Curriculum Vitae
Christiana E. Updegraff
Los Angeles and San Diego, CA
ceupdegraff@gmail.com
Education
M.F.A. 2011 San Diego State University
B.F.A. 2007 Kent State University
Professional Experience
2023- present Adjunct Faculty, San Diego City College, 3D Design, Crafts
2023- present Lecturer, San Diego State University, Classes: Intro to Jewelry and
Metalsmithing, Advanced Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Modern Making.
2015- present Adjunct Faculty, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA
Classes: Sculpture, 3-Dimensional Design, Intro to Jewelry and
Metalsmithing, Advanced Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Intro to Art
-2012-2016 Studio Manager, Project Manager, Fabricator, Liz Larner Studio
-2009-2010 Instructor of Record, San Diego State University, Intro to 2-Dimensional Design
-2008-2010 Graduate Technical Assistant- San Diego State University
-2007-2008 Technical Assistant- Cleveland Institute of Art
Visiting Artist Lecturer, Cleveland School of Architecture & Design, Cleveland, Ohio
Instructor, Cleveland Institute of Art- Continuing Education
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Christiana E. Updegraff: Menial Devotion, Art Produce, San Diego, CA
2011 Christiana E. Updegraff: Hiding in Plain Sight, Flor y Canto Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2010 Christiana E. Updegraff: Installation Exhibition, Installation Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2 person Exhibitions
2023
Tethered, Christiana Updegraff and Alexandra Carter, Oolong Gallery, Solana Beach, CA Curator: Eric Laine
Group Exhibitions
2023
Blind Date, Gallery 851, Philadelphia, PA, Curator: Susan Casey
Connect, (Part one), Art Produce, San Diego, CA, Curator: Sarah Garcia
Connect, (Part two), City Gallery & Art Produce, San Diego, CA, Curator: Sarah Garcia
43rd National Print Exhibition, ArtLink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Crossing Boundaries, SDSU Main Gallery, San Diego, CA, Curator: Chantel Paul
HUQ: I seek no favor, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Ashima Yadava (catalogue)
2022
Awakening and Furor, Roaring Artist Gallery, Huston, TX, Curator: Bernadine Franco (artist talk)
Optimism, San Diego Design Week, San Diego, CA, Curator: Arzu Ozkal
AiR Cohort, Art Produce, Lynn Susholtz, San Diego, CA
Distanced, Gallery 851, Philadelphia, PA, Curator: Susan Casey
Small Acts, City Gallery, San Diego, CA, Curator: Paul Sacaridiz (catalogue)
HerStory, Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY, Curator: Renee Phillips
2021
Layers of Time, Upstream Gallery, Scarsdale, NY, Curator: Phyllis Famiglietti, Mitch Goldberg and Rachel Whitlow
Maternochronics, Illinois University, Bloomington, IL, Curator: Emily Zarse
Women Now, Long Beach, California, Curator: Sarah Vure
2020
Faculty Exhibition, LBCC Gallery, Long Beach, California, Curator: Trevor Norris
2019
Untamed, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, California
Front of the House/Back of the House, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
(traveling)
2018
-Coterie, Custom Cabinets, Los Angeles, California, Curator: Coleen Sterritt
-Piece of Paper, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, Curator: Karen Kunc
-Lined.Layered.Linked. , The Smithery, Columbus, Ohio, Curator: Anne Holman, Jen Townsend
2017
-Transformation, Re:Artiste, New York, New York, Curator: Hadieh Afshani, Natalie Burlutskaya
-Innovative Crafts, National Association of Women Artists, New York, New York, Curator: Susan G. Hammond
2016
-Studio Art Faculty Exhibition, Long Beach, California, Curator: Trevor Norris
2011
-Hiding in Plain Sight, San Diego, California, Solo Exhibition
-Into the Light, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California, Curator: Danielle Susalla
-San Diego State University Student Art Exhibition, California, Curator Jim Cavolt (Arts and Letters Purchase Award)
2010
-Yuma Art Exposition, Yuma, Arizona
-Bulls Eye, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, Curator: Jim Cavolt
-Alumni Exhibition,Kent State University, School of Art, Kent, Ohio, Curator: Kathleen Browne
2009
-Graduate Review Installation Exhibition, Installation Gallery, San Diego State University
-Into the Frying Pan, San Diego State University, California, Curator: Jim Cavolt
-Revolution, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Curator: Society of North American Goldsmiths
-San Diego State University Art Exhibition, California, Curator: Joyce Corpuz (Dean’s Purchase Award)
-SDSU Graduate Juried Exhibition, Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA
2008
-Re-Entry, San Diego State University, California, Curator: Jim Cavolt
-Yuma Art Exposition, Yuma, Arizona
2007
-Fusion, Enamelist Society Biennial Juried Show, Columbus, Ohio, Jurors: Harold Nelson, Jan Harrell, Elizabeth Turrell (catalogue)
-B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
2006
-Cold Storage, Ice and Coal House, Akron, Ohio, Curator: Isabel Farnsworth
2005
-Westerner, Ohio City Circle Studios, Ohio City, Ohio, Curator: Alice Butts
2004
-Easterner, Ohio City Circle Studios, Ohio City, Ohio, Curator: Alice Butts
2000
-Student Exhibition, Amherst, Massachusetts, Curator: Susan Jahoda
Residencies
2022 Art Produce, San Diego, CA
Collections
Office of Arts and Letters, San Diego State University
Office of the Dean, College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts, San Diego State University
Professional Affiliations
ISC member
College Art Association member
Society of North American Goldsmiths member
Awards/Grants
2011 PSFA Purchase Award, Student Award Exhibition, San Diego State University
2010 Dean’s Purchase Award, Student Award Exhibition, San Diego State
University
2009 Windgate Scholarship
California State University Grant, San Diego State University
Dean’s Purchase Award, Student Award Exhibition, San Diego State
University
2008 Windgate Scholarship
California State University Grant, San Diego State University
2006 Blossom Grant, School of Art, Kent, OH
References
Available upon request