Christina Oiticica was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1951. she has lived in Geneva since 2008.
She studied at the School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro (1969-1975), Architecture at Bennett University Center (1976-1980) and the Circle of Fine Arts of Madrid (1986 and 1990).
She has always worked with feminine signs: the food of life, fertility, maternal spirituality and the feminine universe; at first she was completely unconscious.
In 2003, she relocates to the Pyrenees region of France. At the time she was preparing an exhibition in Paris for which she had to paint large canvases. She lived in a hotel where there was no place to set up an artists studio, so she began working on her paintings outside. One morning, she noticed that leaves had fallen and insects had landed on the paintings at night and mixed with the paint, which pleased her immensely.
She went on to develop techniques in which paintings are buried, left in riverbeds, attached to trees in forests and soforth. Recently she has been working with salt, and in 2022 left her paintings in the Salinas de Marsala in Sicily. After some time she uses a product to stop the effects of nature on her paintings. Christina understood that her work was about leaving the walls of the Art Studio, she became a partner of nature and her work somehow received her fingerprint by being outside.
Christina believes there is a powerful partnership, because when she removes a work from nature there is always a big surprise! No matter where she left it, whether it be the Amazon in Brazil, Pyrenees in France, Camino de Santiago in Spain, Way of Kumano in Japan or Assisi in Italy, she is always thrilled and delighted to discover what the hands of nature have made of her original artworks.
She believes that it is an art that cannot be imitated and in each case the action of water, wind and the mystery of stones and the soil interact in a unique way in their work. She does her part of the work and after returning to the earth, completes a period of telluric gestation and then the work is brought back from the natural enviroment.
For Cristina, working on this theme corresponds to working with the Sacred, the Great Mother, the Immaculate Conception. Painting is like a seed that transforms and grows.
The end product of all this is something very important to her. For her, it’s not just something visual, but a whole energy involved in this transformation.
Exhibitions
2021
- Bulgari, Rue du Rhone 30, Geneva/Switzerland, 23 November 2021 – 7 January 2022
- “Clouds”, Gallery Elle, Suvratta House, St. Moritz/Switzerland, 9 July-17 October 2021, collective
2020
- “Celebrations”, Gallery Elle, Zürich/Switzerland, 18 September 2020 – 31 January 2021, collective
- “Impressões 2018:2019 – From Basel to Brazil”, Paulo Coelho & Christina Oiticica Foundation, Geneva/Switzerland, 23 January – 19 March 2020, collective
2019
- “Impressões 2018:2019 – From Basel to Brazil”, Design Basel, Basel/Switzerland, 11 June 2019, collective
- “Impressões 2018:2019 – From Basel to Brazil”, Expo Revestir, São Paulo/Brazil, 13 March 2019, collective
2018
- “Impressões 2018:2019 – From Basel to Brazil”, Design Miami/USA, 3 December 2018, collective
- “Impressões 2018:2019 – From Basel to Brazil”, Brasilea Foundation, Basel/Switzerland, 10 November 2018, collective
- “Nature”, Galerie ArtDynasty, Geneva/Switzerland, 23 June – 22 September 2018
2017
- “Regard sur la Feminité”, BeCurious, Lausanne/Switzerland, 7-30 June 2017
- “Vier Elemente/Four Elements”, Brasilea Foundation, Basel/Switzerland, 26 January – 16 March 2017
2016
- “Couleurs d’Amazonie”, Galerie Espace_L, Geneva/Switzerland, 13 November 2016 – 14 January 2017
- “Reborn”, Gallery Elle, Zürich/Switzerland, 20 October 2016
2015
- Art Meets in Zermatt, Mont Cervin Palace, Zermatt/Switzerland, 2015 winter season
- “Elles”, Galerie Espace_L, Geneva, Switzerland, November 2015 – January 2016
- CAGI, Geneva, Switzerland, 26 November 2015
- Consulate-General of Brasil, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015 – March 2016
- Auberge d’Hermance, Hermance/GE, Switzerland, January 2015 – March 2016
2014
- Terra, Galerie Espace_L, Geneva – Switzerland, 19 November-8 January 2015
- Maison de l’Amerique Latine de Monaco, 10 April-10 May, Monaco
2013
- MONAA Gala Dinner/Auction 2013, Salle des Etoiles Du Sporting Monte-Carlo, 15 November 2013, Monaco
- Exhibition Christina Oiticica, Museu do Café Fazenda Lageado 7-30 November – Botucatu – Brasil
- Exhibition Art St Moritz – Naef – 24 June-30 August – Geneva, Switzerland
- Auction Criança Esperança Rede Globo – Brasil Monaco Project – Hotel de Paris – 4 May – Principality of Monaco
2012
- Construtores do Brasil – Camara dos Deputados – Brasilia – Brazil
- Dublin Biennial 2012 – Dublin Biennial Gallery – Dublin – Irlanda
- Brasil x2 – Galeria Candido Lopez – Centro Cultural Palacio Paz- Buenos Aires – Argentina
- Coraçao e Bocas – Realidade Galeria – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Mae Terra – Casa do Bispo – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
2011
- Os Portais – Tourist Office – Tarbes – France
- Caminhos do Sol Nascente e Poente – Mercado da Ribeira – Olinda – Brazil
- XVI Circuito Internacional de Arte Brasileira – Museu Inima de Paula – Belo Horizonte – Brazil
- XVI Circuito Internacional de Arte Brasileira – Casa Brasil – Madrid – Spain
- Dialogues – Exhibition Hall – ONU – Nova Iorque – USA
- XVI Circuito Internacional de Arte Brasileira – Museu de Montemor – Montemor-o-Novo – Portugal
- XVI Circuito Internacional de Arte Brasileira – Lateinamerika Institut – Vienna – Austria
- Carnaval é Arte – Camarote Daniela Mercury – Salvador – Brazil
2010
- Ritmos y Colores de Brasil – Casa Brasil – Madrid – Spain
- Performance Uniques Special Ones – Florence, Italy
- Os Portais – Parador de los Reyes Catolicos – Santiago de Compostela – Spain
- A Nuvem e a Duna – children’s book launch – São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Amazônia – Hotel Diplomat – Stockholm – Sweden
2009
- Kumano Kodo Mother Earth – Kumano Hongu Heritage Center – Hongu – Japan
- Art en Capital – Grand Palais – Paris – France
- Momento Brasil – Washington – USA
- St. Moritz Art Masters Festival – St. Moritz – Switzerland
- Camino Peregrino – Igrexa da Universidade – Santiago de Compostela – Spain
- Camino Peregrino – Biondetta Art Gallery – Madrid – Spain
- Terres Indigènes – Centre Culturel Joel le Theule – Sablé-sur-Sarthe – France
2008
- Amazonia Exhibit – Britto Central Gallery – Miami – USA
- Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts – Carrousel du Louvre – Paris – France
- Camino Peregrino – Casa de las Carnicerias de Caja Espana – Leon – Spain
- Camino Peregrino – Albergue de peregrinos – Hospital de Órbigo – Spain
- Camino Peregrino – Sala de Cultura Caja Espana – Astorga – Spain
- Camino Peregrino – Centro Cultural Caja Espana – Bembibre – Spain
- Camino Peregrino – Centro Cultural Caja Espana – Ponferrada – Spain
- St. Moritz Art Masters Festival 2008 – St. Moritz – Switzerland
2007
- Camino Peregrino – Hotel El Peregrino – Puente la Reina – Spain
- Performance Festival Infr’action 07 – Sète – France
- Decentrism The Hidden Dimension – District Museum – Kalisz – Poland
2006
- Performance Festival Infr’action 06 – Sète – France
- Exposição 4B – As Neves – Spain
- Galeria BACI – Washington – USA
- Temporary Art Center – Eindhoven – Netherlands
2005
- Caminhos Revividos – Louis Vuitton – São Paulo – Brazil
- Caminhos Revividos – Louis Vuitton – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Christina Oiticica – Galeria do CROUS – Paris – France
- Collective Exhibition – Hotel de Ville – Lyon – France
- Les Quatre Saisons – Maison des Écritures – Lyon – France
2004
- As Quatros Estaçoes – Centro Cultural França-Brasil – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- As Quatro Estaçoes – Galeria Candido Portinari – Rome – Italy
- 4ª Exposição Visual de Fotografias – Bienal de Liège – Belgium
2003
- The Four Seasons – Mestna Galerija Ljubljana – Ljubljana – Slovenia
- International Art Exhibition – Palácio da Unesco – Beirut – Lebanon
- Collective Exhibition – Centro Cultural dos Correios – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Virtual Exhibition Sinais – Casa França Brasil – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- 48º Salon D’Art Contemporânea de Montrouge – Montrouge – France
- Caminhos Recolhidos – Época Galeria de Arte – Goiânia – Brazil
2002
- De Melkerij – Beisem – Belgiun
- Caminhos Recolhidos – Museu Nacional de Belas Artes – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Paisagens Imaginarias – Oscar Wilde House – Dublin – Ireland
2001
- Collective Exhibition – Galerie Lafayette – Paris – France
- Parcours, Recoltes – Galerie Debret – Paris- France
- Parcours, Recoltes – La Petite Galerie – Brussels – Belgium
- Parcours, Recoltes – Espaço Multiuso da Embaixada do Brasil – Berlin – Germany
- Bocas e Coraçoes Galeria de Arte Ipanema – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Corpo de Mulher – Artexpo – Jacob Javits Convention Center – New York – USA
- Nascita de Venere – Aeroporto Guarulhos – São Paulo – Brazil
2000
- Parcours, Recoltes – Centro Culturel Franco – Bresilien – Paris – France
- Installation Sonho de Jaco – Galeria do Poste – Niterói – Brazil
- Parcours, Recoltes – Museu Histórico Nacional – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
1999
- Fio das Contas – Centro Cultural Cândido Mendes – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Carregador de Perolas – Centro de Arte Hélio Oiticica – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
1998
- Corpo de Mulher – Artexpo – Jacob Javits Convention Center – New York – USA
- O Circulo e o Ponto, O Ponto e o Circulo – Galeria Portal – São Paulo – Brazil
1997
- Corpo de Mulher – Citibank – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Corpo de Mulher – Museu Nacional de Belas Artes – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
1996
- Joana D’arc – Casa França Brasil – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
1995
- Caminho de santiago – Museu Histórico Nacional – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
1994
- Os anjos – Centro Cultural Light – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
1993
- Caminho de Santiago – Casa d’España – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
1991
- Caminho de Santiago -Centro Cultural Avatar – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Caminho de Santiago – Caixa Econômica Federal – Olinda – Brazil
- Christina Oiticica – Jymmy Bastian Pinto – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
1985
- Performance Espuma – Metrô da cidade do Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
1984
- Parque Lage – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Museu de Arte Moderna – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
- Bazar Brasil – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
2003-2004 - Pyrenees, France - The Four Seasons
2004-2005, Amazonia
2006 - Sète, France - Water, Fire, Earth, Wind
2006-2008 - St. James' Way, Spain
2008 - St. Moritz Art Masters, Switzerland
2009 - Japan
