Photograph by Bill Olive, The Houston Chronicle, 2010.
BIO
Maria Cristina “Cristy” Jadick
b.1957, Pittsfield, MA, USA
Exploring cultural identity the human spirit and socio-political themes, Artist Maria Cristina "Cristy" Jadick incorporates photography, video, painting, printmaking and performance in what results in compelling, conceptual,
research-based projects. Incorporating found objects and bricolage into her work, Jadick further connects her viewers to a sense of place. Her projects range from large, mixed-media, photo-lithographic prints or paintings on paper and canvas to sizable, performative, interactive tableau that integrate photographs and sewn, painted, baked and printed elements.
Jadick earned her B.A. from Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA and pursued Art & Social Sciences studies at the Transart Foundation-Houston, TX (with Surpik Angelini and Abdel Hernandez,) The Glassell School-MFA Houston, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, and The Johns Hopkins University- Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC.
Her artistic career spans over 25 years, with exhibitions at the Fotofest Biennial, Bronx Latino Art Biennial, Museums in the USA, Mexico, Peru, and Brazil, at numerous galleries, alternative spaces, public spaces and corporations.
Jadick has received several prestigious artist development grants from Creative Capital (NYC) and DiverseWorks Art Space. She has served on the Artist Board at DiverseWorks from 2013-2014. Cristy Jadick is based in Houston, Texas where she lives with her husband and 2 sons. She enjoys traveling, skiing, reading, gardening and singing.
Maria Cristina “Cristy” Jadick
b.1957, Pittsfield, MA, USA
Exploring cultural identity the human spirit and socio-political themes, Artist Maria Cristina "Cristy" Jadick incorporates photography, video, painting, printmaking and performance in what results in compelling, conceptual,
research-based projects. Incorporating found objects and bricolage into her work, Jadick further connects her viewers to a sense of place. Her projects range from large, mixed-media, photo-lithographic prints or paintings on paper and canvas to sizable, performative, interactive tableau that integrate photographs and sewn, painted, baked and printed elements.
Jadick earned her B.A. from Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA and pursued Art & Social Sciences studies at the Transart Foundation-Houston, TX (with Surpik Angelini and Abdel Hernandez,) The Glassell School-MFA Houston, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, and The Johns Hopkins University- Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC.
Her artistic career spans over 25 years, with exhibitions at the Fotofest Biennial, Bronx Latino Art Biennial, Museums in the USA, Mexico, Peru, and Brazil, at numerous galleries, alternative spaces, public spaces and corporations.
Jadick has received several prestigious artist development grants from Creative Capital (NYC) and DiverseWorks Art Space. She has served on the Artist Board at DiverseWorks from 2013-2014. Cristy Jadick is based in Houston, Texas where she lives with her husband and 2 sons. She enjoys traveling, skiing, reading, gardening and singing.