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Christian Bigwater

Contemporary Visual Artist

Contact Information

  • Email: emailme@christianbigwater.com
  • Phone: +1 (928) 221-4205
  • Website: www.ChristianBigwater.com
  • Instagram: @cbigwater

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Artist Statement

Christian Bigwater is a contemporary visual artist whose work explores the interplay between modern existential themes and traditional artistic forms. Through a combination of digital media, acrylics, and found objects, Bigwater seeks to provoke thought and evoke a sense of introspection about the human condition in the 21st century.

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Education

  • B.S. Business Administration, Certificate in Marketing and Communications, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 2001

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Solo Exhibitions

  • 2023: "PIXELS: Indigenous Digital Art," Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2021: "365 Days Worth," Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2017: "New Works" Makeshift Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2018: Gallup Arts Crawl, Gallup, NM
  • 2017: Gallup Arts Crawl, Gallup, NM
  • 2016: Gallup Arts Crawl, Gallup, NM

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Group Exhibitions

  • 2024: Augmented Reality Art, Gallup Arts, Gallup, NM
  • 2024 May the Fourth be With You - A Showcase of Star Wars Art, Black Wall Gallery Boutique, Albuquerque, NM
  • 2024: Passage of Life Aging, Online
  • 2023: "Cause," Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, AZ
  • 2023: 8th Annual Member Artist Group Show, Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2022: Cause/Casuse, Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2022: "Indigital," Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2022: 7th Annual Member Artist Group Exhibition at Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2021: 6th Annual Member Artist Group Exhibition at Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2020: "Art in Isolation," Art123 Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
  • 2020: 5th Annual Member Artist Group Show, Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2019: 4th Annual Member Artist Group Show, Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2019: Wild Flower Show, Opo gallery show, Gallup, NM
  • 2018: "Art All Around Us Show," Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • 2018: First Annual Winter Group Show, December 2017 – February 2018
  • 2017: Exposure Show, Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM

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Awards and Residencies

  • 2015: Second Place, Animal Category, Gallup Tribal Ceremonial, Gallup, NM
  • 2023: Art selected for Santa Fe Indian Marketing official merchandise, Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2021: Winner, Repatriation Conference Logo Contest,
  • 2022: El Malpais Community Art Program, El Malpais Triptych, El Malphis Ranger Station, 2022.

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Publications and Media

Galleries and Representation

  • Art123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
  • Wyld Gallery, Austin, TX

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Collections

  • "In Your Hands" Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
  • "Navajo Abstract" Private Collection, Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, AZ
  • "Blu#2" Private Collection, Sage Memorial Hospital, Ganado, AZ
  • "Sisters", "Monument Valley #2", and "Spider Rock", Gallup Courthouse Building, Gallup, NM

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Events

  • 2024:  Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2023: Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2022: Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2022: Heritage Show, Northern Arizona Museum, Flagstaff, AZ
  • 2021: Virtual Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2021: Heard Museum Guild, Virtual Indian Market, Phoenix, AZ
  • 2020: Virtual Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2019: Gallup Tribal Ceremonial
  • 2019: Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2019: Gallup Native Arts Market, Gallup, NM
  • 2018: Gallup Native Arts Market, Gallup, NM
  • 2018: Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2018: Gallup Tribal Ceremonial
  • 2017: Gallup Tribal Ceremonial
  • 2016: Gallup Tribal Ceremonial
  • 2016: Autry Indian Market
  • 2015: IFAM
  • 2015: Navajo Nation Keshmish Festival, Window Rock, AZ

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Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Gallup Arts
  • Member, Rezartify

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