CHRISTINE RASMUSSEN

In painting in-between spaces, I explore the dualities in our rich inner lives, seeking transcendence in the everyday via “glimmers” – moments of beauty or awe that can reset the nervous system. In a fractured era of constant motion and incessant overstimulation, my quiet, nuanced oil paintings offer a pause, an antidote to overwhelm. In this respite, I contemplate notions of attention, stillness, uncertainty and the sublime in the ordinary. I portray liminal spaces in simplified compositions that strip away the visual noise, capturing the luminosity and expansiveness of the skies to evoke internal spaciousness. The repetitive patterns of geometric structures create a rhythmic, meditative visual salve. Revealing more the longer one looks, the subtle color transitions and textured brushstrokes invite viewers to slow down, be present and linger in the tiny details.

CV

b. 1987 - Karachi, Pakistan
Works in Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION
2009    BA, Art Practice (with honors) and Peace & Conflict Studies (Double Major)
             University of California, Berkeley, CA

SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 How the Light Gets in, Billis/Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Beautiful Solitude, Billis/Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Liminal Transcendence, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2021 And..., Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Fenomenal, LAUNCH LA, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Windows, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2014 Flawless, Los Gatos Beauty Bar, Los Gatos, CA
2012 Before the Leap, UP Collectve, Austin, TX
2005 International Baccalaureate Art Senior Exhibition, Hilton Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam

SELECTED TWO-PERSON AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 The Cityscape Show XVI: Concrete Shadows at 34.0522°, Billis/Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2026 San Francisco Art Fair, Billis/Williams Gallery
2025 SCOPE Art Show, Miami Beach, FL, Billis/Williams Gallery
2025    Seattle Art Fair, Billis/Williams Gallery
2025 The Cityscape Show XV: Ordinary Places, Billis/Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2025    San Francisco Art Fair, Billis/Williams Gallery
2025 The Female Gaze, Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024 Atlanta Art Fair, Billis/Williams Gallery
2024    The Cityscape Show XIV: L.A.ndscape, Billis/Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024    Seattle Art Fair, Billis/Williams Gallery
2024    San Francisco Art Fair, Billis/Williams Gallery
2023    The Cityscape Show XIII: Close to Home, Billis/Williams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023    Seattle Art Fair, Billis/Williams Gallery
2023    Art Market SF, Billis/Williams Gallery
2023    Venice Family Clinic Art Walk & Auction, Playa Vista, CA
2022    The Cityscape Show XII: Iconic, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022    Seattle Art Fair, George Billis Gallery LA
2022    Art Market SF, George Billis Gallery LA
2022    Venice Family Clinic Art Walk & Auction, Santa Monica, CA
2022    California Love, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021    The Cityscape Show XI, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2021    Venice Family Clinic Art Walk & Auction, Santa Monica, CA
2020    The Cityscape Show X: Concrete and Earth, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2019    The Nothing That Is, Brand Art Center, Glendale, CA
2019    The Ladies Room, presented by Jen Tough Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019    Agglomeration, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA (2-person)
2018 Wishlist 6, Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Los Angeles Invitational, Art Essex at George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018    Architectural Memory, curated by Patter Hellstrom Visual Art, Vedder Price & Associates, Century
City, CA (2-person)
2018 Memories on Location, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017    Meet the Artists, curated by S.C.A.P.E. Jeanne Denholm Art Advisory, The Pacific Art Foundation, Newport
Beach, CA
2017 5th Annual Coaster Show, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017    Spacial Recognition, Finishing Concepts, Los Angeles, CA
2017    Seeking Harmony, Startup Art Fair at Hotel del Sol, San Francisco, CA (2-person)
2017 LA Interiors and Exteriors, Pilates & Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2016    She Was Just a Dream, Washington Reid Gallery, Culver City, CA (2-person)
2016 Solidarity, Lamperouge Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 4th Annual Coaster Show, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015    Los Angeles Art Association’s 2015 Open Show, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2015    Showcases, City Art Cooperative Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012    Building Home, Phoenix Trades Depot, Austin, TX                
2012 East of SX Showcase, UP Collective, Austin, TX
2009    Senior Exhibition, Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA

SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2026 What’s On Los Angeles, exhibition review, May
2026 Exhibition catalog, “How the Light Gets In”, essay by Lorraine Heitzman
2025 Voyage LA, interview, November
2024 Exhibition catalog, Beautiful Solitude, Billis/Williams Gallery
2024 Canvas Rebel, interview, February
2023 Not Real Art, review, September
2023 American Art Collector, review, Issue 208, February
2022    Exhibition catalog, “The Power of Place: Christine Rasmussen’s Urban Landscapes”, essay by Nancy K
Turner
2022 Art & Cake, exhibition review, November
2022 American Art Collector, Issue 201, July
2022 Voyage LA, interview, March
2021 Not Real Art, review, December
2021 Among Worlds magazine, cover art and interview, December
2021    Exhibition catalog, “The Yin and Yang of Christine Rasmussen’s Recent Paintings”, essay by David S.
Rubin
2021    Exhibition catalog, “Coaxing Unexpected Beauty from Industrial Architecture”, essay by Tressa Williams
2020 ShoutOut LA, interview, May
2019 Art & Cake, exhibition review, November
2019 Artillery, exhibition review, November
2018    Singulart, interview, April
2018 Art & Cake, exhibition review, March
2018     Exhibition catalog, “Phenomenal Femininity: The Art of Christine Rasmussen”, essay by Betty Ann Brown
2017 Apéro International Fine Art Catalogue, review, November
2017 Modern Art Blitz, interview, episode #63, March

AWARDS, RESIDENCIES, SPECIAL PROJECTS
2027 Artist-in-residence, The Ou-telier Residency, Vancouver Island, Canada
2024    Advisory Board Member, The Verdancy Project, Troutdale, OR
2023 Featured Artist, Seattle Art Fair New Artist/New Collectors presented by Bank of America
2022    Guest Speaker, The Inspirational Artist Series, Art2Life Academy (online)
2021    Grantee, Culver City Arts Foundation & Helms Bakery Projecting Possibilities Grant
2021    Grantee, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Emergency Relief (AER) Fund
2020    Guest Juror, Exhibitions Selection Committee, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
2019   Guest Curator, Brand Art Center, “The Nothing That Is”, Glendale, CA
2018 Guest Curator, Keystone Gallery, “Memories on Location”, Los Angeles, CA
2017   Commissioned Artist, Imagery Estate Winery Artist Label Program, Glen Ellen, CA
2017    Artist-in-residence, Chalk Hill Artist Residency, Healdsburg, CA