Charlène, 2020

Christie Nguyen  

Christie has always lived in Africa, but you won't see folklore, haughty women, or exotic courts. The singing, dancing Africa interests her, but she exults in the ever-deepening quest for other planes of existence that the African initiate has been able to reveal.

So the artist, who had chosen purely decorative themes in her previous exhibitions, a pretext for virtuosity, here reaches a new source of inspiration that she treats like a goldsmith of the depths: the dancers, the nudes, the flowers, the cats, the musicians, the clowns lose their melodious contours while poetry, the strong idea, takes over.

The painter pulverizes the material, dismantles it, tears it apart.

Over the years, she has accumulated an impressive list of awards in national and international exhibitions. She has won the Bronze Medal of the French Artists, the Grand Prize of the African Biennial of Plastic Arts, the Grand Prize of the Barbizon Salon, the Figaro Prize, and more.

His work has been exhibited in prestigious galleries around the world, and his paintings have found their place in renowned private collections.

What particularly distinguishes Christie is her ability to evolve while remaining true to her artistic essence. She continues to explore new ideas and push the boundaries of abstraction.