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CannonArts is the website and portfolio of Christine Cannon. Christine is an artist and designer with as varied a career path as her tastes. She founded CannonArts LLC as her artistic practice in 2014.  

She was born and raised in Lagrange, GA. She works in both traditional and digital media and shows her work regionally through the southeast. A graduate of Columbus State University, she earned a BFA in Studio Art and continued to the University of South Carolina School of Visual Art and Design where she earned an MFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in Painting.

 

She is a lifelong learner and professional creative.

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CHRISTINE CANNON

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

Master’s Degree in Fine Arts, The University of South Carolina, May 2012

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art, Studio Arts Columbus State University, May 2007

 

 

Exhibitions

*denotes solo exhibitions

2024

Dichotomy, Cochran Gallery, LaGrange, GA

2023

Afterglow, Cochran Gallery, LaGrange, GA*

2022

Epilogue, Bo Bartlett Gallery, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

Visibility, Rankin Gallery, Columbus State University, Columbus GA

In Bloom, Heritage Art Gallery, Columbus, GA

2021

Electroweak Epoch, Heritage Art Gallery, Columbus, GA*

2020

Foyer display for Dracula, New Horizon Theater, West Point, GA

Black Gallery, Columbus, GA 

2019

Spare Parts, Arts Around the Square, Cuthbert, GA* 

 

 

2015

Dragon Con Pop & Surrealist Juried Art Show, Atlanta Georgia

 

2014

Dragon Con Pop & Surrealist Juried Art Show, Atlanta Georgia

Indie Bits Video Game Design Juried Exhibition. Nickelodeon Theater. Columbia, South Carolina

Graphic Fiction Container Art Show. Columbus State University and Columbus Art Beat Festival. Columbus, Georgia.


2013

Alabama Community College Chancellor’s Exhibition, Juried Show. Second Place, Faculty, Drawing.

2013 Faculty Alumni Exhibition, Columbus State University Illges Gallery. Columbus, Georgia.

4 Artists: Go Your Own Way. Cochran Collection Gallery. LaGrange, Georgia

Artist Collective, Panoply Gallery. Newnan Georgia.

Visual Artist Alliance of Lagrange Collective show, Lagrange Art Museum. Lagrange, Georgia.

Jouissance Sombre, at S & S Art Supply, Columbia, South Carolina*

 

2012

Consumerism: A Feminist Art Show curated by Pretty Girls: An Artist Collective. Tapp’s Arts Center

Robos, Mythos, Pathos, MFA Thesis Exhibit. McMaster Student Gallery, University of South Carolina*

Something Something Fun, Video Game Exhibition, University of South Carolina Media Arts, McMaster College of Art

 

2011

Bang Pop Pow-Wow! at S & S Art Supply*

Untitled Group Show, Curated by Lucas Sams, Tapp’s Art Center

2010

2010 Student Exhibition, Masaccio Galleria, e International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture - Montecastello di Vibio Umbria, Italy 

2009

The University of South Carolina, McMaster School of Art Juried Student Art Show

 

2007

Senior Exhibition 2007 Illges Gallery, Columbus State University Corn Center for Visual Arts

Columbus State University Juried Student Art Exhibition

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Related Skillsets

 

Digital::

Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, Photoshop, PremierPro, Express

Procreate, Shapr3D, Cura, Vetric V-Carve

 

Traditional materials and maker practices:

Drawing, Painting, and Illustration methods and practices.

3D modeling with Shapr3D and Autodesk Fusion 360

3D printing and maintenance with FDM and Resin 3D Printers

Designing for subtractive manufacturing, machine maintenance, CNC router and laser cutter

Mold making and casting using urethane, silicone, and polyester resin

Extensive Scenic, Costume, and Prop Design Fabrication Background 

 

Related Employment

2015 to 2024

Instructor of Art and Graphic Design, Chattahoochee Valley Community College

Sponsor CVCC Art Club, Co-Sponsor CVCC Pride Club

2018 to 2021

Chair of Fine Arts and Social Science Division, Chattahoochee Valley Community College

2013 to 2014

Adjunct Instructor, Chattahoochee Valley Community College:

Freelance Designer and Illustrator, Founded CannonArts 

 

2010 to 2012

Instructor for the 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Youth Comic Workshops
Instructor of Record, University of South Carolina, 2012
Graduate Teaching Assistant for the University of South Carolina Painting Department 2010 - 2011

Assistant for Pam Bowers International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture, Montecastello di Vibio Umbria, Italy

2009

Collation and Bindery Technician, Columbus State University Printing Services

 

2008 Tattoo Artist, Primitive Body Art

2002 to 2005 Tattoo Artist, Emerald City Tattoo

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