“I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness.”— Thoreau

My work has always explored the real, the imagined, and freedom—ideas that shape my life, my art, and how I move through the world.

On January 22, from 4–6 PM, please join us for the opening reception of my new exhibition at the Campanile Center for the Arts, Campanile Gallery (131 Milwaukee Street, Minocqua, WI 54548).

And… it’s also a birthday celebration! 🎉 Both Steve Opfer and I have birthdays near January 22, so we’re making this a shared, joyful evening.

The exhibition, “The Real, the Imagined, and Freedom,” features brand-new 3D work created from repurposed found objects, alongside a selection of my 2D pieces (some repurposed, some not). The image of the bird appears throughout the show, connecting these ideas across both my 2D and 3D worlds.

Hope to see you there. 💛

Watermedia painting, Thrush by Christine Alfery

Christine Alfery's work, "Thrush."

Glorious glorious earth, it can uplift us so.


Guess that is why I am a Lover of the wild. ~CEA

Click HERE to view new works.

"Shelter" Receives Award

I'm honored and truly grateful to share that my piece "Shelter" received the Gale Wilcox Award, a Special Merit Award at the 38th Northern National Art Competition held at Nicolet College in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

Juror Jaleesa Johnston reflected on Shelter, saying it “really captures the emotional central movement of the oceans. It straddles a line between a representational work and an abstract—just like the ocean. I feel like I’m in a boat in the middle of the ocean.”

Thank you to Nicolet College, the Northern Arts Council, and everyone involved in making this exhibition such a meaningful experience.

Watermedia painting, Shelter by Christine Alfery