Passage (Cline)

Acrylic and ink on panel, 17x13 inches, 2025

I work from glimpses of happenstance arrangements that surprise me on streets, trails, and sidewalks. Through painting, drawing, and sculpture, I create layered compositions that explore the abstract qualities of our environment. My sculptural work often incorporates found or industrial materials alongside natural elements and asks how line drawings might translate into space and how viewers engage with form, slowing perception to allow for personal connection.

Chris Burnside is a Seattle-based artist whose work explores memory, architecture, landscape, and perception. He received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1996 and his MFA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. Burnside has exhibited his work in solo and group exhibitions including at The National Academy Museum, New York, Gross McCleaf in Philadelphia, and SOIL Gallery in Seattle. His art has also appeared in various journals and publications including The New York Times, The New York Sun, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.