KRISTI BRIDGEMAN IN THE NEWS
Kristi's fine art paintings have been featured and awarded in many solo and group shows at venues such as the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Winchester Galleries, Sidney Fine Arts, Robert Bateman Centre, Dales Gallery, Martin Batchelor Gallery, Gordon Smith Gallery, and the Sun Yat Sen Gallery. Recent projects include exhibits in Jasper Yellowhead Region Museum, Musee Heritage in St. Albert, Alberta and the ACT Gallery in Maple Ridge, BC.
The artist has created over 28 childrens books and her illustration has been shortlisted for Governor Generals Award as well as several dozen book awards. Her signature sepia toned pieces can be found in card and print series, environmental works, eastern inspired mandalas and massive canvas landscapes.
The artist has created over 28 childrens books and her illustration has been shortlisted for Governor Generals Award as well as several dozen book awards. Her signature sepia toned pieces can be found in card and print series, environmental works, eastern inspired mandalas and massive canvas landscapes.
ARTICLES AND FEATURES
2019 North by Northwest Interview with Sheryl Mackay (at 1:46:32)
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-43-north-by-northwest/clip/15669534-saturday-february-9
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-43-north-by-northwest/clip/15669534-saturday-february-9
Here are two pieces referred to in the interview:
"Meadow Amethyst" & "Tahlequahs Message"
"Meadow Amethyst" & "Tahlequahs Message"
2019 Article featuring Kristi's painting, GO Section, Times Colonist
https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/group-of-seven-inspires-island-illustrators-1.24041505
2018 Feature Article, St. Albert Gazette
www.stalbertgazette.com/article/metis-family-stories-design-20180405
2017 Feature Article, The Jasper Local
https://issuu.com/thejasperlocal/docs/the-jasper-local-issue97-may15-2017/8
2016 Island Parent Magazine, Book Nook with Sara Cassidy https://islandparent.ca/index.php?kic_article_action=display&kic_article_id=1478
2015 Kirkus Star, "A Carnival of Cats" https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/charles-ghigna/a-carnival-of-cats/
2015 49th Shelf, Kerry Clare, Illustrator Review "A Carnival of Cats" https://49thshelf.com/Blog/2015/10/29/Illustrator-Gallery-Kristi-Bridgeman-and-A-Carnival-of-Cats
2012 Feature article by Judee Fong, Senior Living Magazine https://issuu.com/barbara.risto/docs/senior_living_may12_web/30
2010, Exhibit V with Efren Quiroz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy5fa0wGJ1A
2008 "Painting for Peace and Light" by Poet Linda Rogers, Focus Magazine ( PDF Download here Pgs 18-21 )
2007 Times Colonist - Book Review by Liz Pogue,
2003 Saanich News, Thomas Winterhoff "Local Artist Draws on the Child Within"
2003 Jenny Manichuck, ‘Artist Studio Interview’ CHEK T.V, Victoria BC ,
2001 Volume 15, Issue 3, The Illustrator: "Flowers, Fairies and Fine Art"
Also features and articles in Baltimore Sun, Faerie Magazine, Midwest Book Review, Children's Book Sense, Independent Publishers book review, Bronze IPPY Award.
PUBLISHERS and CLIENTS
Orca Books, Oolichan Books, Extasis Editions, Oxford University Press, University of Victoria, C.A.O.T, Best Fairy Books, Wyatt and Sons and Parks Canada.
Provincial and Federal Government, Parks Canada, Ministry of Health, Fort Langley Historic site, the District of Saanich, C.A.O.T, several B.C. Childrens Hospitals, and many social and environmental groups such as the Friends of Bow Pond, Friends of Mount Douglas Park Society and the Stream of Dreams Society,
AUTHORS and
COLLABORATIONS
Kristi has created three books with author-poet P.K Page, and worked with many other wonderful authors such as Charles Ghigna, Fiona Tin Wei Lam, Rachel Wyatt, Bobbie Hinman and Paulette Bourgeois. Uirapuru by P.K. Page was shortlisted for the 2010 Governor Generals Award for Book Illustration and won the Victoria Book Awards, Bolen Books Childrens Book Prize.
AWARDS FOR ILLUSTRATION
2015 Kirkus Star, "A Carnival of Cats"
2010 Governour Generals Illustration Shortlist for "Uirapuru"
2010 Bolen Books Childrens Book Prize,
C.O.A.T. Award of Excellence,
Monday Magazine Peoples Choice,
Community Arts Coucil of Greater Victoria's '150 Top Women Artists past and present'
Several awards through the Federation of Canadian Artists, Victoria Chapter.
2010 Governour Generals Illustration Shortlist for "Uirapuru"
2010 Bolen Books Childrens Book Prize,
C.O.A.T. Award of Excellence,
Monday Magazine Peoples Choice,
Community Arts Coucil of Greater Victoria's '150 Top Women Artists past and present'
Several awards through the Federation of Canadian Artists, Victoria Chapter.
