Artist Statment
My work is about relationships. I think about how humans attempt to relieve their isolated experiences of reality. I'm fascinated by the rehearsed rituals individuals use to communicate, and especially miscommunicate, with one another and I wonder what is the reward of all these performances bent on achieving a mutual connection. Communication is a physical and carnal impulse in my work.
On Nerds . . .
I like working with the subject of nerds because I like labels that are both viscious and completely acceptable in modern society. I also like exploring the trauma and ecstasy of social interactions. I've been watching little children a lot lately and seeing how the smallest denials and acceptance trigger huge waves of emotion. I think that still goes on as we get older, we're just used to it.
On Material . . .
I enjoy my material's physical matter and its ability to transcend that physicality through illustory imagery. This parallels my own bodily experience of interacting with the world - I both lose my physical ties to reality and feel trapped by them. Like a memory one plays out repeatedly, I want imagery and marks that preserves the pulse of a moment.
EDUCATION
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, MFA, August 2006
Concentration in Painting
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, MFA, December 2004
Concentration in Painting and Printmaking
Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England, MA, July 2002
Concentration in Early Modern British Art
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, AB, June 2001
Major in Art History with certificate in Visual Arts
EXHIBITIONS
2008
California Open Exhibition, Juried show, TAG Gallery, Santa Monica
Eight by Eight Group Art Show, Pink Ghost, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Her, Me and Them: Figurative Art of Christine Mugnolo and Jamie Combs,
AVAAA Cedar Gallery, Lancaster, CA
2007
Bridge Art Fair, Chicago, IL
Marsh Gallery, Herron School of Art, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Group Drawing Exhibition, Art Center Gallery, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
2006
Christine Mugnolo: Drawings, Gillock Gallery, Chicago, IL
Vibrations, Merwin Gallery, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Emerging Talent: MFA Painting and Ceramics from IU, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Lift: Onwards and Upwards, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
MFA Drawing Exhibition, Fuller Space, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
MFA Painting Exhibition, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2005
International Studies Exhibition, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
MFA Print Exhibition, Fuller Space, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
MFA Painting Exhibition, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2004
MFA Painting Exhibition, Fuller Space, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
MFA Drawing Exhibition, Fuller Space, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Fully Tilted, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Full Tilt, MFA Thesis show, William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, CT
2003
Arches Biennial Student Print Exhibition, Juried show, 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
New York Area MFA Exhibition, co-sponsored by the College Art Association, Hunter College, New York, NY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA
Assistant Professor, August 2006 – Present. Beginning and Advanced Drawing. Beginning and Advanced Painting. Figure Drawing. Figure Painting. Mural Painting. Watercolor.
Herron School of Art, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
Adjunct Faculty, Summer 2006. Watercolor
School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Teaching Assistantship, Fall 2005, Spring 2006. Fundamentals Drawing. Instructor of record.
Teaching Assistantship, Fall 2004, Spring 2005. Drawing I. Instructor of record.
Fine Arts Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Teaching Assistantship, Spring of 2003 and 2004. Figure Drawing I. Instructor of record.
