Born in Tolland, CT July 3, 1979
Christine Sajecki earned her BFA in painting with a minor in poetry from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2001. She currently lives and works at the Creative Alliance at the Patterson as an artist-in-residence. Her paintings and drawings focus on the human figure, inspired by moments of tension, beauty, and oddity. She works with a range of media from encaustic (melted and pigmented beeswax) to charcoal, graphite, and chalkboard paint. Her work has been included in many juried and solo exhibitions throughout the east coast and in Washington state. She has been a guest lecturer and teacher at the Clayton State University in Atlanta, Georgia; the Greenbelt Community Center in Greenbelt, Maryland; and at the Harford Community College in Harford County, Maryland. As an artist-in-residence at the Creative Alliance she also teaches workshops in her studio to adults and children.


photo by Glenwood Jackson