Christine Major

Christine Major
Born	1966 (age 58–59) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Education	University of Ottawa
Alma mater	Université du Québec à Montréal
Known for	Painter

Christine Major (born 1966)[1] is a Canadian painter.

Life and work

Christine Major was born in Quebec City, Quebec, in 1966.[1] Major earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Ottawa and her Master of Fine Arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal.[2] She lives and works in Montreal and teaches at the Université du Québec à Montréal.[2] Women are generally the subject of Major's paintings, with domestic violence being a common theme.[3]

Collections

• Cuisine Rouge, 2010, Université du Québec à Montréal[4]
• Collection Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[5]

Exhibitions

• "Her Story Today", 2015–16, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.[6]
• "The Disorderless of Things", 2015, Galerie de l'UQAM, University of Quebec[7]

Further reading

• Davis, Heather (editor). Desire Change: Contemporary Feminist Art in Canada. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press (2017). ISBN 9780773549371

References

1. "Artists in Canada". Canadian Heritage. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
2. "Resume | Christine Major | The Painting Project". The Painting Project. Université du Québec à Montréal. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
3. "Description | Christine Major | The Painting Project". The Painting Project. Université du Québec à Montréal. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
4. "Cuisine rouge | Christine Major | The Painting Project". The Painting Project. Université du Québec à Montréal. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
5. "Christine Major". www.collections.mnbaq.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
6. "Her Story Today". Mutual Art. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
7. "The Disorderless of Things". Mutual Art. Retrieved 12 December 2018.