at the ANTREASIAN GALLERY:   

CHRISTINE SAJECKI 

Bio

Born in Tolland , CT July 3, 1979
Christine Sajecki earned her BFA in painting with a minor in poetry from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2001. She currently lives and works at the Creative Alliance at the Patterson as an artist-in-residence. Her paintings and drawings focus on the human figure, inspired by moments of tension, beauty, and oddity. She works with a range of media from encaustic (melted and pigmented beeswax) to charcoal, graphite, and chalkboard paint. Her work has been included in many juried and solo exhibitions throughout the east coast and in Washington State . She has been a guest lecturer and teacher at the Clayton State University in Atlanta, Georgia; the Greenbelt Community Center in Greenbelt, Maryland; and at the Harford Community College in Harford County, Maryland. As an artist-in-residence at the Creative Alliance she also teaches workshops in her studio to adults and children.

Statement

My paintings are three stories:

One is the story of people and our glorious quirks, our hard work, our loves and sudden losses, our frivolous and fragile and occasionally noble enterprises. I frequently use myself as a model, sometimes standing in roles of common scenes I see played out around me, sometimes describing my own affairs, and occasionally impersonating inanimate objects. I aim to feel the impact of each subject, and tell each story from the first person.

Another is the story of paint: how colors change each other by proximity, without touching or blending; how shapes impact their environment; how the holler of a fast, emotional stroke contrasts with the low pop of a little dot. I paint in encaustic, with my panel flat on the bench, scraping and heating and carving and spinning it until it's old.

The last is yours.

                   Curricula Vitae

2007                                                      Deep Falls
                                                                 Antreasian gallery
                                                     Baltimore , MD.   

2006                                                             The Works
                                                Greenbelt Community Center
                                                   Greenbelt , MD.

2006                                                         Love & Discord
                                                                 With Steve Martin
                                                                Antreasian Gallery
                                                                  Baltimore, MD

2006                                      Transmogrification and Machination
                                                           Load of Fun Gallery
                                                Baltimore , MD

2006                                                          Summer Nudes
                                                                 Antreasian Gallery
                                                     Baltimore , MD

2006                                                          Sui Generis
                                                              The Museo Gallery
                                              Langley , Washington

2006                                Million Dollar Mermaid Art Extravaganza
                                           Creative Alliance at the Patterson
                                                 Baltimore , MD

2005                                               Alumni Painting Exhibition
                                                             Savannah Gallery
                                                   Atlanta , GA

2005                The Gallery at Severn Graphics Annual Women’s Art Show
                                                 Baltimore , MD

2005                                                            “Work”
                                                     The Creative Alliance
                                Patterson Park , Baltimore , MD

2005-2001                                      “Carry on Drawing…”
                                                       Curator: Avantika Bawa
                                    Traveling International Multimedia Exhibition

2004                                                       Zoe’s Garden
                                               Fells Point, Baltimore , MD

2004-2003                                         The Chroma Gallery
                                                 Savannah , GA

2003                                                         Telescapes
                                                         Atwell’s Art and Frame
                                                               Savannah, GA

2003                      74^th Annual Connecticut Women Artists Juries Show
                                                     Juror: Freshteh Daftari, MOMA
                                                                 The Davis Gallery
                                                     Savannah , GA

2003                                                            Flow
                                                           Aquaspace Gallery
                                               Savannah , GA

2001                              “Personal Inspiration: Senior Show”
                                                Alexander Gallery
                                            Savannah , GA

Work Description

     Executed in a variety of media ranging from simple graphite to encaustic wax, Christine Sajecki’s 
pieces can be characterized by a strong emphasis on the human figure.  She is inspired by moments 
of beauty and oddity, where she feels the poetry of being human is found. Her current paintings are 
created via an under-painting in oil pastel and graphite followed by encaustic wax (melted, pigmented 
beeswax).  Sajecki’s art has been shown extensively in Georgia, Connecticut, Washington State, and 
Maryland, and is in a number of private collections.
      Sajecki is currently a resident artist at the Creative Alliance, Baltimore City's lively arts center
at the Patterson Theater.