Artist CV

Christine Apostolina Beirne · Updated 2026

Education

B.A. Art, California State University Channel Islands, 2004
Option in Studio Art, Specialized Studies: Painting and Sculpture

Continuing education and workshops with David Leffel, David Gallup, Timothy Horn, Ray Roberts, Mary Beltz Gilkerson, Jerry McLaughlin, Rebecca Crowell and Jove Wang.

Exhibition History

Selected One- and Two-Person Exhibitions

2020   Abstracted Landscapes, Gallery 113, Santa Barbara, CA
2019   Abundance, Gallery 113, Santa Barbara, CA
2019   Featured Artist, Ojai Valley Artists, Ojai, CA
2018   A Painting a Day for 90 Days, Buenaventura Gallery, Ventura, CA
2017   A Sacred Space Day Spa (with Ron Zolkover)
2016   Fox Fine Jewelry (with Sparkle Taylor), Ventura, CA
2012   Buenaventura Gallery (with Katherine McGuire), Ventura, CA
2008   Discovery Gallery, Ventura, CA
2008   Galaxy Gallery, Ventura, CA
2006   Palmero’s, Camarillo, CA
2006   Café Bariloché, Ventura, CA
2005   Ventura Visitor’s Bureau, PhotoVentura
2005   Fox Fine Jewelry, Ventura, CA
2004   Buenaventura Art Gallery, Ventura, CA

Selected Juried & Curated Exhibitions

2026   Hillcrest Center for the Arts, Thousand Oaks, CA — Space of Summer
2026   Selected for Artsy platform by Executive Director, Studio Channel Islands Art Center (1 of 13 artists)
2025   Nature’s Canvas: Exploring Taft Gardens Through Art, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA
2025   Plein Air Visions, California Art Club, Santa Paula Art Museum
2024   Painting Edmonds, Kingston and Beyond, Plein Air Invitational, Cole Gallery, Edmonds, WA
2022   En Plein Air, Santa Paula Art Museum, California Art Club
2021   Axis Gallery 16th Open Competition, Sacramento, CA
2020   Legacy: Seven Decades of Ventura College Art, Museum of Ventura County
2019   Abstraction, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
2019   Sculptures in the Garden, Maloof Foundation
2018   The Next Big Thing, Studio Channel Islands Art Center
2017–2015   Ventura Plein Air Invitational (multiple years)
2011   Shorelines, National Juried Exhibition, Rockport Center for the Arts, TX

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026   As We See It, Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, CA
2025   Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai Visions, Ojai, CA
2024   In and Out, Ojai Valley Museum
2023   Turning Corners, Ojai Valley Museum
2022   Perception and Persistence, Ojai Valley Museum
2021   Finding the Light, Ojai Valley Museum
2019   Origins, Ojai Valley Museum
2018   Scorched Souls, Ojai Valley Museum
2017–2010   Ojai Studio Artists, Ojai Valley Museum
2008   Silicon Valley Open Studios, Menlo Park, CA

Permanent Collections

Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, CA
Ventura College, Ventura, CA
Breckenridge Group, Camarillo, CA

Public Art

California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
Harbor Village, Ventura, CA

Media & Press (Selected)

2026   Urban Artist Magazine — interview, July 2026 issue
2025   Interview with Christine Apostolina Beirne, CBC Northbeat, Yellowknife, NWT
2025   Trail’s End Radio, CBC North (hosted by Dez Loreen)

Professional Activities

President, Ojai Studio Artists (2022)
Marketing/PR Vice President, Ojai Studio Artists (2020–2021)
Treasurer, Ojai Studio Artists (2015–2020)
President, Buenaventura Art Association (2012)
Executive Director, Buenaventura Art Association (2006–2009)

Awards (Selected)

2006   Second Place, Plein Air Open Competition, Harbor Village Gallery
2005   Merit Award, Local Scenes, Harbor Village Gallery
2004   Third Place, 2-D, Studio Channel Islands Art Center Member Show
2001–2000   Award of Excellence, Ventura College

Memberships

Ojai Studio Artists
Focus on the Masters

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