Christina McPhee
Christina McPhee: Layers of Landscape and Memory Christina McPhee’s artistic practice is rooted in a profound engagement with place—specifically, the ancestral lands of the Chumash and Salinan peoples in Southern California. Her work transcends mere representation; instead, she constructs layered visual narratives that explore site specificity and delve into the complexities of memory, resulting in striking drawings, paintings, and video installations. Born in Los Angeles in 1954, McPhee’s artistic journey began with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Scripps College in Claremont, Californi…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Christina McPhee's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
