Christine Knapp
United States
Christine Knapp, Sculptor
S.A.A., AFC, NSS
2548 Blue Mtn. Trail
Lyons, CO. 80540
303-823-5457 studio/ home
www.christineknappsculpture.com
Award-winning sculptor, Christine Knapp, has been a professional artist since 1990. She is best known for her realistic bronze creations of both animal and human subjects, ranging from miniature to monumental sizes. She attended art classes at the University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College. Christine has also studied with many well-known painters and sculptors, concentrating her studies in sculpture with Lincoln Fox, Walt Horton, and Veryl Goodnight among others. In order to better convey the spirit of her subjects, she travels extensively to obtain first-hand knowledge through personal observation, sketches, and her own photography. Her work is in public and private collections in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Africa.
Juried Shows, Awards & Memberships
• Selected by the City of Golden to create a life and one-quarter-sized Elk bronze for a prominent traffic roundabout in their city. Scheduled for official installment April 2019.
• Commissioned by Stamford Hospital, Stamford Connecticut to create a bronze for their University of Nursing.
• 2017 Selected by Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens,Kauai, Hawaii, to create a life-sized moose, caribou, and whitetail deer for permanent display.
• 2017; Awarded the prestigious Rose Award by the Susan K Black Foundation for her excellence in sculpture and as a teacher.
• Selected for the 2014 America’s Parks II Exhibition for her bronze relief titled “Sleeping Legends”. This bronze was also awarded “Honorable Mention” by the jurors for this event.
• Commissioned by the Otterbox Corporation to create bronze employee awards 2014
• Selected to be a sculpture instructor for the Western Art Academy at, Schreiner University, Kerrville, Texas, 2013 to 2018.
• Awarded “Best Wild Life” art for a bronze sculpture titled “Wrapped Walrus” by the Susan K Black Foundation, September 2012
o Sculpture in the Park exhibitor 2010 through 2022
o Elected as Signature Member to The Society of Animal Artists, June 2009
o NatureWorks Fine Art Show& Sale, March 2004, through 2022 Tulsa, Oklahoma
o Award of Excellence, NatureWorks Show, Tulsa, OK. March, 2007
• Best of the West Show, June 2004, & 2005 Pinetop, Arizona. Awarded best-multicolored sculpture at this show.
• Bronze depicting a running Cheetah titled “Amazing Grace” presented to the President of Namibia as a conservation award in the United Nations, NYC, October 2005.
Gallery Representation
• Mary Williams Fine Art Gallery, Boulder, Colorado
• Deselms Fine Art Gallery, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Collections:
• Town of Lyons Permanent Sculpture Exhibition
• Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker Colorado
• Na’ Aina Kai Botanical Gardens & Sculpture Park, Kauai, Hawaii (three separate sculptures)
• Village of Erie Sculpture Park, Erie, Colorado
• Otterbox Corporate Headquarters, Ft. Collins, Colorado.
Artist’s Statement
Art is an intimate way of communicating a message, feeling or emotion to others. My goal is to spark a fond memory, inspire an idea or enlighten my viewers of the varied subjects I have chosen to portray. Of ultimate interest to me is that special bond that develops between people, animals, and each other.
* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 16th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.
