About Christi

Christi Arnette is a Columbia, SC, based artist who loves fun and friends as much as she loves to paint!

    

Christi grew up in Dillon, SC and attended Dillon High School.  She started painting at an early age - her mother and her paternal grandmother (Nana) were both artists in their own right and very very encouraging.  During her junior year of. high school she attended the Governors School for the Arts, and went on to attend and graduate from Queens College in Charlotte.  She took some art classes in college, but majored in Art History and Museums, Archives and Historic Sites.  After a 13 year stint at the Department of Archives and History, she took a leap of faith, left her job and started painting full time.

Christi's work is a vibrant exploration of color and texture, using a kaleidoscope of colors to capture attention and evoke feelings of joy, energy and spontaneity.  Each piece is a celebration of life, encouraging viewers to experience art beyond mere observance.    

Christi is a wife and mother to three boys (men actually....) and has a studio at Partager Gallery Gifts and Home in Columbia.  She has a fabulous coterie of friends that are part of her fun family.