Artist Statement
As a Metro-Detroit-based artist, my work is driven by a desire to explore controversial social issues and individuals through a provocative lens. Through painting, drawing, and mixed media, I seek to challenge viewers' preconceptions and offer a raw response to the subjects that I engage with.
My artistic practice is informed by a commitment to free speech and a focus on purpose, context, and meaning over biases and inclinations. I strive to capture the essence of my subjects through careful attention to lighting and composition, creating works that offer a distinctive and powerful perspective on the world around us.
My influences include painters such as Zdzisław Beksiński and Giovanni Gasparro, as well as performance artists like Zhu Yu and Andres Serrano. I am drawn to their ability to push boundaries, challenge conventions and seek to bring a similar spirit of experimentation and innovation to my own work.
Exhibitions and Publications
2024
February 2024
"Lake Michigan Film Festival," EL Hannah Community Center, Lansing, Michigan, February 29 2024 - March 3 2024
a film festival that champions the transformative power of film and art. Committed to fostering a deeper appreciation of cinema, the festival serves as a dynamic conduit for powerful ideas and diverse viewpoints.
2023
November 2023
Elated magazine, Issue #10, Pages 47 - 49,
description: Contemporary art magazine
October 2023
"Duluth Superior Film Festival," Zeitgeist Zinema, Duluth, Minnesota, October 3 2023 - October 8 2023
a film festival that champions the transformative power of film and art. Committed to fostering a deeper appreciation of cinema, the festival serves as a dynamic conduit for powerful ideas and diverse viewpoints.
June 2023
"CCS Senior Showcase," The Bankle building, Detroit, Michigan, June 9 2023 - June 10 2023
An exhibition produced and curated by former CCS students Jaclyn Iskow and Adrienne Willis to showcase and support the works of alumni and recent CCS graduates.
2022
December 2022
"Emptiness (Digital)," Exhibizone, December 15 2022 - January 15 2023
Description: "an international group exhibition showcasing artworks inspired by both the western and eastern impressions of emptiness such as loneliness, sadness, independence, undifferentiated unity or pure consciousness."
September 2022
"Exhibizone Grand Prize (Digital)," Exhibizone, September 15 - November 15 2022
August 2022
Artistonish magazine, Issue #25, Page 82, Christ Chan, Artwork description: Christine Weston Chandler is posed in a religious symbolic way. she is clasping her sonichu medallion while holding a marker.
"Atwater x CCS", Atwater Brewery, Detroit, Michigan, August 3 - November 26 2022
May 2022
"Student Exhibition," College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan, May 12 - May 26 2022
Awards
2021
Dean's list, fall and winter 2021
College for Creative Studies
Students on the list have earned a semester grade point average of 3.8 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours.
2020
Deans's list, fall 2020
College for Creative Studies
Students on the list have earned a semester grade point average of 3.8 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours.
2017
Perfect attendance, 2016 - 2017
Oakland schools technical campus southwest
