CHRISTINA PETTERSSON was born in Stockholm, Sweden, but grew up in and currently lives in Miami, Florida. She is known for her large scale drawings, videos, sculptural installations and group performances, focusing on the history and environment of South Florida. Public programming and local collaborations have become central to her artistic practice, and have allowed Pettersson’s work to become a true engagement with the community, dissolving boundaries, utilizing the talents of a variety of people and organizations, and educating and delighting by innovative means, engaging the audience in an understanding of their own world on a deeper level. Recent solo exhibitions in less traditional spaces like Everglades National Park and Miami International Airport reflect her lifelong passions and deep knowledge of her hometown and its complex ecosystems.
Pettersson is the recipient of a Knight Grant, Ellies Creator Award twice, Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship thrice, is a Fulbright Scholar, and has attended residencies such as Everglades National Park, the historic Deering Estate, The Studios of Key West, Yaddo and Ucross. Her work is in the collections of the Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, Bass Museum of Art, Margulies Collection and the Four Seasons Hotel, as well as nationally and internationally. She is the 2021 ARTSail artist in residence, a nomadic research-based residency, collaborating with Friends of the Everglades to create an illustrated compendium of urgent water issues in South Florida.
Pettersson's studio is at Bakehouse Art Complex in Miami. Her work will be included in “Elemental: Terra, Tide & Time,“ at The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery, opening Feb 10 in Pembroke Pines.
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