PENUMBRA WORKSPACE PROGRAM | NYC | 2021
Christie Neptune
I was moved by the beauty and power of Christie Neptune's striking self portraits and how sharply these were threaded with poignant images of a boarded up community center and an abandoned playground. I am eager to see the large format portraits of female immigrants from the Caribbean that she plans to make at Penumbra.
–Pradeep Dalal (Artist, Educator, Member of the 2021 Jury).
Image © Christie Neptune. Courtesy of the artist.
“[… ] Working across video, photography, sculpture, and performance arts, I investigate how constructs of race, gender, and class limit the personal experiences of historically marginalized bodies of color. I utilize disparate industrial materials filtered through assemblage, simple geometric forms, and object and body relations in
digital performance to illuminate the personal and emotional aftermath of a society that disregards and delegitimize those that endure the brunt of historically upheld supremacies. [ …]”
Christie Neptune holds a B.A. in Visual Arts from Fordham University. Her films and photography have been included in shows at BASS Museum, Miami, FL (2019); The University of Massachusetts Boston (2018); Rubber Factory, New York, NY (2017); A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn NY (2016); and Rutgers University (2015). Her work has been featured in publications including Artforum, NY Times, Hyperallergic, and The Washington Post. Neptune has been awarded the Bronx Museum of the Arts: Artist in Marketplace (AIM), Smack Mellon Studio Residency, NYSCA/NYFA Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Arts, and Light Work Artist-in-Residence among others.
