Christina Leinemann Knittel lives and works in Kelowna, BC. Always a creative soul, she chose to further her education in visual arts after high school. She received her BFA at the University of British Columbia in 2006. Upon graduation Christina received a Campus Enhancement Award that purchased of one of her paintings for the University's public collection.
After university she has “lived and breathed the paint” at Opus, created art and become involved in the Okanagan arts community. Always exploring and experimenting with techniques, Christina has developed a style that reflects her cheerful and imaginative sensibility, creating artwork that brings a smile to those who view it.
She is currently a featured artist on liquitex.com, participates in numerous exhibitions and sells her artwork as an independent artist.
Selected Exhibitions
2007-2011: Lake Country Artwalk, Lake Country BC, annual
2011: Cultural Open House, The Madison, Kelowna BC, April 30
2011: Viewpoints, Streaming Cafe, Kelowna BC, April 8 – 30
2011: Cannery Coffee Co., Kelowna BC, February 1 – 28
2007, 2010: Members show, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna BC, annual
2010: The Marks we Share, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna BC
December 1 – 31
2010: The Bullrush Solution, The Collective, Kelowna BC, July 9 – 17
2010: Mars Hill, Kelowna BC, January 30 – May 31
2007, 2009: Under Eight, SOPA Gallery, Kelowna BC, annual
2008: Gallerie Diamante, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, BC
November 18 – 22
2008: Almost Famous, Gallery Vertigo, Vernon, BC, August 6 – 16
2008: Latitudes, Galleria, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, BC
May 1 – 31
2007: The Festival of the Book, Victoria Arts Connection, Victoria BC
March 23 – 25
2006: Life Patterns, Laughing Moon Gallery, Kelowna, BC
September 5 – November 28
2006: Ab Initio, BFA Graduate Exhibition, UBC-O, Kelowna BC
April 20-30, catalog
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, University of British Columbia Okanagan Fine Arts Diploma, Okanagan University College
Awards
2006: Recipient of the Associate Vice President of Operations Campus Enhancement Award
Donations
Art on the Line Fundraiser (Juried), 2006-2011
Rotary Centre for the Arts Evergreen Fundraiser (Juried), 2008-2009
Gallery Vertigo's Almost Famous Fundraiser, 2008
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