“Figuring It Out” (aka “Going Home”) received the Juror’s Choice Award in the 2020 VMR...
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Sometimes artists have muses, I am no exception. Muses are often their source of inspiration. Muses give the artist a sense of passion about something. My muses are words – and the concepts they conjure up for me. Words never cease to inspire me which is why I call myself a conceptual artist and why I write a blog and about beautiful moments in the day.
“Figuring It Out” (aka “Going Home”) received the Juror’s Choice Award in the 2020 VMRC Juried Exhibition.
Posted on July 16 2020
“Figuring It Out” (aka “Going Home”) received the Juror’s Choice Award in the 2020 VMR...
"Jamboree on the Beach" selected to represent the State of Wisconsin
Posted on July 16 2020
Christine Alfery's "Jamboree on the Beach" was selected to represent the State of ...
"Loving You" exhibited in the San Diego Watercolor Society 40th International Juried Exhibition
Posted on July 07 2020
This year, SDWS received 874 entries from throughout the United States and 22 other c...
Rainbows, Inspiration, and The Gladys Gibson Bronze Medal Award
Posted on June 07 2020
"Sunshine and Rainbows" was awarded The Gladys Gibson Bronze Medal Award in the 15th Annual Emerald Spring Exhibition juried show at the Emerald Art Center in Springfield, Oregon. The Emerald Art Center re-opened on June 3rd while maintaining social distancing protocols. The show is now open to the public.
Blog: Fresh Flowers From The Garden
Posted on May 16 2020
As artists we are familiar with the three letters N.F.S., not for sale. Our spirits, our hearts, our souls, our minds, should all have those three letters branded in place. Our spirits, our hearts, our souls, our minds, are not for sale. The morning air has a warm secure feeling... Essays
Blog: Mark Arts Abstract National Exhibition
Posted on April 15 2020
Ben Davis of ArtNetNews wrote a review of Molly Fischer’s March 2020 article “Will the Millennial Aesthetic Ever End?”. I read the essay because the first thing I asked myself was; “just what is the millennial aesthetic?’’ Ben Davis seemed to address this by starting his review by stating Fischer’s... Essays
Christine Alfery’s “Jamboree on the Beach”
Posted on April 03 2020
Christine Alfery’s “Jamboree on the Beach” was selected for the National Watercolor Society’s Centennial celebration – The 50 Stars Exhibition. The Wisconsin Watercolor Society chose Christine to represent the state of Wisconsin for this prestigious event. Please join us in congratulating Christine for this honor! The National Watercolor Society is one of the ...
Peak Performance Prize Winning Paintings From The 11th Annual Watermedia Showcase
Posted on January 29 2020
By Anne Hevener/ Watercolor Artist Magazine
There was no shortage of paintings worthy o...
Congratulations Christine Alfery
Posted on January 24 2020
Christine Alfery’s work “Rolling Stones” was selected as a finalist for Circle Foundation’s Artist of the Year Award Located in Lyon, France, The Circle Foundation for the Arts maintains a small and exclusive selection of featured artists on their international platform. These prestigious awards are judged based ...
NorthStar Watercolor Society
Posted on January 20 2020
Christine Alfery has earned signature status within the national NorthStar Watermedia Society. To earn signature status into this society, the artist needs to be juried into 3 of their national exhibitions. Christine’s entry “Roller Coaster/Coney Island Ride” was accepted into their 2019 Fifth Annual NorthStar National Juried Art Exhibition in Lakeville, MN.
Blog: Art Tour Winners
Posted on August 15 2019
Dear Lovers of Art, Thank you all for visiting me at my studio on the Northwoods Art Tour. It was such a pleasure for me to talk with all of you and share my art with you. You know you all are very special people – you art lovers you. Thank-you, thank-you. I am also letting you ...
Christine Alfery’s ‘Creative Contraptions’ Selected for Inclusion in the 32nd Annual Northern National Art Competition
Posted on August 02 2019
International Award-Winning Contemporary Conceptual Artist, Christine Alfery’s painting, Creative Contraptions was recently selected for inclusion in the 32nd Annual Northern National Art Competition. The judge for this competition is Scott Stulen, Director/President of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Philbrook Museum of Art. Scott chose 90 works of art from nearly 350 submissions – and those who were involved remarked on how difficult narrowing down those selections were, as all ...
For Award-Winning International Contemporary Conceptual Artist Christine Alfery, The Honors & Awards Just Keep on Coming!
Posted on July 31 2019
For Award-Winning International Contemporary Conceptual Artist, Christine Alfery, the well-deserved honors and awards just keep on coming! In this past week alone, two of Christine’s paintings have been accepted into National Juried Exhibitions, and one was awarded 3rd prize in an existing juried exhibition. Don’t Fence Me In (above) was accepted in the 39th Annual National ...
A Conversation With Contemporary Conceptual Artist Christine Alfery
Posted on July 26 2019
By Lisa Freedman / SunStorm Arts / Fine Art Magazine
“Flying Circus”, 30 x 40 Watercol...
This Weekend, July 26th, 27th & 28th – Visit Christine Alfery’s Wisconsin Art Studio on The Northwoods Art Tour
Posted on July 25 2019
Circus Diva, Acrylic on Canvas, 60×48
This Weekend, July 26th, 27th & 28th – Visit ...
Hampton’s Art Hub
Posted on July 21 2019
Hampton’s Art Hub
I have never been able to color within the lines, am not a fan of co...
International Award-Winning Artist, Christine Alfery to Participate in Open Studio during the Northwoods Art Tour, July 26th-28th
Posted on July 18 2019
Traveling with Greenness and Blueness, 12×12 watermedia on paper Christine Alfery, an International Award-winning Conceptual Artist from Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, will be opening her art studio during The Northwoods Art Tour. The Northwoods Art Tour is a self-guided tour through some of Northern Wisconsin’s finest artist owned galleries and art studios. Participants will ...