ABOUT THE ARTIST
Exploring the quiet weight of history and the emotional resonance of the objects we choose to keep
Inspired by heirlooms, vintage interiors, aged textiles, and botanical forms, I create expressive, contemporary paintings that weave together memory and a sense of place. Working in acrylic, ink, oil pastels, and mixed media, on fabrics like dressmakers’ muslin and drapery linens, I layer colour and texture to mirror how memory surfaces over time. Flowers, vintage vessels, and textile-inspired patterns recur as motifs, celebrating inheritance, care, and the enduring presence of the things we hold close.
Meet Christie
Christie Baker is a self-taught Canadian painter whose work explores memory, material, and the soft-spoken significance of everyday objects.
Born in Edmonton and raised in Calgary, Ottawa, and Toronto, Christie spent twenty years in Vancouver, where she and her husband, Matt, raised their daughter, before returning to Toronto in 2019. She began painting in her 50s during the uncertainty of the pandemic, discovering a deeply personal, intuitive form of expression. A published writer of creative non-fiction, with a professional background in beauty and fashion, Christie brings a strong sense of narrative and appreciation for aesthetics to her art.
Christie works from her home-studio in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood. She began exhibiting in 2022, and her work is now held in private and corporate collections across North America. Christie serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Artists’ Network, and is an active member of many arts organizations throughout Canada.
