The majority of Christine Peloquin’s art work can be summarized as drawing and painting on fabric and paper collage. The subjects range from idealized faces and figures of women to landscapes, nature scenes and abstracts.

All the pieces begin with fabric and paper collage arranged, sewn and adhered to wood panels. The collages consist of any of the following; antique cloths, contemporary fabrics, antique dictionary pages, old children’s school books, atlases, architectural plans, wallpaper, tablecloths, napkins, lace, buttons, flowers, leaves and any variety of papers and 2D found objects. Over the collages, the drawings are done in charcoal and the work is painted with acrylics and mediums.

Christine’s intention is to weave an autobiographical tapestry invoking and addressing universal issues such as philosophy, spirituality, sexuality, motherhood and self-awareness. Most of the titles come from appropriate words found in the collage.

The joy in this process for her is the instinctual choices of rendering and harmonizing what she will cover up and what she will leave to be revealed.


"I was raised in Rhode Island, where my French Canadian ancestors immigrated to work in the textile mills during the industrial revolution. They worked long hard hours, often at young ages, towards the dream that someday their children and grandchildren might prosper. It is with the utmost gratitude and respect that I dedicate my work to them.

Using acrylics and charcoal, I paint self-portraits and ambiguous, non-specific women. Wolf Kahn said of his work, "the subject is not the subject." I also use this philosophy because although I render faces and figures in a relatively realistic manner, my paintings are not about portraiture or resemblances. Instead, I try to capture emotions, moods and ideas by using these arbitrary figures as actors expressing facial and body language. My intention is to create a visual record of personal experiences, yet the image always seems to take on a life of its own."

Gallery Representation:

1996-2005 Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Past Exhibitions

2011 Florida Biennial V!, Museum of Florida Art, Deland, FL
2009 One Person Show, Studio E Gallery
2008 One Person Show, Studio E Gallery
2007 L.I.F.E. Love is for Everyone, group show, Orlando, FL
2007-2006 Art Beth-El, St. Petersburg, FL
2005 Renderings, Solo Show, Lake Eustis Museum of Art
Eustis, FL
2005 9 Months, Solo Show, Arts On Douglas Gallery,
New Smyrna Beach, FL
2005 Atlantic Center for the Arts, Horsin' Around Auction, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2004 On the Road, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA
2004 New Artists Exhibition No. 3, Arts On Douglas Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2004 Hot Art at WorkPlay, Loretta Goodwin Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2004 Orlando Marriott Downtown Gallery, Orlando, FL
2004 Found Objects Show, Ridge Art Association, FL
2004 peloquin-mack-bitner-bach, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, FL
2004-2003 Living With Intention: Paintings By Christine Peloquin, Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee, FL
2004-2003 Angels of Light, Leslie Boyd Gallery, Orlando
2004-2003 Hanson Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2004-2003 Loretta Goodwin Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2003 ArtSoup, Maitland Art Center, FL
2003 Postures; Concerning the Human Figure
Matre Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2003 Eisemann Performing Arts Center, Richardson, TX
2003 Postcards from Paradise, Maitland Art Center, FL
2003 Studio E Gallery Show, June Kirkpatrick Gallery, Portland, ME
2003 Found Objects Show, Ridge Art Association, FL
2003 ARTform, Studio E Gallery, Jupiter, FL
2003 Three Faces of Eve: Reflections of Love, Peace, and Serenity, Studio E Gallery, solo show, Jupiter, FL
2003-2001 Art Beth-El, St. Petersburg, FL
2002 Paintings by Christine Peloquin, Mount Dora Center for the Arts, solo show, Mount Dora, FL
2002 7th Annual Small Works Invitational, Valencia
2001 From Shoulder to Foot, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, group invitational, Gainesville, GA
2001 Florida Artist for the Month of August, Orlando Museum of Art, FL
2001 PM; Presentation McRae; 1st Thursday, Orlando Museum of Art, FL
2001 Objects of Desire;Contemporary Still Life by Central Florida Artists,Terrace
Gallery, Orlando City Hall, FL
2000-2001 Cypress Artists; Signature Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2001 2nd Annual Fairly Lilith Celebration of Women in Art, Museum of Fine Arts,
St. Petersburg, FL
2001 Go Figure, Art Resources Gallery, group invitational, St. Paul, MN
2001 Face Value, Studio E Gallery, solo show, Jupiter, FL
2001 Nothing You Can See That Isn't Shown, Ambiance Gallery, solo show,
St. Petersburg, FL
2001 Muse: A Female Perspective, Orlando Museum of Art, FL
2001 Art Festival Beth-El, group invitational, St. Petersburg, FL
2001 Artma, group invitational, Denver, CO
2001 Palette for the Senses Art Auction, Orlando Museum of Art, FL
2000 McRae Art Studios Group Show, Casselbery Center for Fine Arts, Casselbery, FL 2000 Blue Gallery, group show, Kansas City, MO
2000 Pop (Text)ure,Hyde Park Fine Arts Gallery,group invitational Tampa, FL
2000 Black Velvet, group show, Orlando City Hall, FL
2000 Work of Christine Peloquin, Signature Gallery, solo show, Tallahassee, FL
2000 Tidbits, Ambiance Gallery, group show, St. Petersburg, FL
1999-2000 Gold Fish Galleries, group show, Sarasota, FL
1999 Kristal Gallery, group show, Sugarbush, VT
1999 Toe Five Two, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
1999 Figurative Small Works, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
1999 Steel Magnolias, Soho Gallery, group show, Pensacola, FL
1999 Boundless Expressions, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute,
Tampa, FL
1999 Art Interiors; Living with Art, Orlando Museum of Art, group show, FL
1998 Eye of the Lizard Gallery, group show, Vero Beach, FL
1998 Millennium, solo show, Winter Park, FL
1998 RENT- group show for promotion of the Broadway play in Tampa, FL
1997 Maitland Arts Center, PARTICIPATION group show, Maitland, FL
1997 First Union Tower Atrium Gallery, Orlando, FL
1997 Bob Carr Performing Arts Center/L'Orchestre National de France,group show,
Orlando, FL
1997 Ybor City Arts Walk, Romeo's, featured artist, Tampa, FL
1997 Baldwin Art Group, Ringgold, GA
1997 The Beehive, solo show, Orlando, FL
1996 A Different Perspective Gallery, solo show, Winter Park, FL
1996 Orlando Museum of Art; Festival of Trees - Featured artist
1994 The Eco-Art Gallery, group show, Orlando, FL
1991 Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Strangeness in the Proportion,Rollins College,
Winter Park, FL

Publications

Featured Artist for New World Stage's Women's Voices, March 2002
Book cover for Honey and Other Sonnets, by Scott Allan Pardue, 2001
Atlanta Constitution, Oct. 2001
Atlanta Intown, Oct. 2001
Featured Artist for Cottonwood Art Festival, May 2001
Gallery Guide, Jan. 2001
Tallahassee Democrat, June 2000, April 1999
St. Petersburg Times, Jan. 2001, May 2000
O Arts! Magazine, April-May, 2000, Oct. 1997
Longboat Observer, Jan. 2000
New American Paintings, Volume 22, July 1999
Orlando Sentinel, Dec. 1999, June 1998, March 1997
Weekly Planet, April 1998
Orlando Weekly, Dec. 1998
Tampa Tribune, Nov. 1997, Nov. 1996
Arts Link, Dec. 1995

Awards

2000 Florida Individual Artist Fellowship,Honorable Mention, Tallahassee, FL
2000 Award of Merit, Artscape Atlanta, GA
2000 Second Place, Plaza Arts Festival, Kansas City, MO
2000 Second Place, Port Clinton Art Festival, Highland Park, IL
2000 Second Place, Vail Arts Festival, CO
2000 Award of Distinction, Mainsail Arts Festival,St. Petersburg, FL
1999 First Place, Steel Magnolias, Soho Gallery, Pensacola, FL
1999 Merit Award, Downtown Gainesville Arts Festival, FL
1998 Award of Distinction, Ocala Arts Festival, FL
1997 Best of Show, Street Painting Festival, Orlando, FL
1991 Lake Mary/ Heathrow Scholarship Award, FL

Memberships in Professional Societies

Board Member and Corporate Member of McRae Art Studios, Inc.
Member of The Orlando Museum of Art
Member of the NAIA- National Association of Independent Artists
Member of the Maitland Art Association

Education

1991 Rollins College- Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Winter Park, FL

The work of Florida artist Christine Peloquin includes figurative and architectural fine art paintings and commercial murals. Peloquin paints mainly with palette knives and layers the acrylic paints like a mason building a wall.