Artist Christiana Odum
Bio
Christiana Odum is a contemporary abstract painter who explores emotional landscapes through expressive brushwork and color relationships. Her playful engagement with materials reflects an interest in dualities, inviting the viewer to explore visual contrasts and discover emotional connections in her work. Odum draws upon her life experience to investigate themes of emotional complexity, transformation, and existence.
Artist Statement
My artistic practice explores the complexity of emotional landscapes and the interconnected relationships of identity, memory, environment, and human existence. Through expressive brushwork and color relationships, I explore the fluidity of the human experience and the transformational impact of memory and the passage of time.
The studio environment plays a central role in my creative process. I begin each morning with meditation and visualization exercises, followed by calming music and aromatherapy. These grounding rituals invite a sense of internal calm, allowing me to experiment and share vulnerability in my work. I draw upon my personal experience to address themes of grief, healing, and resilience through the playful engagement of materials, inviting an opportunity for discovery and experimentation.
Through my work, I aim to create space for contemplation, encouraging viewers to engage with the work and question their own perceptions of identity, transformation, and emotional landscape. My art serves as a catalyst for emotional connection, transcending the boundaries of self and nurturing a shared experience with the greater community.
Exhibitions
Red 225 Gallery - Intimacism - Group Exhibition - June & July 2024 (Nashville, TN)
Rock Wall Gallery - Cosa Nostra - Group Exhibition - February & March 2024 (Nashville, TN)
Paradigm Gallery - Wild + The Art Queens - Group Exhibition - January 2024 (Philadelphia, PA)
Create! Gallery - Inner Power - Group Exhibition - July 2021 (online)
Germantown Art Crawl - February 2020 (Nashville, TN)
Gallery 30 South - Coaster Show - Group Exhibition - October 2019 (Pasadena, CA)
Creative Mornings - Amusement Park - Group Exhibition - September 2019 (Nashville, TN)
Press
Crawl Space: A Packed Show at Packing Plant and Southern Abstraction at Tinney
Nashville Scene, May 30, 2024
Nashville Voyager, February 2022
