About
I am a writer, director, and multi-hyphenate artist. You've seen my work in major outlets and the most obscure DIY art venues. I don't see a contradiction. I don't give a fuck about my brand. I care most about storytelling, creative expression, and my individual voice. I'm not trying to be flippant; I'm just being honest.
Artist Statement
My work deals with power and how it manifests itself in individual and societal contexts. I tell stories and explore storytelling modes and traditions across cultures. My projects include books, films, performances, photographs, paintings, and other imaginings often merged across genres and media. I am particularly invested in telling women's stories and am deeply influenced by my Salvadoran-American background, upbringing in the South, and life split between New York City and the Washington, D.C. area.
General interests include gender, the environment, technology, history, immigration, and disability. Commonly, I use animals, nature, and fantastical elements to examine these themes. Nature holds a lot of power that can teach and inspire us, as evidenced by all the folk tales involving animals. Making art of all kinds helps me think about how we get along with animals and how we can change our lives to be more like them. As someone currently going through a divorce, one of the many things animals have taught me is to be adaptable—to change with my environment and to make art that changes with my environment.
General interests include gender, the environment, technology, history, immigration, and disability. Commonly, I use animals, nature, and fantastical elements to examine these themes. Nature holds a lot of power that can teach and inspire us, as evidenced by all the folk tales involving animals. Making art of all kinds helps me think about how we get along with animals and how we can change our lives to be more like them. As someone currently going through a divorce, one of the many things animals have taught me is to be adaptable—to change with my environment and to make art that changes with my environment.
Artist Bio
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Christine Sloan Stoddard is a Salvadoran-American writer, artist, filmmaker, and theatre-maker. She is the founder of Quail Bell Press & Productions, including Quail Bell Magazine and the Badass Lady-Folk podcast. Her books include Desert Fox by the Sea, Belladonna Magic, Water for the Cactus Woman, and other titles. Previously, she was the first-ever artist-in-residence at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House in Manhattan and an inaugural AnhkLave Arts Alliance fellow at the Queens Botanical Garden.
During this pandemic era, Christine has had three books released: Heaven is a Photograph, Naomi & The Reckoning, and Hello, and New York: The Living And Dead. Her short films Bottled, Butterflies, and Drunken History screened in multiple virtual festivals and virtual events, and are now available on Amazon Prime Video. Her feature film Sirena's Gallery, which came out of her quarantine residency at 1708 Gallery, screened at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond, VA in August 2021. She also completed 17 commissioned murals in 2020 and 2021. She will be directing her original play, "Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares," at the Gene Frankel Theatre in New York City in Spring 2022. Christine is a member of The Authors Guild, The Dramatists Guild, and the Actors' Equity Association. She earned her MFA from The City College of New York-CUNY and undergraduate degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University, including VCUarts. |
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Photo by George M Ivanoff.
