My work represents America's contemporary landscape from the way I’ve experienced living in neighborhoods and driving into urban centers over periods of my life. Whether, I am exploring the moon's surface through a telescope on a dimly lit street, driving past tracts of new developments, or walking in the city, I am continuously being provoked to stop, survey, and record, my surroundings. Ultimately, my drawings, paintings, and mixed media constructions, come from the fragments of light, visual vibrations, and sounds, emanating from these spaces.
I am a fourth-generation resident of Jacksonville, a visual artist and an elementary art teacher for two local schools. I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Florida and a Master of Fine Arts from the Maine College of Art. In addition to being a former director of Jacksonville’s Art in Public Places with the Cultural Council from 2009-2019. I've held a visiting instructor position at UNF. In the summer of 2021, I lived in Alaska while working on a large-scale public art installation. Upon my return, I produced a series of site-specific paintings and drawings for two solo exhibitions at JIA Haskell Gallery and Florida State College. I am a recipient of the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida’s 2022 Art Ventures grant. For the 2024-2025 academic school year, I am the Teaching Artist in Visual Arts with Cathedral Arts Project at Parkwood Heights Elementary School.
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I am a fourth-generation resident of Jacksonville, a visual artist and an elementary art teacher for two local schools. I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Florida and a Master of Fine Arts from the Maine College of Art. In addition to being a former director of Jacksonville’s Art in Public Places with the Cultural Council from 2009-2019. I've held a visiting instructor position at UNF. In the summer of 2021, I lived in Alaska while working on a large-scale public art installation. Upon my return, I produced a series of site-specific paintings and drawings for two solo exhibitions at JIA Haskell Gallery and Florida State College. I am a recipient of the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida’s 2022 Art Ventures grant. For the 2024-2025 academic school year, I am the Teaching Artist in Visual Arts with Cathedral Arts Project at Parkwood Heights Elementary School.
[email protected]
INSTAGRAM @christieholechek