
Chrissie Calvert is a New Zealand artist, based in Auckland.
I work with imperfect materials. I find that painting on unique surfaces allows for the surface to play a more active role in the painting. In this way, I allow the material to have some agency over the outcome of the work.
Storytelling is a big part of my creative practice. I like to create works which have an escapist element. It is a personal challenge of mine to create work where the image and material used in my process work harmoniously to set a vivid scene, which is different from the here and now.
We don’t live in a perfect world, but sometimes the imperfections themselves are the most interesting and often the most overlooked parts. My work is simply a nod to the imperfect, and its power to stimulate the imagination.

Chrissie Calvert
Education
2019-2021
BFA Whitecliffe College of Art and Design
2022-now
MFA Whitecliffe College of Art and Design
Exhibitions
2021
2021
2021
BFA Mid Year Exhibition, 67 Symonds Street, Auckland
Juice Box, Form Gallery, 67 Symonds Street, Auckland
BFA End of Year Exhibition, 67 Symonds Street, Auckland