Christine Sullivan is a New Mexico-based, conceptual, interdisciplinary artist whose work often focuses on textile, language, feminism, and community. In 2019, after a successful career as a graphic designer in New York—with arts institutions like the Guggenheim Museum—Sullivan relocated to Lamy, New Mexico, where she now focuses exclusively on her art practice.
Her work has since been featured on a SITE Santa Fe billboard, in public art projects in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, and in community-driven initiatives such as her “Felt During COVID” project. Optimistic Pessimist marks her third exhibition at Aurelia Gallery.
After a long career as the owner of a graphic design practice in NYC, working with clients like Guggenheim Museum and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, she now lives in Santa Fe. Here, she dedicates herself wholeheartedly to the pursuit of her multi-disciplinary, conceptual craft.
In 2022, Sullivan exhibited “Choice” in Albuquerque as part of the “Soul of a Nation” billboard project by Save Art Space. Earlier that year, she created “Hope Dies Last,” an art installation in Santa Fe’s Railyard, paying homage to Studs Terkel, the social justice advocate.
In 2020-21, Sullivan received a grant from the City of Santa Fe for “Felt During COVID,” a community art project showcased at the Public Library gallery, with proceeds from a virtual auction benefiting the Navajo Nation COVID Response Fund.
In 2020, her work “Flowers Grow Out of Dark Moments—Corita Kent” graced a billboard outside SITE Santa Fe as part of the museum’s “2020 Silver Linings” project. Sullivan’s art continues to evolve, leaving a lasting impact on our cultural landscape.