Statement
My
paintings are not actual places, but deeply meaningful places
that express at their very foundation the immense strength and
beauty found in relational existence. They begin with actual experiences
which are absorbed and stored in my memory via quick or detailed
sketches, writings, or both. The visual vocabulary of these mixed-media
paintings then emerge as a synthesis of line and natural forms,
filtered and transformed through my memory, bringing experience
and knowledge together to sort out essential events. These events
become "snapshots" of impressions altered by innate
aesthetic responses, reconstructing the intent of the moment visually.
The structure of this process has created works, that at times,
seem to side-step objective realities and to have internal origins.
This interaction of form and medium, although not spoken in words,
is stimulated by internal dialogue and tranquil moments. At times,
I wonder if the visual synthesis of my paintings is the result
of a compilation of stored experiences, or a gift that emerges
as a result of the process.”
Bio
Selected Exhibitions:
2003` That Day: a retrospective, 1973-2003, ampersand, San Francisco,
California
2002 Prix Giotto Award Show, Museo Italo Americano, San Francisco,
California
2001 Big Deal, SOMARTS, San Francisco, California
2001 Arte diGesso, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, California
2001 Arte diGesso, 47th Annual North Beach Festival, San Francisco,
California
2000 Arte diGesso, Columbus Day Celebration, San Francisco, California
2000 Arte diGesso, 46th Annual North Beach Festival, San Francisco,
California
1999 Big Deal, SOMARTS, San Francisco, California
1993 Burchfield Art Center, Buffalo, New York
1993 Black and White, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach,
California
1991 Recent Acquisitions of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic
Arts
Part Two: 1950 - 1991, California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
San Francisco, California
1989 Nocturnes, Miller / Brown Gallery, San Francisco, California
1989 Line And Form / Works On Paper By California Artists, Haley
Martin Gallery, San Francisco, California
1988 Nightwalking, Pacific Grove Art Center, 3 person show, Pacific
Grove, California
1988 Third Annual Juried Show, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes,
California
1986 The Russian Art Experiment, The Lab, San Francisco, California
1986 West Coast Works Of Art On Paper, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humbold
State University, Arcata, California
1985 Black And White, San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art, Artists
Gallery, San Francisco, California
1985 Young Italian American Women Artists, Museo Italo Americano,
San Francisco, California
1983 Art At Zellerbach, Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, California
1982 Small Format, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
1982 Year of the Woman, Marin Civic Center, San Raphael, California
1980 Italian American Women Artists, Museo Italo Americano, San
Francisco, California
1980 Gallery Artists, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Artists
Gallery, San Francisco, California
1979 Cresents and Their Shadows, 1429 Gallery, Solo Exhibition,
San Francisco, California
1979 Work of the Eighties, 1429 Gallery, San Francisco, California
1979 Second Season, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Artists
Gallery, San Francisco, California
1978 Christine Lando, 1469 Pacific Gallery, San Francisco, California
Work in private and public collections.
Performed Works and Exhibitions:
1999 Richard Sanford composer, Nightwalking X (1999) After Nightwalking
X (1987) by Christine Lando, Premier, "American
Festival of Microtonal Music," New York University, New York
1996 Richard Sanford composer, Nightwalking V (1995) After Nightwalking
V (1986) by Christine Lando, U.S. Premier, Kantonal Berne Foundation
Hauskonzert, Richard Sanford and Swiss Flautist Bauman performing,
New York City, New York
1995 Richard Sanford composer, Nightwalking V (1995) After Nightwalking
V (1986) by Christine Lando, Premier, New York
Flautist Nathaniel Bobbitt performing, Ferrara, Italy
1993 Richard Sanford composer, Nightwalking XI (1993) After Nightwalking
XI (1986) by Christine Lando, World Premier, Belgian pianist Luk'
Vaes performing, Burchfield Art Center, Buffalo, New York
Awards:
2001 Prix Giotto, "47th Annual North Beach Festival,"
Arte di Gesso, San Francisco, California. Jurors: Daniell Cornell,
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, George Krevsky
2000 Premio della Camera di Commercia Award, "46th Annual
North Beach Festival," Arte di Gesso, San Francisco, California
1982 Richmond Art Center Award, Richmond, California
1972 Mural Design, "The Flying Feast," 10' x 50', San
Francisco Community College,
San Francisco, California
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