BORN
1976, Berkeley, CA
Lives and works in San Francisco, CA

EDUCATION
1998, BA Studio Art, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
2003, MFA Photography, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009

• “Lux”, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA; Country Club, Cincinnati, OH
• “The Edge of Intent”, The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL
• "1000 Days", Scion Installation Space, Culver City, CA

2008

• “States of Mind: New American Photographers”, TH Inside, Cityscape, Brussels; + Dat-Schaub, Copenhagen
• “Staging Reality”, The West Collection, Oaks, PA
• “Sublime Landscape”, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC
• “The Natural World”, East/West Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
• “RISD Northern California Biennial”, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
• “Christina Seely: Lux”, Boliou and Hulings Halls, Carleton College, MN

2007

• “Never Seen”, The Oliver Center, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
• “PhotoBravo +07”, Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN
• “Exposure”, Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA

2006

• “Forest Dreaming: Part 5”, The Center for Contemporary Art and the Natural World, Haldon Forest Park, Exeter, United Kingdom
• “Beyond Words: 101Artist Books”, University of the South Art Gallery, Sewanee, TN
• “AIM 26”, The Bronx Museum, New York, NY

2005

• “San Francisco RISD Biennial”, Lux Design Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• “Landscape Revisited”, Hunt/Cavanagh Gallery, Providence, RI
• “Fantastic Efflorescence”, Boliou Gallery, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
• “The Art of the Good Life”, Invitational Benefit, Gen Art, San Francisco, CA

2004

• “International Photographic Exhibition”, Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, CO
• “Place /No Place”, Gibbs Gallery, Boston, MA

2003

• “RISD Museum Group Show”, RISD Museum, Providence, RI

COLLECTIONS

• Fidelity Investments Collection, Boston, MA
• The SEI West Collection, Oaks, PA
• Wellington Management Company, Boston, MA
• The Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
• Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
• The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Yale University Collection, New Haven, CT
• The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
• Rhode Island School of Design Collection, Providence, RI
• Carleton College Collection, Northfield, MN
• Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
• Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art Collection, Fort Collins, CO

AWARDS, GRANTS, HONORS
2009

• MacDowell Residency, Petersborough, NH
• Santa Fe Prize for Photography Nominee, Center, Santa Fe, NM
• Center’s Project Competition Finalist, Center, Santa Fe, NM
• Critical Mass Top 50, Photolucida, Portland, OR

2007

• Metropolis Magazine Co-Winner of the Next Generation Design Competition

2005

• Women’s Studio Workshop Artist Book Production Grant, Rosendale, NY

2004

• White Columns Slide Registry, New York, NY
• Cooper Union Residency Program, New York, NY

TEACHING & LECTURERS
2007–(present)

• Adjunct Faculty, California College of the Arts, Oakland/San Francisco, CA

2007

• “Concentrated Illumination: Addressing the Power of Light Pollution Through Art and Design” (Artist Talk) Carleton College, MN

2006

• Adjunct Faculty, Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY

2005

• Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, Carleton College, Northfield, MN

2003

• Instructor of Record, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

2002

• Lecture, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Post Baccalaureate program, Boston, MA

Bibliography
2009

• Tam, Jane. “Interview: An Interview with Christina Seely”, Nymphoto Blog.
• Berger, Josh. “Interview: Lux”, Plazm Magazine Blog.
• Ferry, Hayden. Review: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
• Yvi Magazine, The Netherlands.

2008

• “Art By Association”, artMatters. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
• McQuaid, Cate. Eclectic Show Spans Coasts and Styles”, The Boston Globe.
• “500 Handmade Books”, published by Lark Books.
• Woodwa, Joseph. “Art Review: Angles on the Real World”, The Santa Barbara News.
• Leigh Dicks, Brett. “Review: The Natural World”, The Santa Barbara Independent.
• Morell, Daniela. “Urban Resonance”, MetropolisMagazine.com.

2007

• PhotoBravo +07 Catalogue
• “Beyond Words”, published by Lark Books.
• Steen, Karen E. “Lunar Lights”, Metropolis Magazine. May.

2006

• Quigley, Ryan. “Hitting the Mark”, NY ARTS Magazine. July/August.