Curriculum vitae

Lives and works on Gabriola Island, BC

Solo & Two-person Exhibitions

2024 Rootlet, Free Spirit Gallery, Gabriola Island, BC

2023 This Must be the Place (collaboration with Janine Duns), McMillan Arts Centre, Parksville BC

2020 Wild Works, Rainforest Arts, Chemainus BC

2019 Valley to Valley, McMillan Arts Centre, Parksville BC

Group exhibitions

2019 One Tree (juried exhibition), Bateman Gallery of Nature, Victoria BC

2019 Salt Spring National Art Prize; Finalist (juried exhibition), Salt Spring Island BC

2019 From The Studios; Connection (A Crafted Vancouver event), Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver BC

2019 Estuary; Cradle of Life, Arbutus Gallery, Duncan BC

2019 Sooke Fine Arts Show (juried exhibition), Sooke BC

2018 Gathered Together; Northwest Basket Weavers Guild (juried exhibition), Whatcom Museum, Bellingham WA

2018 Sooke Fine Arts Show (juried exhibition), Sooke BC

2018 Under/Where? (juried exhibition), Ou Gallery, Duncan BC

2017 Arts & Culture Program at YQQ (juried exhibition), Comox Valley Airport, Comox BC

Awards

2019 Finalist, Salt Spring National Art Prize,Salt Spring Island BC

2019 Honourable Mention (Petiole Vessel 1), Sooke Fine Arts, Sooke BC

Artists Talks & Workshops

2019 Valley to Valley (Introduction to Sculptural Basketry), McMillan Arts Centre, Parksville BC

2019 Using Natural Plant Material in Sculptural Basketry, Sooke Fine Arts, Sooke BC

2019 Sculptural Basketry; Inspiration and Techniques. SSNAP, Salt Spring Island BC

Press & Published

2022 “Wild Materials: Christi York” Uppercase Encyclopedia of Inspiration, Art Supplies Issue, Calgary Canada

2020 “Christi York, Weaving the Spirit of a Wild Island Into Contemporary Basketry” The Earth Issue Magazine, Issue 003: MANIFESTO, UK

2020 “Wildworks” (promotional), Rainforest Arts, Chemainus BC