ARTIST PROFILE

Christine Pensa

After a successful career as a political assistant to both a federal and provincial cabinet minister in Canada – Christine was increasingly drawn to creative life. She took an art course and found her true passion was painting – not politics. Christine pursued studies in art and continues to find joy in painting and print making.

Figurative work is central to her art. Christine’s visual pieces are a reflection of what is germane in her life and therefore revolve around the evolution of spirituality, the practice of yoga – and especially women and their diverse manifestations of beauty. Over the years Christine added print-making to her work – creating and working with lino blocks, etchings, and silk screening allowed her to explore graphic images. I was drawn to print making because of it’s joyful graphic nature. Christine says, “Printing feels like shorthand. I love how it communicates clearly at our most primitive level.”

Christine is fascinated by the interaction between the written word and visual images – much of her work examines the energy that occurs when poetry and art connect – art that moves.

Over the last 10 years – Christine began to work on large scale art projects in the elementary school system. She feels blessed to have worked extensively with children and is thankful for these opportunities to help students enhance playgrounds and drab public school hallways with the energy and joy of their own creativity.

Affiliations/Links: christinepensa.com