Christina Munck
Biography
Christina comes from an inventive, artistic family in England, and was raised in the Surrey countryside. Although her older sister went directly into art, Christina preferred to do a university degree in Biology after working in the herbarium at Kew Gardens. There are many overlaps between Biology and art: both require good observation and good drawing skills. Interestingly, scientific drawing requires detailed work, but Christina’s painting style has an enviable looseness.
She and her husband, who is Canadian, moved to Montreal from England in 1982, and Christina studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Concordia University. In 1985, they moved to Ontario for her husband to pursue other opportunities.
After 14 years in the world of real estate, Christina left it behind in 2000, to devote herself to the art world both as a painter and as a participant in several local art organizations. She has always done watercolours, with her drawing, since a child, and now added acrylics to her palette, which she uses in the thick, oil-paint style. In 2004, her first show was underway at the KOR Gallery, Kitchener, On, entitled “Fields”.
She has taken a few workshops to learn more about her medium, but is a bit wary of being influenced by other artists’ styles and tries to develop in her own way. Christina likes to explore constantly, to be spontaneous and reactive to what crosses her path, an interesting progression for an artist who once was occupied with the precise drawing of plants.
1945 Born Surry, U K,
1964 Completed high school
1966-1969 BSc Biology
1969-1977 Worked in Science as Research Technician
1977-8 BEd
1978-1982 Taught High School science
1982 Immigrated to Canada
1983-85 BFA Honours Program Concordia U, Montreal
1985 Moved to Ontario
1986-2000 Worked in Real Estate
2000 Returned to art focus
2003-2005 Lived in Ontario and BC
2005 Became full-time Quadra Island BC resident
Exhibitions/Galleries
2004 Kor Gallery, Kitchener Ontario “Fields” Acrylic on canvas
2004 Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists juried show
2005 Art Space, Kitchener KWSA 5 members. Acrylics and Pen drawings
2005 Eldon Gallery, Waterloo, “Hedgerows” Acrylic on Canvas
2005 Quadra Island Studio Tour