Christine Gray's recent paintings depict still life objects and specimens against abstract backgrounds employing moiré patterns and spectral shifts. This juxtaposition initiates contemplation of the significance and histories of the various subjects. Gray received an MFA from UC Santa Barbara and a BFA from UT Austin, and her work has been shown across the US in galleries such as Project 4 in Washington DC, where 16 of her oil paintings and watercolors are currently on display and for sale.

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1353 U street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009
www.project4gallery.com 202 232 4340
CHRISTINE GRAY

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CHRISTINE GRAY: BELIEVER
In her recent work Gray describes a field that extends beyond the painted
surface and the illusory space described therein- a field that operates through
abstraction with the intense optical buzz of moiré patterns, spectral shifts, and
metallic surfaces. Within this realm, the artist incorporates a range of still-life
objects including geological and archeological specimens, tropical fruit, and
interior décor. This juxtaposition of the banal and the spectacular initiates a
contemplation of the significance and histories of these various subjects. The
paintings present specimens in situations that, Gray says, “set our minds to
imagine their purpose.” The arrangements reference our human history of as-
signing and decoding meaning to objects and sites.
Christine Gray received an MFA from the University of California- Santa Barbara
and a BFA from The University of Texas at Austin. Her work has been present-
ed in exhibitions across the United States, including RARE Gallery (New York),
Mirus Gallery (San Francisco), and the Torrance Art Museum (Los Angeles) in
2013. The artist has been recognized in numerous juried exhibitions and pub-
lications, most recently as an award-winner at the Bethesda Painting Awards
and in New American Paintings. Following her exhibition at Project 4, her work
will travel to the O’Connor Art Gallery at Dominican University (Chicago). The
artist is based in Alexandria, VA.

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Christine Gray
Partial Eclipse, 2012
16” x 16”
Oil on Linen Over Panel
$2,100

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Christine Gray
Static Shift, 2012
11” x 14”
Oil on Panel
$1,600

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Christine Gray
Static Shift II, 2013
16” x 20”
Oil on Canvas Over Panel
$2,350

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Christine Gray
Were There Where, 2012
24” x 30”
Oil on Linen
$3,700

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Christine Gray
Pink Wonder, 2013
20” x 16”
Oil and Oil Paint Pen on Canvas Over Panel
$2,500

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Christine Gray
Pineapple Pineapple, 2013
16” x 16”
Oil on Canvas Over Panel
$2,100

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Christine Gray
Several Specimens, 2012
24” x 36”
Oil on Linen Over Panel
$4,100

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Christine Gray
Astigmat’s Study, 2013
48” x 36”
Oil on Canvas Over Panel
$5,700

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Christine Gray
High Light, 2013
12” x 16”
Oil on Linen Over Panel
$1,800

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Christine Gray
Almanac, 2012
32” x 40”
Oil on Panel
$4,900

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Christine Gray
Believer, 2013
24” x 36”
Oil on Canvas Over Panel
$4,100

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Christine Gray
Siren I (The Way She Dance), 2013
24” x 18”
Oil on Linen
$2,700

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Christine Gray
Beyonder, 2013
16” x 22”
Oil on Canvas Over Panel
$2,500

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Christine Gray
Muonionlusta, 2012
13” x 14.5”
Watercolor and Graphite on Paper
$1,200

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Christine Gray
Canyon Diablo, 2013
Watercolor, Gouache, and Graphite on Paper
13” x 14.5”
$1,200

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Chrsitine Gray
Toluca, 2013
13” x 14.5”
Watercolor, Gouache, and Graphite on Paper
$1,200

19. THANK YOU.