Artist Bio

Christine Bourdette is a visual artist whose practice includes sculptures, drawings and installation. Her meticulously crafted artworks comment on social, political, or human predicaments through a three-dimensional vocabulary that incorporates a wide repertoire of materials. Bourdette received her BA from Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR) and has exhibited in the United States and France, including solo exhibitions at The Art Gym at Marylhurst University (Marylhurst, OR), The Tyler Museum of Art (Tyler, TX), Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA), Klein Art Works (Chicago, IL), The Alexandria Museum, (Alexandria, LA), and Galerie L’Aire du Verseau (Paris, France). Her sculpture and drawings are in many public and private collections nationwide and her art has been featured in Sculpture magazine and reviewed in Art in America, Artweek, and Visions Quarterly. She has been featured in three Oregon biennial exhibitions and has permanent public artworks in Portland, OR, Tempe, AZ, Seattle, WA and many other locations. Bourdette was the first recipient of the Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Award in 1992.

 
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  • Christine Bourdette, Potboiler, 2024
    Potboiler, 2024
    lithograph on kozo with vermilion sumi ink over kozo with red clay and acrylic medium
    24 x 37" paper
    28 x 40.5" framed
  • Christine Bourdette, Portal, 2023
    Portal, 2023
    vellum, pigment-based inks, PVA glue, cardboard, wood
    73 x 42 x 7"
  • Christine Bourdette, Ebb & Flow, 2020
    Ebb & Flow, 2020
    4-run, 8-color lithograph on Somerset Velvet Newsprint Grey
    22 x 30" paper
    26.25 x 33.75" framed
  • Christine Bourdette, Notch, 2023
    Notch, 2023
    vellum, pigment-based inks, PVA glue, cardboard, wood
    69 x 49 x 8"
  • Christine Bourdette, Force Field: McKenzie Pass, 2024
    Force Field: McKenzie Pass, 2024
    collaged lithographs on Gampi and kozo
    23.5 x 31" unframed
    27.5 x 35" framed
  • Christine Bourdette, Rise, 2022
    Rise, 2022
    water-soluble colored pencil on Somerset white paper
    30 x 22.5" paper
    35.25 x 27.5" framed
  • Christine Bourdette, Palisade, 2024
    Palisade, 2024
    water pastel on Dura-lar
    25 x 33" unframed
    29 x 37" framed
  • Christine Bourdette, Slouch Canyon, 2024
    Slouch Canyon, 2024
    translucent paper vellum dyed with pigment-based inks, dry pigments, PVA glue, cardboard, wood
    20 x 14 x 13"
  • Christine Bourdette, Talus, 2024
    Talus, 2024
    water pastel on Dura-lar
    25 x 33" unframed
    29 x 37" framed
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