"I use my work to sort out my feelings and thoughts about the complex and enduring mark of structural racism in the United States and its impact on my life/body and the lives/bodies of those who look like me." - Christa David
Born in 1979 in the United States, Christa David is a visual artist, writer and researcher. Inspired by the artistic works of Romare Bearden, Wangechi Mutu, Alma Woodsey Thomas and literary works of James Baldwin, Christa David fuses the mediums of painting, collage and assemblage to create and recreate stories about home, belonging, faith, and identity. In September 2016, after years of “making art in the cracks” (nights and weekends) along- side her demanding work as Senior Public Health Researcher in New York City, Christa David leaped into making art full-time. Christa currently lives and works between New York City and Atlanta, and she is a proud two-time Columbia University Lion, holding its Bachelor of Arts and Masters degrees.
Christa David’s works can be found in private and public collections throughout the United States and Europe, including the distinguished David C. Driskell Center in Maryland, USA, and the Fondation Gandur pour l’Art in Switzerland. She has exhibited at international art fairs such as AKAA Paris and, more recently, 1-54 London and Expo Chicago (presented by Frieze Group). A major solo exhibition “I am here to save myself” was held in September 2023 in France at 193 Gallery Paris, and her work can currently be seen in the exhibition “Passengers in Transit”, a collateral event of the 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia.
