Christine Bourdette Drawing to Planet Earth Drawings and sculpture February 4 - April 2, 2016 Presenting new graphite and watercolor works alongside delicate paper sculptures, Christine Bourdette continues her explorations of the ever-shifting human condition in Drawing to Planet Earth. In this work Bourdette brings forth imagery of the American West’s untamed geologic forms to represent the fluctuating quality of natural and mental landscapes. While the graphite texture of rocks and minerals in her drawings depict the mutability of solid conditions on a geologic timescale, overlaid pigments inject a color and liquidity that reminds one of the instantaneity with which the natural world is viewed. These two dimensional works are accompanied by small paper sculptures that express the textures of stone; each one a vignette juxtaposing our perception of permanence with the object’s own evidence of erosion. Bourdette is known for her enigmatic sculpture which explores the human condition with wit and meticulous craftsmanship. Bourdette received her BA from Lewis and Clark College (Portland, OR). She has shown extensively nationally, including solo exhibitions at the Fairbanks Gallery at Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR), The Tyler Museum of Art (Tyler, TX), and The Wentz Gallery at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (Portland, OR). Her work was featured in three Oregon Biennials, and she has permanent public artworks in Portland, OR, Tempe, AZ, Seattle, WA and many other locations. Bourdette was the first recipient of the Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Award in 1992.

Exhibition Images Brimstone graphite, pastel, charcoal and colored pencil on paper 2015 38 x 25.5 inches     Continental Drift graphite and pastel on paper 2015 27 x 22.5 inches     Schism 1 graphite and Flashe on paper 2015 21.5 x 29.5 inches     Schism 2 graphite and Flashe on paper 2015 21.5 x 29.5 inches     Schism 3 graphite and Flashe on paper 2015 21.5 x 29.5 inches     Collide graphite and watercolor on paper 2015 21.5 x 29.5 inches     Glissade watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and ink on paper 2015 21.5 x 29.5 inches     Metamorph Flashe, graphite, colored pencil and ink on paper 2015 21.5 x 29.5 inches     Matrix graphite, Flashe and colored pencil on paper 2015 21.5 x 29.5 inches     Debris graphite and ink on paper 2015 38 x 25.5 inches     Tuck graphite and pastel on paper 2015 27 x 22.5 inches     Treasure Island graphite and pastel on paper 2015 27 x 22.5 inches     Lahar graphite, watercolor and Flashe on paper 2014 22.5 x 30 inches     Dome graphite, watercolor and ink on paper 2014 22.5 x 30 inches     Landslide graphite, watercolor and Flashe on paper 2014 22.5 x 30 inches     Pyroclasm graphite, watercolor, ink and pastel on paper 2014 22.5 x 30 inches     Melt colored pencil, ink, watercolor and graphite on paper 2014 22.5 x 30 inches     Sediment graphite, watercolor, ink and pastel on paper 2014 22.5 x 30 inches     Ledge 1 vellum, ink, plaster, wood, cardboard, gesso, sawdust, acrylic, pastel 2016 17.5 x 33 x 4.75 inches     Ledge 2 wood, graphite, vellum, ink, gesso 2016 16.25 x 17.25 x 6.5 inches     Pit vellum, ink, cardboard, gesso, sawdust 2016 12.5 x 13.5 x 8 inches