Christa A. Whitten

Connecting to your inner landscape through art

About the Current Show

Shadows Taller Than Our Souls

Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT

February 22, 2025 - April 22, 2025

Cairns have long served as way-finding constructions in terrain where the trail may become unclear. These carefully stacked rock piles act as navigational aids and are trusted to guide the way in critical conditions, such as when dense fog or storms obscure the path. They provide direction in uncertain times.

These cairns are offered as places to pause and reflect, reminding us to focus on the waypoints in the storm and move with them. When we act in line with a purpose, the resulting shadows are long and contain a multitude of ripples.

Curated by David Borawski

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Christa Whitten is a visual artist known for vibrantly colorful, evocative work, often utilizing paper in two-dimensional and sculptural applications. Her work’s intention is to provide an opportunity to access the intangible inner landscapes we carry within and explore their relationships to wider contexts.

She has exhibited throughout New England, including the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Silvermine Art Center (where she is a guild member), ArtWalk Hartford, and the Anchor House of Artists in Northampton, MA. In addition, she enjoys collaborating with other artists to produce work for publication. Recent print-available works include ‘Under The Netherlands’: images of recent installations in the Netherlands, ‘snffbx press’ artist books and illustrations for a children’s book entitled “Reach for the Stars.” She lives and works in northern Connecticut.

For further information or to get in touch, please email to: christawhitten@gmail.com

All images contained in this website are the work of, and copyrighted to, Christa Whitten.

Additional Photo Credits: Exhibition View image at top of ‘About’ page and final image in grid gallery on ‘About’ page by Peter Brown Architectural Photography