Christina MacBean - Curriculum Vitae 

 
Utterson, ON ~ (705) 794-6875 
christinamacbean@gmail.com 
christinamacbean.weebly.com 
 
Education 
 
2016 Georgian College, ​Fine Arts Diploma​, Barrie, ON 
- Recipient of the 2015 P ​ eer Printmaking Award of Merit 
2012 Laurentian University, B ​ achelor of Law and Justice​, Barrie, ON 
 
Group Exhibitions (Juried) 
 
2015/16 S​ DVA Scholarship Show​, Campus Gallery, Barrie, ON 
2016 ​Student International Small Print Show​, University of El Minia, El Minia, Egypt 
2015 ​Student International Print Exchange​, Ulster University, Belfast, Ireland 
 
Group Exhibitions (Non-juried) 
 
2020 ​A Leap of Faith​, Be Contemporary Gallery, Innisfil, ON 
2019 T​ he PRNT Collective​, Gibson Centre, Alliston, ON 
2016 ​Deliberately Incomplete​, Campus Gallery, Barrie, ON 
2015 ​Our Bodies Our Blood​, Plan B, Halifax, Nova Scotia 
2015 ​Sketch​, Art in House, Barrie, ON 
2015 ​Twitter Art Exhibit​, Moss Library, Moss, Norway 
2014 ​Best in Snow​, Campus Gallery, Barrie, ON 
 
Solo Exhibition 
 
2017 S
​ imple Complexity​, Art in House, Barrie, ON 
 
Public Events and Sales 
 
2020/21 B ​ enefactor Programme​, MacLaren Art Center, Barrie, ON 
2020 ​Selected Works from PRNT​, Be Contemporary Gallery, Innisfil, ON 
2020 ​A Leap of Faith​, Be Contemporary Gallery, Innisfil, ON 
2019 ​Coldwater Steampunk Festival​, Coldwater, ON 
2018/19 ​PRNT Collective​, Barrie, ON 
2018 ​Off the Hook​, MacLaren Art Center, Barrie, ON 
2018 ​Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum​, Coldwater, ON 
2015​-​19 ​Vox Alliance Church​, Barrie, ON 
2016 A
​ rt In House​, Barrie, ON 
2014/15 H ​ ot off the Press Print Sale​, ​Georgian College​, Barrie, ON 
2015 ​The Creative Space​, Barrie, ON 
 
Media and Publications 
 
Current and ongoing​, Instagram Art Blog, ​instagram.com/christina.m.macbean 
October 2015, ​Print Project Rock Solid​, The Barrie Advance, Barrie, ON  
September 2015, A ​ rt project gives clout to issues of menstruation​, The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, 
Nova Scotia  
 
Commissions 
 
2016/19 Paintings for Linda Paisley, Century 21 Canada Real Estate, Barrie, ON 
2019 Edition of woodblock prints, Central Canadian District of the C&MA, Burlington, ON 
2018 Paintings for Redwood Park Communities, Barrie, ON 
2016 Lithography printing for Sadko Hadzihasanovic, Toronto, ON 
2015 Woodblock print for Georgian College Corporate Christmas Card, Barrie, ON 
 
 
 
Residencies and Memberships 
 
2020 Member of The Huntsville Art Society, Huntsville, ON 
2018 Georgian College Print Studio, large scale lithography (24 x 34in), Barrie, ON 
2017 Art in House, Barrie, ON 
2017 Founding member of PRNT Collective, fine art print studio, Barrie, ON 
 
Collections 
 
Georgian College Permanent Collection, Barrie, ON 
University of El Minia Permanent Collection, El Minia, Egypt 
Redwood Park Communities Inc., Barrie, ON  
Prints and Paintings are held in several private collections across Simcoe County, ON 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Christina MacBean - Biography 
 
Christina MacBean is the 4th generation in her family to be born and raised in Barrie, ON, 
Canada. She recently moved north to Muskoka, with her husband and 2 children. She holds an 
undergraduate degree in Law and Justice, however in 2014, after more than a decade pursuing 
and working in the public safety industry, she decided to pursue her love of art and all things 
creative. She is an honours graduate from the Fine Arts program at Georgian College in Barrie 
and has found her niche in oil painting and printmaking. 
 
In the short time Christina has devoted her time to her artistic endeavours, she has exhibited 
in several shows Internationally including Egypt, Norway, and Ireland. She has also 
participated in exhibits in Eastern Canada and throughout Southern Ontario. She is the 
recipient of the 2015 Georgian College Peer Printmaking Award and has been featured in 
Barrie’s local newspaper as well as the Chronicle Herald in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was a 
founding member of PRNT Collective, Barrie's first private printmaking studio and now owns 
two printing presses that she keeps in her private studio in Utterson. 
 
Her artwork is in many private residences throughout Simcoe County. She also has work in two 
public collections which include the University of El Minia, Egypt and Georgian College, Barrie. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Christina MacBean - Artist Statement 
 
My center as an artist regardless of the medium I am using is in the process, which shadows 
my life’s journey. My goal when making abstract paintings is to create more questions than 
answers. In a similar way, my prints become conversations that invite the viewer to explore a 
deeper meaning. I intentionally challenge perceptions, whether in the image itself or in the 
concept in order to draw the viewer into another realm of seeing, oftentimes by completing 
work that is deliberately incomplete. Through my techniques, intuition and the subject matter 
that inspires me, I am able to produce sensitive yet vibrant imagery with bold compositions.