Christine Reimer is an established BC artist whose professional career spans 40 years. She has a BFA in Visual Arts and a Diploma in Education (Art) from the University of Victoria. While Reimer has embraced a wide variety of genres over the years, her best known works are vibrantly coloured, stylized landscapes of coastal and interior BC and the Rockies found in private and corporate collections in Canada & internationally. Most recent work can be described as Lyrical Abstract Expressionism.
Artist Statement
I have always considered painting a discrete language, not of words but of perception or feeling. Paintings possess the unique qualities of the artist just as handwriting does. However, the nuances of meaning are more open to interpretation in a painting. Like music, some pieces resonate more than others with the viewer. Subtle gestures, mark-making and colour shifts may reflect the personal sensibilities of the viewer if open to this interaction. Just as a language can be acquired, so too, can the ability to perceive the mood, or subtext, of an abstract painting.
As a visual artist I believe a successful painting should engage the viewer on many levels. Visually of course, but also in a tactile sense which evokes a memory, something familiar or a range of emotions. The viewer is challenged to react viscerally not just intellectually. With Abstract works I seek to express a variety of concepts which are difficult to put into words and want each viewer to find their personal interpretation and meaning.
Artist Statement Respecting the 2019 Exhibit “Found Beauty”
Throughout the past five years I have made a dramatic shift from painting more representational work to exploring Abstract Expressionism. This challenging genre has facilitated new painting techniques thus sparking a fresh approach to subject matter and influencing the reflective quality, texture and light in canvases. Most of my paintings have a highly textured surface and incorporate multiple layers of glazing. I combine distinctive mark-making and energetic brushwork with a vibrant colour palette.
In “Found Beauty” I view the natural world with a new perspective and deepened understanding of its importance in our lives.
CHRISTINE REIMER Contemporary Canadian Painter
Christine Reimer contemporary Canadian Painter, is a Canadian, born in 1954 in Duncan, British Columbia. Her original acrylic paintings are held in corporate and private collections across Canada, in the USA., U.K, France and Germany. Best known for her vibrant landscapes, she is now exclusively painting Lyrical Abstract Expressionist works.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts), University of Victoria, 1977
- Diploma in Education (Secondary Art), University of Victoria, 1979
- Victoria College of Art, 1981
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITS
- The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill, (Victoria BC) 2012, 14, 17, 19
- “Found Beauty” 2019
- “Soliloquy on Canvas” 2017
- “Transition… Visceral Landscape” 2014
- “Peaks, Mountains and Beyond” 2012
- Chemainus Theatre Gallery, (Chemainus BC) 2014
- Tutt Galleries (Kelowna, BC) 1997, 99, 01, 06, 08, 09, 13
- Eclectic Gallery, (Oak Bay BC) 2010, 16
- Main Street Gallery (Sidney BC) 2006, 07, 08
- Gallery Fraga (Bainbridge Is. WA) 2007
- Gallery at Sooke Harbour House 1999, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10
- Kensington Gallery (Calgary AB) 1990, 92, 98, 01, 03, 05
- Brentwood Bay Lodge (Victoria, BC) 2004
- Arts Centre Gallery (Victoria, BC) 1998, 00, 03, 05
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Massey Gallery) 1987, 95
- Winchester Gallery (Victoria BC) 1994
- Hambleton Galleries (Kelowna BC) 1995
- Nunavut Gallery (Oak Bay BC) 91, 92
- Shepard Gallery (Whistler BC) 1993
- North Park Gallery (Victoria BC) 1989
- University of Victoria (Maltwood Gallery) 1988
SELECTED GROUP/JURIED EXHIBITS
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Four Abstract Artists (Massey Gallery) 2017
- Muse Winery “Fine Wine, Fine Art Show – 4 artists” (Brentwood Bay BC) August 2010
- BC Woman Artists, Victoria BC (by invitation) an exhibition and website honouring 150 significant BC women artists past and present. 2009
- UVIC Visual Alumni Exhibit 2002
- Sooke Regional Museum Juried Art Show 1986 to 94
- Robson Square Juried Art Show (Vancouver BC) 1990
- Art Asia (Hong Kong) 1993
- Lisa Harris Gallery (Seattle Washington) 1989
- “Landscapes” North Park Gallery (Victoria BC) 1988
SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
- Victoria Conference Centre
- University of Victoria Art Collections
- Delta Hotels (Whistler BC)
- Coast Hotels & Resorts (Kelowna, Prince George, Kamloops, Victoria)
- Fairmont Resorts (Toronto)
- Trimark Investments (Toronto)
- Lawson Lundell (Vancouver)
- Korn/Ferry Int’l (Vancouver)
- Johns Southward Glazier Walton & Margetts (Victoria)
- Sooke Harbour House (Sooke BC)
- Levesque Securities (Victoria BC)
- IKON Corp. (Vancouver)
- Total Petroleum (Calgary AB)
- Bumper Develop. Corp. (Calgary AB)
- ReMax Ports West (Victoria BC)
- Il Terrazzo Restaurant (Victoria BC)
- Barrington Petroleum (Calgary AB)
- Sunoco Oil (Calgary AB)
- Devon Properties (Victoria BC)
- Bennett Jones LLP (Calgary AB)
- TriEagle Developments (Victoria BC)
- McConnan BionO ‘Connor & Peterson (Victoria BC)
- Morgan Creek Golf & Country Club (Surrey BC)
- Rykon Corporation (Vancouver BC)
- Manteo Beach Resort, (Kelowna BC)
- Acheson Whitley Sweeney Foley (Victoria BC)
- (Works held in corporate and private collections across Canada, in the USA., U.K, France, Italy, Germany & Australia)
