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James C. Christensen
work to add up to more than a beautiful - if sometimes "curious" looking work of art. Having
taught art professionally for over 20 years, he likes to think of the world as his classroom. His
hope is that through whatever he creates-be it a porcelain, fine art print or book-he can
convey a message, inspiration or a simple laugh. He believes that teaching people to use
their imagination helps us find solutions to sooth the stresses of everyday life-or get a little lift
to help us keep going. In short: all things are possible when you share Christensen's
philosophy that "Believing is Seeing."
Christensen was born in 1942 and raised in Culver City, California. He studied painting at
Brigham Young University and, for a while, the University of California at Los Angeles before
finishing his formal education at BYU. Since then, he has had one-man shows in the West and
the Northeast and his work is prized in collections throughout the U.S. and Europe.
Christensen has also won all the professional art honors the World Science Fiction and
Fantasy Convention can bestow, as well as multiple Chesley Awards from the Association of
Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. Christensen has been designated as a “Utah Art
Treasure,” one of Utah’s Top 100 Artists by the Springville Museum of Art and received the
Governor’s Award for Art awarded by the Utah Arts Council recognizing the significance of
Christensen’s artwork to Utah’s cultural communities. He was inducted into the U.S. Art
magazine’s Hall of Fame and is an Honored Alumnus at Brigham Young University for his
contributions to fine art and education. James and his wife Carole, co-chair the Mormon Arts
Foundation. He is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University, and has also given
workshops to large companies and organizations on the subject of creative thinking, including
the California Art Educator’s Association, Hallmark and Intermountain Health Care.
In addition to his fine art limited editions on paper and canvas, Christensen’s work can be
found in five acclaimed books and a series of interactive journals and in three dimensions in
porcelain and hand-crafted limited-edition bronze sculptures.
taught art professionally for over 20 years, he likes to think of the world as his classroom. His
hope is that through whatever he creates-be it a porcelain, fine art print or book-he can
convey a message, inspiration or a simple laugh. He believes that teaching people to use
their imagination helps us find solutions to sooth the stresses of everyday life-or get a little lift
to help us keep going. In short: all things are possible when you share Christensen's
philosophy that "Believing is Seeing."
Christensen was born in 1942 and raised in Culver City, California. He studied painting at
Brigham Young University and, for a while, the University of California at Los Angeles before
finishing his formal education at BYU. Since then, he has had one-man shows in the West and
the Northeast and his work is prized in collections throughout the U.S. and Europe.
Christensen has also won all the professional art honors the World Science Fiction and
Fantasy Convention can bestow, as well as multiple Chesley Awards from the Association of
Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. Christensen has been designated as a “Utah Art
Treasure,” one of Utah’s Top 100 Artists by the Springville Museum of Art and received the
Governor’s Award for Art awarded by the Utah Arts Council recognizing the significance of
Christensen’s artwork to Utah’s cultural communities. He was inducted into the U.S. Art
magazine’s Hall of Fame and is an Honored Alumnus at Brigham Young University for his
contributions to fine art and education. James and his wife Carole, co-chair the Mormon Arts
Foundation. He is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University, and has also given
workshops to large companies and organizations on the subject of creative thinking, including
the California Art Educator’s Association, Hallmark and Intermountain Health Care.
In addition to his fine art limited editions on paper and canvas, Christensen’s work can be
found in five acclaimed books and a series of interactive journals and in three dimensions in
porcelain and hand-crafted limited-edition bronze sculptures.
Twiggs Moore Gallery
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