Christy Kill is an award-winning abstract painter. She has exhibited in numerous locations in the DC area; and a pair of her paintings “On the Shores of Iceland” were featured in a slideshow during ArtBasel Miami in December 2017. They are now on permanent display at the Ocean Cluster in Reykjavík, Iceland. She has given proceeds and paintings to several NGO’s and charities serving children and the environment.
Christy creates custom statement pieces of art and is inspired by the people she meets, in the countries she has lived - Norway, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Iceland, and now Uruguay - and will always be influenced by her native roots of the Southern U.S. In 2023, Christy was awarded the U.S. Department of State’s Professional Development Fellowship, and is currently taking a masterclass for artists as well as online courses through the Smithsonian Institute.
Christy creates custom statement pieces of art and is inspired by the people she meets, in the countries she has lived - Norway, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Iceland, and now Uruguay - and will always be influenced by her native roots of the Southern U.S. In 2023, Christy was awarded the U.S. Department of State’s Professional Development Fellowship, and is currently taking a masterclass for artists as well as online courses through the Smithsonian Institute.
EXHIBITIONS + SHOWS
2023 "Dear Love" Art + Fashion Show, Carrasco, Uruguay
2022 U.S. Embassy, Art Fair, Montevideo, Uruguay
2021 McLean Project for the Arts, ArtFest, McLean Central Park, McLean Virginia
2021 Be the Light, Juried Exhibition: The Show Must Go On, McLean Community Center, McLean Virginia
2019 On the Shores of Iceland 1 & 2, Permanent Display, Ocean Cluster, Reykjavík, Iceland
2018 On the Shores of Iceland 1 & 2, Alphaa Inc. Slideshow, Art Basel Miami
2017 Health for All, Permanent Display, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
2017 Red, White, and Blue, 36 X 24, Group Exhibition, Arlington County Board Offices
2016 Red, White, and Blue, 36 X 24, Group Exhibition “Visions of Service”, Arlington Central Library
2016 Group Exhibition, Gallery Underground, Alexandria, Virginia
2007 Solo Exhibition, ChocoLaté Coffee Shop, Atlanta, Georgia
AWARDS & CERTIFICATES
2023-2024 Professional Development Program, U.S. Department of State
2022 World Art History Certificate, The Smithsonian Institution
2021 Honorable Mention, New Year 2, by Juror Allen Bentley
2018-2019 Professional Development Program, U.S. Department of State
MEMBERSHIPS
Montevideo International Women's Association (MIWA), 2023 - Present
The Rising Tide Society, DC Chapter, 2021 - Present
McLean Art Society, 2020 - 2022
Arlington Artist Alliance, 2016 - 2017
BOARDS
McLean Art Society, 2021 - 2022, Secretary of the Board
McLean Art Society, 2021 - 2022, Social Media Chair
2023 "Dear Love" Art + Fashion Show, Carrasco, Uruguay
2022 U.S. Embassy, Art Fair, Montevideo, Uruguay
2021 McLean Project for the Arts, ArtFest, McLean Central Park, McLean Virginia
2021 Be the Light, Juried Exhibition: The Show Must Go On, McLean Community Center, McLean Virginia
2019 On the Shores of Iceland 1 & 2, Permanent Display, Ocean Cluster, Reykjavík, Iceland
2018 On the Shores of Iceland 1 & 2, Alphaa Inc. Slideshow, Art Basel Miami
2017 Health for All, Permanent Display, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
2017 Red, White, and Blue, 36 X 24, Group Exhibition, Arlington County Board Offices
2016 Red, White, and Blue, 36 X 24, Group Exhibition “Visions of Service”, Arlington Central Library
2016 Group Exhibition, Gallery Underground, Alexandria, Virginia
2007 Solo Exhibition, ChocoLaté Coffee Shop, Atlanta, Georgia
AWARDS & CERTIFICATES
2023-2024 Professional Development Program, U.S. Department of State
2022 World Art History Certificate, The Smithsonian Institution
2021 Honorable Mention, New Year 2, by Juror Allen Bentley
2018-2019 Professional Development Program, U.S. Department of State
MEMBERSHIPS
Montevideo International Women's Association (MIWA), 2023 - Present
The Rising Tide Society, DC Chapter, 2021 - Present
McLean Art Society, 2020 - 2022
Arlington Artist Alliance, 2016 - 2017
BOARDS
McLean Art Society, 2021 - 2022, Secretary of the Board
McLean Art Society, 2021 - 2022, Social Media Chair
FEATURES
Christy's art hangs in the following countries:
Australia • Belgium • Columbia • Iceland • Latvia • Peru • Senegal • Turkey • Uruguay • United States