Bio/Statement

Christina Vandian is an Armenian-American mixed media artist based in New York City. She began her studies in art by attending the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, graduating with a Chancellor’s Endorsed Diploma for the Arts with Advanced Designation in Visual Arts and received awards for her work in mixed media and sculpture. She briefly attended the Parsons School of Design for Fine Arts until she decided to change her career path. In 2020 she received her Masters Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis and currently works with children and adults with developmental disabilities. Her fascination with human behavior, thought and emotion is what leads her to create work. She also finds her muse in nature and with a strong penchant for exploration and experimentation, enjoys using materials such as sand, glass, rocks, wood, crystals and flowers in her pieces inviting the contemplation of growth, decay and renewal. Although all of her work is very personal she is inspired by the way each person has the ability to interpret things differently and therefore likes to leave her artwork minimally defined in order to open a dialogue between the viewers and the art.

 

Exhibitions

• Bayside Historical Society, 24th Annual Art Show, 2025

• Sing For Hope Piano New York, 2024 Link to Artwork

• Bayside Historical Society, 23rd Annual Art Show, 2024

• Fourth Annual Holiday Art Show, Douglaston/Little Neck Library, 2017

• Resident Artist, Queens Library Douglaston/Little Neck, 2017

• Bayside Historical Society, 15th Annual Art Show, 2016

• Art In Fall, 7th Annual Art Exhibit, 2015

• Bayside Historical Society, 13th Annual Art Show, 2014

• 77th Arts Festival at St Leon, New Jersey, 2013

• Jazz & Art Spring Festival, Philadelphia, 2012

• Artists' Ball, ACA Galleries, Chelsea, NYC, 2012

• Art In Fall, 3rd Annual Exhibition, 2011

• The Art of Fashion Gallery Show, Chelsea Hotel, NYC, 2011

• Erebuni Gallery, Hye Spirit Art Show, 2011 (Exhibiting Artist & Assistant Curator)

• Green Point Gallery, Salon Style Show, 2011

• Bayside Historical Society, 10th Annual Art Show, 2011

• Art In Fall, 2nd Annual Exhibition, 2010

• MoMA, In The Making Summer Exhibition, 2010

• Free Arts Society, Universal Heart, An Arts Explosion, 2010

• MoMA, How Wonderful Art Thou Body Exhibition, 2010

• Cooper Union The Saturday Program Exhibit, 2010

• Bayside Historical Society, 9th Annual Art Show, 2010

• “Worlds Near and Far” Exhibition, Eton Park & Arts Connection for Achievement in Visual Arts, 2009

 

Awards & Honors

• Honorable Mention in Mixed Media, Bayside Historical Society, 21st Annual Art Show, 2022

• Award in Mixed Media, Bayside Historical Society, 17th Annual Art Show, 2018

• Award in Mixed Media, Bayside Historical Society, 16th Annual Art Show, 2017

• Award in Mixed Media, Bayside Historical Society, 14th Annual Art Show, 2015

• 2nd Place Award, Bayside Historical Society, 12th Annual Art Show, 2013

 

Publications & Features

• Art Inspiherd Magazine, Spring 2024 Issue Read it Here  

• Art Inspiherd Magazine, Fall 2023 Issue Read it Here

• Featured on Fearless Narratives Podcast, Episode 22, 2023 Listen Here