D works are included in local and national museums, galleries, public venues, private collections, and retail locations; Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Oklahoma Contemporary, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Festival of the Arts Sculpture Park, Science Museum Oklahoma, Chesapeake Arena Thunder Family V.I.P. Lounge, American Institute of Architects Oklahoma Chapter, Penn Square Mall and BD Home. She has been featured in printed publications, television shows and documentaries, including OETA Gallery, FOX 25, KSBI, KFOR Channel 4, The Oklahoman, The Gazette and ArtFocus Magazine. She is Co-Founder of FRINGE Oklahoma Women’s Art Organization, Co-Founder of Wings of ART auction and gala benefiting local artists and special needs children at Special Care Inc. and owner of Hive Design Web Development and Graphic Design Studio. She continuously shows her work at museums, galleries, public venues, retail locations, online galleries, competitions and is a highly sought after commission artist. Christie earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design from State University of New York College at Buffalo.
long Artist Statement
Being an artist all my life and a graphic designer for over 15 years, I am always working on a variety of creative projects. I like to find visual solutions and utilize a variety of tools, mediums and applications to transfer concepts and techniques from project to project. I am influenced by modern living and nature how each domain influences each other. My art work today mostly consists of painting and sculpture. I utilize a range of mediums to create minimalist, progressive and functional art using steel, copper, brass, wood and paint. I work in a variety of mediums to keep evolving. My work is intended to reflect my “less is more” outlook on life and art.
I strive to find a balance between intention and serendipity in my process and finished work. Being a visual hunter, I link certain aesthetics I have mentally collected together to discover new elements to infuse into my work. I am especially drawn to weathered industrial objects, earthy hues and things that possess an austere character. Profoundly sensitized to my surroundings, I find that often over-looked items become more intricate with closer inspection. My art relates to the journey, enduring quality and simplicity of these discoveries in accord with our ever-changing environment. The materials and compositions perpetually change in relation to my time and life experiences. By working intuitively and switching mediums, I am always creating something new. I am trying to draw attention to themes of transformation, capture conditional actions and mirror the way nature affects its surroundings.
My art is a result of looking for visual solutions and it is my intention to engage the viewer to utilize the art, fill a void with something beautiful, improve emotional and environmental disposition and evoke a sense of balance and tranquility in the modern world.
“Christie creates art to escape from the fast pace of the digitally engineered world. With themes ranging from texture and light to nature and seasons, her art is an eclectic fusion of ideas and images blending modernism and minimalism. Christie enjoys the opportunity creating art gives her not only to slow down and pause an experience, but also to capture and preserve it. With a playful and organic feel, her paintings and sculpture utilize a variety of techniques and applications to create a sense of enduring tranquility and beauty.
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Christie Fleuridas Owen is an artist and graphic designer living in Oklahoma.
Her art work consists of sculptures, collages, installations, paintings, drawings, jewelry and graphic design. The intermix between designer and artist cultivate a fusion of minimalist and organic themes.
She was born and raised in upstate New York and by a talented family of artists, photographers, jewelers and carpenters. As a child, she encountered a profound affinity for visual art. At Victor High School in N.Y. she was fortunate to have art teachers who acknowledged her proficiency. As a result, Christie acquired college credit during high school while attending 2D art classes at Nazareth College.
At Buffalo State College she was inspired by her color theory professor Bonnie Gordon Pfhal, who welcomed experimentation in class. Buffalo’s flourishing art scene, rich history, diverse culture, Albright-Knox Art Gallery , Burchfield Penny Art Center and Hallwalls provided a creative haven for Christie.
After graduating from SUNY Buffalo with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree she moved to Oklahoma in 1997. She began her professional career as a graphic designer. Computers became her creative outlet for over a decade as she became an Advertising & Marketing Director.
Christie continued to paint and draw as an outlet from the digital world. Friends and businesses commissioned her to create art and she immersed herself into the Oklahoma City art scene. Christie felt liberated and learned an abundance about being a professional artist when she apprenticed under internationally renowned sculptor David Phelps.
In 2011, Christie co-founded FRINGE (Oklahoma Women’s Art Organization.) She volunteered as the Vice President / Marketing Director from 2011 to 2015 and provided the branding power and leadership elemental to the organizations success today. She is also the Co-Founder of the wings of ART auction & gala to benefit Special Care, a non-profit special needs school in Oklahoma City. In the same year she launched Hive Design where she currently operates as a graphic designer.
Recently, six of her large scale paintings were purchased and installed in the NBA Thunder VIP Family Lounge at the Chesapeake Arena. She is the Urbancore Artist in Residence at Verbode, a real estate brokerage in the TAP Architecture Building, where she is the featured artist and selects other artists for group shows. Her gallery representation is through Nault Fine Art in Midtown. An installation of her prints is featured at Art on the Town at Penn Square Mall and she is the showroom artist at BD Home. In 2016, she had the highest sale of a single art work at ART NOW at the Oklahoma Contemporary and Christie is the next featured solo artist at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum Oklahoma Hall of Fame from September 2016 to January 2017.
Christie continuously shows her work at museums, galleries, public venues, retail locations, on-line galleries, competitions and is a highly sought after commission artist.
Christie Owen
2308 Tall Oaks Trail | Edmond, OK 73025
co@christieowen.com
www.christieowen.com
405.604.7947
CV
Christie Fleuridas Owen (b. 1973, USA)
Education
SUNY College at Buffalo, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications, 1997.
University of Central Oklahoma, Fine Arts Undergraduate Studies, 1993.
Solo
2019 – The Vault Exhibition & Gathering Place, “Natural State”, Pauls Valley, OK. USA.
2019 – Halcyon Works,”Christie Owen,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Oklahoma Hall of Fame, “Surroundings,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Verbode, “All in All,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – The Project Box, “Backwards Forwards,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Intermix: Art + Design,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – DNA Galleries, “3D Works,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Studio Six, “Christie Owen,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Holiday Open House: New Works by Christie Owen, Art Wear, OK
2012 – Urban Core Studio, “New Works,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
Invitational Exhibitions
2019 – Art Box Projects, “Swiss Art Expo – Walk of Art,” Zurich, CH.
2019 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Moving Forward,” – Christie Owen & Lauren Midgley, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “A Little Bit of History,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – The Skirvin Hilton, “Susan G. Komen Pink Tie Ball,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2018 – Oklahoma City Museum of Art, “Omelette Party,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2018 – Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, “Women’s Work,” Lawton, OK. USA.
2018 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Hazel Modella Gallery, “Launch” – Christie Owen & Christie Hackler, Stillwater, OK. USA.
2017 – Western Cowboy Heritage Hall of Fame, “Choices,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, “Kindred,” Lawton, OK. USA.
2017 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Oklahoma City Museum of Art, “Omelette Party,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Allied Arts, “Artini,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Current Studio, “Barter,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Western Cowboy Heritage Hall of Fame, “Choices,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Mainsite Contemporary, “Noche Cubana,” Norman, OK. USA.
2016 – Allied Arts, “Artini Arcade,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Cox Convention Center, “Design Appetit,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Oklahoma Contemporary, “Art Now,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Western Cowboy Heritage Hall of Fame, “Choices,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Western Cowboy Heritage Hall of Fame, “Choices,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Dreamer Concepts, Featured Artist, Norman, OK. USA.
2014 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, “Refreshing the Palette,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts, “Sculpture Park,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Science Museum Oklahoma, “Soundscapes,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Mainsite Contemporary Art, “The Unexplored,” Norman, OK. USA.
2012 – Science Museum Oklahoma, “OKC Beautiful – Art in Recycled Trash,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, “Red Dot,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12 X 12,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
Group
2017 – The Art Hall, “Fringe Members Show,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, “Kindred,” Lawton, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen with Rick & Tracey Bewley,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen & Matt Goad,” Verbode, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen with Joe & Angela Slack,” Verbode, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen, Ashley Griffith & Christie Hackler,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Graphite Gallery, “Awake: Christie Owen & Brandi Downham,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Graphite Gallery, “Artober Fest,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Graphite Gallery, “Plaza Fest,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – 1219 Creative Space, “Fringe Group Exhibition,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Istvan Gallery, “Wings of ART Inaugural Auction & Gala,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Swoon,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Mabee Greer Museum, “Don’t Waste: Create,” Shawnee, OK. USA.
2013 – Science Museum Oklahoma, “OKC Beautiful – Art in Recycled Trash,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Paseo Arts Association, “Paseo Container Show,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – AKA Gallery, “Reverie,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Locus,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Living Arts, “Chandelier,” Tulsa, OK. USA.
2012 – Drishti Galleri, “Holiday Open House,” Tulsa, OK. USA.
2012 – The White Show, AKA Gallery, OK
2012 – Make Art Not Trash, Fringe Gallery, OK
2012 – Evolve, Fringe Gallery, OK
2012 – Fringe Gallery, “I See What You Are Saying,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – 611 Creative, “Link,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – DNA Galleries, “Three Year Anniversary Show,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2009 – Edmond Arts Festival, Edmond, OK. USA.
1996 – Dr. Margaret E. Bacon, ’41, Student Art Gallery, “Senior Exhibition,” Buffalo, NY. USA.
Curating + Event Organization
2019 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Exhibit 4,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Exhibit 3,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Exhibit 2,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Exhibit 1,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2018 – Verbode, “Ethos,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – The Art Hall, “Fringe Members Show,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, “Kindred,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen with Rick & Tracey Bewley,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen & Matt Goad,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
Verbode, OK
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen with Joe & Angela Slack,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Verbode, “Urban Core Artists: Christie Owen, Ashley Griffith & Christie Hackler,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2016 – Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, “12×12 Event Committee,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Wings of Art,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Swoon,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – Istvan Gallery, “Locus,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – AKA Gallery, “The White Show,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Fringe Gallery, “Make Art Not Trash,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Fringe Gallery, “Evolve,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – Fringe Gallery, “I See What You Are Saying,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – 611 Creative, “Link,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – Fringe Gallery, “Groj,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
Commissions
2019 – Triptych, Gordon Residence, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2017 – 24″ x 48″ Painting, Ramsdell Residence, Raleigh, NC. USA.
2016 – 3 Large-scale paintings, Marcum Residence / Coyote Ridge, Purcell, OK. USA.
2016 – “Diamond Head,” Dalto Residence, Los Angeles, CA. USA.
2016 – “Sundown,” 24″ x 36″ x 2″ Painting, Schmidt Residence, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – “Sugar Mountain,” Bower Residence, Portland, OR. USA.
2015 – “Sugar Mountain #3,” 4′ x 6′ Painting, Bates Residence, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – “Awards,” American Institute of Architects, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – “Wake”, 4’ X 4’ painting, Kinsley Residence, Washington, DC. USA.
2014 – “Birch #2,” 2’ X 4’ painting, Hill Residence, Washington, DC. USA.
2014 – 6 Large-scale paintings, Vitality Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – 2 Large-scale paintings and 2 sculptures, Hoffman Residence, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2013 – 3 Large-scale paintings, Smith Residence, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2012 – “Untitled,” 3’ X 5’ painting, Keels Residence, Edmond, OK. USA.
2011 – “Turquoise,” 4’ X 8’ painting, Keels Residence, Edmond, OK. USA.
2011 – 12 individual small & large-scale paintings, Smith Residence, Edmond, OK. USA.
2010 – “Shaolin 5 animals,” 4’ X 32’ mural, Dr. Black Belt Martial Arts, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2010 – “Fighting Styles,” 4’ X 48’ mural, Dr. Black Belt Martial Arts, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
1995 – “Sea Side,” Allecia Residence, Oriental, NY. USA.
Permanent Installations
2019 – Edinger Leonard & Blakley, PLLC, 2 paintings, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2019 – NAI Sullivan Group, 6 large scale paintings, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2018 – Vault 405, “Swim – Sugar Mountain Series,” Edmond, OK. USA.
2017 – City of Edmond Administration, “Muse,” Edmond, OK. USA.
2015 – Penn Square Mall, “Art on the Town,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – Vitality Medical Center, 15 paintings, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Chesapeake Arena Oklahoma City Thunder VIP Lounge, 6 Paintings, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2014 – Presidential Suite – Colcord Hotel, “Unwind,” Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2011 – Lewis Orthodontics, “Brocade #2,” Edmond, OK. USA.
Retail
2019 – Plenty Mercantile, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2018 – present – 30A Home, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
2015 – 2018 – BD Home, Oklahoma City, OK. USA.
Publications + Print Media
Quillen, Dorian. Autumn Pop-Up Art show, ionOK, p. 62 & 63
Cohlmia, Kyle. Oklahoma’s Interior Sun, Christie Owen: Surroundings Solo Exhibition, Oklahoma: Magazine of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Aug 2016
Fowler, Jack. Interview, Oklahoma Gazette, Nov 18, 2015
Horton, Greg. Good Taste, Oklahoma Gazette, Nov 5, 2014, p.23
McDonell, Brandy, Wings of Art, The Daily Oklahoman, March 23, 2014
Spielman, Sasha. Soundscapes, Art Focus, May/June 2013, May/June 2013
Paul, Karen. Contemporary Explorations, Art Focus, Jan/Feb 2013, p.16
McDonell, Brandy. Soundscapes, The Daily Oklahoman, Feb 8, 2013
Tipton, Karlie. Recycle of Life, Oklahoma Today, Nov/Dec 2012, p. 87
Johnson, Liz. FRINGE: A Refuge For Emerging Artists, UCO Impressions, 2012/2013
Cantu, Mia. Fringe Group, Oklahoma Gazette, May 2012, p.55
Brewer, Krystle. Fringe: I See What You Are Saying, Art Focus, May 2012
Shelden, Darla. I See What You Are Saying, The City Sentinel, May 17 – 23 2012, p.6
Schmidt, Anne. Art Wear Open House, Edmond Life & Leisure, Dec 2011, p.30
Anderson, Kent. Style to Spare, Slice Magazine, Aug 2011, p.57 & 59
Film
Hosea. Hosea Productions, Small Group Films & Oklahoma Film + Music Office, 2019
Television
Better Call Saul. AMC, Series 5, Episode 4, 2019
Documentary Television
OETA. Gallery Episode: On the Fringe, June 2012
Television Interviews
FOX 25. Fringe: Swoon, Dec 2013
KSBI. Oklahoma Live: Fringe: Make Art not Trash, July 2012
FOX 25. Fringe: I See What You Are Saying, May 2012
KSBI. Oklahoma Live: Fringe: Groj, Dec 2011
Oklavision. Fringe: Link Premier, Sept 2011
Fox 25. Fringe: Link Premier, Sept 2011
Lecture / Workshops / Demonstrations
Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Art Moves: Demonstration, Jan, 2019
Leadership Square, Art Moves: Demonstration, Jan, 2017
Devon Energy Center, Art Moves: Demonstration, Sept, 2018
Skulls Unlimited, Instructor, Oklahoma City, OK, March, 2014
Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma Sculpture Society Lecture: “Intersect: Art + Design,” Feb 2014
Oklahoma Contemporary, Artist Inc. Workshop, Oklahoma City, OK, Oct – Nov, 2014
Oklahoma Contemporary, PechaKucha, Oklahoma City, OK, Nov, 2014
Art Related Employment
2012 – Instructor, OM Art Camp, Oklahoma City, OK
Professional Experience
2012 – Sculpture apprentice for David L. Phelps, American Beauty commission
2011 – Sculpture apprentice for David L. Phelps, Ralph Ellison Library commission
Other Related Professional Experience
Present – 2007 – Owner, Hive Design Team, Oklahoma City, OK
2011 – 2006 – Marketing Director, Sidewall Distribution, Oklahoma City, OK
2011 – 2006 – Art Director, Hoffman Bikes, Oklahoma City, OK
2006 – 2001 – Graphic Designer, Hoffman Bikes, Oklahoma City, OK
2002 – 2001 – Graphic Designer, Century Martial Arts, Mid-West City, OK
2001 – 2000 – Graphic Designer, New West Group, Oklahoma City, OK
2000 — 1999
Graphic Designer, Fleming Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK
1999 — 1997
Graphic Designer, Spectrum Manufacturing, Norman, OK
Freelance
Present — 2000
Owner, Christie Owen Art & Design, Edmond, OK
Awards
2013 – Honorable Mention – Paseo Container Contest, Paseo Arts Association, OK
Scholarships
1990 – Nazareth College Summer Art Camp, Rochester, NY
Apprenticeship
2011 – David Phelps Sculpture Studio, Oklahoma City, OK
Residency
2016 – Urbancore Artist in Residence, Verbode, Oklahoma City, OK
2012 – Cynthia Curry Sculpture Studio, Edmond, OK
Organizations & Memberships
2011 – 2019 – Co-Founder & Co-Director, Fringe Oklahoma Women’s Art Organization
Present —2011 – Membership, Individual Artists of Oklahoma
Present — 2011 – Membership, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
Present — 2011 – Membership, Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Volunteer
2017 – 2018 – OKC Midtown Rotary, OK
2011 – 2019 – Vice President & Marketing Director, Fringe Oklahoma Women’s Art Organization, OK
2013 – Instructor, Special Care Inc., OK
2013 – Wings of Art, Marketing & Media Director, Event Organizer & Curator, OK
2011 – Instructor, Edmond Public Schools, OK
Gallery Affiliation + Representation
Lilac Gallery, Manhattan, NY. www.lilacgallerynyc.com
Saatchi Art, Los Angeles, CA. www.saatchiart.com
Singulart, Paris, FR. www.singulart.com
LeGaleriste – Art-A-Porter, Montreal, CA. www.legaleriste.com
Nault Fine Art, Oklahoma City, OK. www.naultfineart.com/
Kasum Contemporary, Oklahoma City, OK. kasumcontemporary.com
Perch’d Modern – Sunshine Gadbury, 310.570.3818