Studio Arteur specializes in product-focused art of various mediums- including printmaking, drawing, textile and sculpture. The vision is to offer objects that inspire, transform and unite.
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Studio Arteur was founded in Los Angeles by Christina Yasmin Fesmire in 2019. Christina holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art and Graphic Design, and has studied Film and Multimedia at New York University. She has exhibited and trained in various cities throughout Europe and Central America, including The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Copenhagen- Denmark, Germany and Mexico.
Printmaking Techniques: Paper Lithography, Monotype, Chine-Collé, Drypoint, Cyanotype, Solar Print, Orotone, Linoleum cut, Woodcut, and Collagraph. The techniques are often mixed, and printed on various substrates- such as fabric, plaster, wood, and glass.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015- Current. Freelance Art and Design: Fine Art; Product Design and Development- NYC, Los Angeles.
2014. Senior Product Designer. Industrial Designer/ Developer: Century Martial Arts: Concept and Schematic. Structural Packaging. Product Engineering. 3D Development, Graphic Print Design and Soft Prototyping. Clientele: UFC. Oklahoma City, OK.
2011. Project Manager, Junior Estimator: RD Rice Construction, Clientele: Dolce Gabbana. New York City, NY.
2009. Project Manager, Junior Estimator: Stuart-Lynn Architectural Consulting. New York City, NY. Clientele: Guggenheim Museum. Morgan Library and Museum, Whitney Museum. Tadao Ando, Donald Judd Loft., St. John Clothing, Ermenegildo Zegna, Blanc De Chine, New Museum of Contemporary Art, Faith Popcorn Residence- ‘Think Tank’, AOL Co-President- Barry Appelman, Appelman Loft: Residence. New York City, NY.
2010. Production Manager and Designer: ESI Design. Clientele: Shanghai World Exposition Dream Cube. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. New York City, NY.
2010. Freelance: Project Manager. Interior Design Consultant. Clientele: Ildiko Interior Design. AOL Co-President: Appelman Residence. New York City, NY.
[2008-2012: Pratt Institute: MID. The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts + Architecture. Copenhagen, DK]
2006. Project Manager. Junior Designer: Perfido Design, Clientele: Vito Acconci. Video Music Awards. Ellen Tracey. Absolut Vodka. New York City, NY.
2005. Production Assistant. Film Editor: COA CREWS, Clientele: NBC. ABC. National Geographic. The View. BBC. New York City, NY.
2005. FREELANCE. Sound Editor: Clientele: Pfizer International. New York City, NY.
[2005: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: Film and Editing Theory. NYC]
[2004: NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY: Film and Sound Editing. NYC]
HONORS
“Featured Designer: Best of Brooklyn Designs”, Huffington Post
“Take a Seat”: IMM, Cologne: Interior Design News
“Swing and a Hit”: Dwell Magazine: Product Spotlight
“AIA Selects Award Winner”: Brooklyn Modern
This Just Inbox: “A Swing for Adults”: Core77
“Fugle Swing”: Design Milk
AIA- “Small Project Winner” Design
“A Place to Swing”: Design Sponge
“Featured Monthly Designer”: Design Inspiration International
Wedgewood- Tabletop Competition Finalist
COLLABORATIONS
2020. Tension Book, “Lynk Collective”, Irvine Fine Arts Center Printmaking Consortium, Orange County, CA.
2019. Mandala Dream Portal, Lotus Research and Design, HAIKU, HI.
2019. Ghost Book, “Lynk Collective”, Irvine Fine Arts Center Printmaking Consortium, Orange County, CA.
2019. Exquisite Corpse, Printmaking. Gallery Western, Los Angeles, CA.
2010. DKDI International: Project Manager. Clientele: FoodParc. New York City, NY.
2010. Concept Ideation: Prototypes for Ghanaian Children Project; Government Mandated Scholastic Reflective Apparel, New York City, NY. Ghana, Africa.
2009. The Guyana Project: Liana Cane Factory. Pratt Institute- Guyana, South America; New York City, NY.
EXHIBITIONS
2020. No Stopping The Creative Spirit, Washington Reid Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2020. Democracy 2020, ‘I Am A Man’, LA Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA.
2020. ImMigration II with Paper Boats, Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA.
2019. Art on the Wall, Pilgrim's Coffee House, Fullerton, CA.
2019. Irvine Fine Art Studio Arts Festival, Exhibitor + Booth Coordination, Graphics, Irvine, CA.
2019. ImMigration, LA Printmaking Collaborative, Global- Traveling – Current on Tour
2019. Texture, Gallery 104, New York, NY.
2018. LA Printmaking Holiday Print Fair, MuzeuMM Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2017. Dwelling, Gallery Western, Los Angeles, CA.
2017. Give and Take, LA Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA.
2017. Expressions, Virga Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
2011. Nordic Nordstjernan: New Finnish Design Scenarios: Design Week, New York City, NY.
2011. A Chair Affair, New York City, NY.
2010. ICFF: International Furniture Fair, New York City, NY.
2010. Brooklyn Designs, Brooklyn, NY.
2009. Wedgewood Tabletop Exhibition, New York City, NY.
2009. IMM Cologne: International Furniture Fair, Cologne, Germany.
2009. Furniture in Scandinavia, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art + Architecture: Copenhagen, DK.
2006. United Bamboo Runway Event, New York City, NY.
2002. Erotic Art Exhibition, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK.
EDUCATION
2020. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, Entrepreneurship Certification
2017- Current. IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER: Printmaking + Photography, Orange County, CA.
2012. PRATT INSTITUTE: Master’s Degree of Industrial Design, Brooklyn, NY.
2009. THE ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS + ARCHITECTURE: Scandinavian Furniture Design, Copenhagen DK.
2007. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: Film Theory, New York City, NY.
2004. NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY: Sound and Image Editing. New York City, NY.
2000. UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA: Fine Art + Graphic Design. Oklahoma City, OK.
Special Studies: Multimedia Design + Structural Package Design
Studies Abroad: Germany, Mexico, Scandinavia- Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy