David R Christiana
Contact
- (520) 626-3183
- ART / MUSEUM, Rm. 110
- TUCSON, AZ 85721-0002
- davidc@arizona.edu
Biography
David Christiana augments his illustration practice, which includes over 20 picture books for international publishers and 2 New York Times Bestsellers, with authorial illustration for emerging forms of visual literature. His decade-long Portraits of Petrichor project, for example, culminated with a solo exhibit at the Museum of Northern Arizona in 2016 and won the Viola Award for Excellence in the Arts, and in 2017, the Ecstasies and Homilies series combining illustrations with original songs and texts was exhibited as a solo exhibit at Coconino Center for the Arts.
Reviews of his book work have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, People Magazine, Publisher's Weekly, etc. and been featured in the Society of Illustration Annuals, Communication Arts, and American Illustration, Applied Arts, and Spectrum. In 1998 he was invited by Steven Spielburg to illustrate a chapter for The Emperor's New Clothes as retold by Jeff Goldblum for the Starbright Foundation (Harcourt Brace).
Degrees
- M.F.A. Illustration
- Syracuse University
- Leanord Baskin's Influence on Contemporary American Illustration
- B.F.A. Interdepartmental
- Tyler School of Art, Temple University
- Other Illustration
- Parson's School of Design, New York, New York
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Arizona (2004 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona (1995 - 2004)
- University of Arizona (1991 - 1995)
- Northern Arizona University (1989 - 1991)
- Northern Arizona University (1986 - 1989)
Awards
- Viola Award for Excellence in the Arts
- Flagstaff Arts Council, Spring 2017
- Viola Award Nomination
- Flagstaff Arts Council, Winter 2016 (Award Nominee)
- Certificate of Merit - Illustrators 53
- Spring 2011
- Award of Merit
- Fall 2010
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2020-21 Courses
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Honors Thesis
ART 498H (Fall 2020) -
Illustration Studio III
ART 466 (Fall 2020) -
Topics In Studio Art
ART 504 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Figure Paint/Illustratn
ART 462A (Spring 2020) -
Honors Thesis
ART 498H (Spring 2020) -
Illustration Studio I
ART 266 (Spring 2020) -
Independent Study
ART 499 (Spring 2020) -
Internship
ART 393 (Spring 2020) -
Practicum
ART 694 (Spring 2020) -
Figure Illustration I
ART 368 (Fall 2019) -
Graduate Studio
ART 680 (Fall 2019) -
Honors Thesis
ART 498H (Fall 2019) -
Illustration Studio III
ART 466 (Fall 2019) -
Independent Study
ART 399 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Picture Book Art+Design
ART 462C (Summer I 2019) -
Topics In Studio Art
ART 404 (Summer I 2019) -
Watercolor Painting I
ART 285 (Summer I 2019) -
Figure Paint/Illustratn
ART 462A (Spring 2019) -
Illustration Studio I
ART 266 (Spring 2019) -
Independent Study
ART 499 (Spring 2019) -
Figure Illustration I
ART 368 (Fall 2018) -
Illustration Studio III
ART 466 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Topics In Studio Art
ART 404 (Summer I 2018) -
Figure Paint/Illustratn
ART 462A (Spring 2018) -
Figure Paint/Illustratn
ART 562A (Spring 2018) -
Honors Thesis
ART 498H (Spring 2018) -
Illustration Studio I
ART 266 (Spring 2018) -
Figure Illustration I
ART 368 (Fall 2017) -
Illustration Studio III
ART 466 (Fall 2017) -
Illustration Studio III
ART 566 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Figure Paint/Illustratn
ART 462A (Spring 2017) -
Figure Paint/Illustratn
ART 562A (Spring 2017) -
Honors Independent Study
ART 399H (Spring 2017) -
Honors Thesis
ART 498H (Spring 2017) -
Illustration Studio I
ART 266 (Spring 2017) -
Independent Study
ART 399 (Spring 2017) -
Independent Study
ART 499 (Spring 2017) -
Figure Illustration I
ART 368 (Fall 2016) -
Honors Thesis
ART 498H (Fall 2016) -
Illustration Studio III
ART 466 (Fall 2016) -
Illustration Studio III
ART 566 (Fall 2016) -
Independent Study
ART 499 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Figure Paint/Illustratn
ART 462A (Spring 2016) -
Figure Paint/Illustratn
ART 562A (Spring 2016) -
Illustration Studio I
ART 266 (Spring 2016) -
Independent Study
ART 499 (Spring 2016) -
Internship
ART 493 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Christiana, D. R. (2010). FAIRY HAVEN AND THE QUEST FOR NEVER LAND. Disney Publishing Worldwide.More infoGail Carson Levine (author)
Journals/Publications
- Christiana, D. R. (2011). "Toe Drawings, You Say?". Arizona Alumnus Magazine, 1.
Presentations
- Christiana, D. R. (2015, 09-03-2015). "Bobbers". University of Arizona Museum of Art, Out of the Vault Series. UAMA.
- Christiana, D. R. (2015, October 6). Heart, Soul and a View: Drawing Italy In. Rome and It Perspectives/Humanities Week. Kiva Auditorium, UA Student Union: College of Humanities.
- Christiana, D. R., Alfie, F., & Feng, A. A. (2015, October 6). Burchiello Redressed: Translating Poetry with Images and Words. Humanities Week. UA Poetry Center: College of Humanities.
- Christiana, D. R. (2012, Fall). Picture Book Realities. Lecture and Discussion. World of Words, College of Education.More infoIndividual Presenter
- Christiana, D. R. (2011, Spring). David Christiana: Illustrator/Artist/Educator. College visit. Ringling College of Art and Design.More infoIndividual Presenter
- Christiana, D. R. (2010, Spring). Journey to Imagined Worlds. Second Annual Tucson Book Festival. UA campus.
- Christiana, D. R. (2010, Spring). Paying for Beauty. Unsettling Certainties: Conversations in the Humanities. UA Poetry Center.More infoPanel Speaker
- Christiana, D. R. (2009, Spring). Creating an Illustrated Novel. First Annual Tucson Book Festival. Kiva Auditorium, UA campus.More infoIndividual Presenter
- Christiana, D. R. (2009, Spring). Minty Fresh Fire Breathing Characters. First Annual Tucson Book Festival. UA campus.
- Christiana, D. R. (2009, Summer). Read Me a Picture. Presentation and Gallery Talk. Tempe Center for the Arts.More infoPanel Speaker
- Christiana, D. R. (2008, Spring). David Christiana: Art and Illustration. Lecture and Demonstration. Rochester Institute of Technology, New York.More infoIndividual Presenter
- Christiana, D. R. (2008, Spring). Inner Workings: The Art of David Christiana. Presentation and Gallery Talk. Mercer Gallery, Monroe Community College.More infoIndividual Presenter
Creative Works
- Illustrator; March 2012; Worlds of Words: Lanuguage and Culture; Illustrations used for promoting the Worlds of Words, a research library and teaching facility at the UA College of Education, Kathy Short, Director.
- Tree of Books; March 2009; Worlds of Words; Full-color wrap-around cover with six monochromatic interior illustrations.
- "Tree of Books" and others; March 2009; Worlds of Words; Work that I'd completed for the World of Words project was used at the Tucson Festival of Books for their display, etc.
- Burchiello Redressed: A Poetry of Art; Printmaking; Thornapple Press; Self-Published; Limited edition of 25 portfolios. Each portfolio includes 7 intaglio prints, plus 7 drawings printed on vellum, texts in Italian and English of each of the 7 poems, one ink-jet 2 color print, colofon and table of contents contained in a clamshell case.
