Upcoming Exhibitions:
Explorations 2.0 | Obelisk Gallery | August 2024 | Springfield, MO
Current Displays:
417 Taphouse | Springfield, MO
Past Solo Shows & Exhibitions:
Art for a Cause | TinkerMill MakerSpace | Longmont, CO
Hello, Colorado! | R Gallery | Featured Artist | Boulder, CO | July 2023
Explorations | OH Gallery | Featured Artist | Springfield, MO | May 2021
Lost Reference | OH Gallery | Springfield, MO | February 2018
Perspectives | OH Gallery | Springfield, MO | September 2017
Featured Artist | Hotel Vandivort | Springfield, MO | February 2017
Evolution of an Artist: Christie Snelson | OTC Fine Arts | Springfield, MO | September 2015
A Show of Hands | Arts & Letters | Springfield, MO | July 2015
Roots | OH Gallery | Springfield, MO | December 2014
Selected Past Group Shows & Exhibitions:
Nocturnal | 3Cs Art Collective | Lyons, CO | October - November 2022
Recycle Reuse | The Creamery Arts Center | Springfield, MO | August 2022
Small Works Show | 3Cs Art Collective Main Street Gallery | Lyons, CO | July - September 2022
Members Show | The Creamery Arts Center | Springfield, MO | June - July 2022
Heart of the Ozarks | Sky Gallery | Springfield-Branson National Airport | Springfield, MO | Feb - May 2022
Select Works | Springfield Chamber of Commerce | Springfield, MO | July 2021 - January 2022
Tactile | OH Gallery | Group Show | Springfield, MO | November 2021
Re-Awakening | Sky Gallery | Springfield-Branson National Airport | Springfield, MO | Sept - Nov 2021
Better Together | The Creamery Arts Center | Springfield, MO | September 2021
Express Yourself | The Creamery Arts Center | Springfield, MO | August 2021
The Art of Collage | OH Gallery | Group Show | Springfield, MO | November 2020
Retrospect | Sky Gallery | Springfield-Branson National Airport | Springfield, MO | Sept-Nov 2020
Collaborations | OH Gallery | Group Show | Springfield, MO | September 2020
Night Skies | R Gallery | Boulder, CO | May 2020
Ozarks Splendor | Sky Gallery | Springfield-Branson National Airport | Springfield, MO | Aug-Nov 2019
Blackout | OH Gallery | Springfield, MO | October 2019
The 3Cs at Hostel Fish | Denver, CO | June - August 2019
SRAC Member’s Show | The Creamery Arts Center | Springfield, MO | June-July 2019
The BIG Show | Sky Gallery | Springfield-Branson National Airport | Springfield, MO | May-August 2018
We Could Be Heroes Exhibition | IdeaXfactory | Springfield, MO | April-May 2018
Open Studios | ideaXfactory | Springfield, MO | March 2018
Nuts and Bolts: A Custom Skateboard Art Show | Springfield, MO | October 6, 2017
Flights of Fantasy | Juried Exhibit | Arts Council of SEMO | Cape Girardeau, MO | June 2017
Caught My Eye | SRAC Invitational | The Creamery Arts Center | Springfield, MO | Nov 2016 & Sept 2015
Artists of A&L | Group Exhibition | Rosette Studios: Arts & Letters | Springfield, MO | November 2016
Sparkling Red | Sky Gallery, Springfield National Airport | Springfield, MO | August - November 2016
15th Annual FFAW Exhibit & Contest | Juried Exhibit | OTC Fine Arts | Springfield, MO | October 2016
3Cs Exhibit | 1900 Park | St. Louis, MO | August 2016
14th Annual FFAW Contest & Exhibit | OTC Fine Arts | Juried Exhibit | Springfield, MO | October 2015
7th Annual SRAC Member's Show | The Creamery Arts Center | Springfield, MO | June 2015
Open Annual Exhibition | Fresh Gallery | Juried Show | Springfield, MO | May 2015
3Cs Exhibit | 1900 Park Gallery | St. Louis, MO | April 2015
Metamorphosis | SRAC Group Show | The Creamery Arts Center | Springfield, MO | March 2015
3Cs Exhibit | Christie Snelson & Connie Luebbert | RSVPaint | Springfield, MO | May 2014
False Perspectives | MSU Senior Exhibition | Brick City Gallery | Springfield, MO | May 2013
Springfield Art Alliance Juried Collegiate Show | Juanita K. Hammons Hall | Springfield, MO | Spring 2012
International Baccalaureate Senior Exhibition | The Creamery Arts Center | Springfield, MO | Spring 2008
Education:
Missouri State University | Bachelor’s of Fine Arts | 2008-2013
Collections:
V2 Album Cover Project. Hotel Vandivort. Springfield, MO. Acquired June 2019.
Landscape I. Central Bank of the Ozarks. Springfield, MO. Acquired December 2018.
Secrets. Central Bank of the Ozarks. Springfield, MO. Acquired 2017.
Intuition. Central Bank of the Ozarks. Springfield, MO. Acquired 2017.
Doug the Pug Portrait. Doug the Pug. Nashville, Tennessee. Acquired 2016.
Roadscape III. Reliable Toyota. Springfield, MO. Acquired 2016.
Untitled I. Hyvee. Springfield, MO. Acquired 2015.
Dogwoods. Central Bank. Springfield, MO. Acquired 2015.
Portraits. Midwest Family Broadcasting. Springfield, MO. 2014.
Look Up, Mural. Innovative Dental. Springfield, MO. Acquired 2015.
Live Art, Events + Festivals:
Pride Festival Live Painting | Southern Missouri Arts Connection | Springfield, MO | October 2019
Sculpture X Games | ideaXfactory | Springfield, MO | April - May 2019
3rd Annual Chalk & Art Festival | IdeaXfactory | Springfield, MO | June 2018
The 3Cs | Artsfest Historic Walnut Street | Springfield, MO | May 5th-6th, 2018
3rd Annual Chalk Walk: Love on the Streets | Commercial Street | October 7th, 2017
Plein Air Artist | Sunset Soiree | James River Basin Partnership | September 30th, 2017
2nd Annual Chalk & Arts Festival | ideaXfactory | Springfield, MO | July 7th-8th, 2017
Artsfest on Historic Walnut Street | Springfield, MO | May 6th-7th, 2017
SpringGood's Altar 3 Music & Art Festival | Live Art | The Outland Complex | May 13th-14th, 2017
4th Anniversary Festival | Live Art | White River Brewing Company | October 2016
Nocturnal Bloom | Live Art | Park Central Square | September 2016
Plein Air Artist | Sunset Soiree | James River Basin Partnership | June 10th, 2016
1st Annual Chalks & Arts Festival | ideaXfactory | June 2016
Live Art at Artsfest | Artsfest on Historic Walnut | May 2016
ArtsFest on Historic Walnut Street | Ozarks Gallery | May 2015
Affiliations + Memberships
Springfield Regional Arts Council Member
NoBo Art District Artist Member
Talks:
Springfield Creatives | “Creating a Creative Space” with Avery Parrish | July 2019
OTC Art Department | Artist Talk | March 2019
Keynote Speaker for Phi Theta Kappa Missouri Conference | March 2019
OTC Art Department | Artist Talk | April 2015
Monett High School | Artist Talk | April 2014
Honors & Awards:
Nominated Most Influential Women | Springfield Business Journal | 2021
2nd Place | First Friday Art Walk Anniversary Contest | Springfield, MO | October 2019
1st Place | 3rd Annual Chalk Art Festival | ideaXfactory | June 2018
3rd Place | 2nd Annual Chalk & Arts Festival | ideaXfactory | July 2017
Honorable Mention | 15th Annual FFAW Contest & Exhibit | October 2016
People's Choice Award | 1st Annual Chalks & Arts Festival | ideaXfactory | June 2016
1st Place People's Choice Award | Live Art at Artsfest | May 2016
Nominated Best Creative Mind | 417 Magazine | 2015
Honorable Mention | 14th Annual FFAW Contest & Exhibit | October 2015
Nominated Best Creative Mind | 417 Magazine | 2014
Springfield Art Alliance Juried Collegiate Show: Juror's Choice | Spring 2012
Springfield Art Alliance Juried Collegiate Show: Honorable Mention | Spring 2012
Current Gallery Representation:
OH Gallery. Springfield, MO. www.ObeliskHome.com. 417-616-6488.
Publications:
May 2022: MSU Alumni Feature: Christie Snelson, Community Arts Director
June 2021: SBJ No Ceiling Podcast with Christine Temple
September 2020: Springfield artist pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
September 2020: Week on the Street: Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2020
March 2019: Salann Magazine, 1st Edition
June 2018: Spend the day at free SGF Chalk Art Festival
June 2018: Chalk Art Comes to Springfield
November 2017: Inside Innovative Dental’s Spa-Like Space
September 2017: Sunset soiree fundraiser on Finley River bridge helps keep our rivers clean
September 2017: Christie Snelson finds inspiration, connections in vastness of space
August 2017: Lots of artists, many venues for September Art Walk
August 2017: Local artists gain diverse audience at airport's Big Show
July 2017: 5 things you need to know about IdeaXfactory and Springfield's Chalk & Arts Festival
March 2017: 'Trains, Planes and Automobiles' has a few surprises
January 2017: Conquering the Cliche of Starving Artist
October 2016: Exhibits celebrate Art Walk's 15th anniversary, 'outsider' artists
October 2016: White River Brewing Co. to celebrate anniversary: 'We want it to be a C-Street thing'
October 2015: Exhibit highlights the best of First Friday Art Walk
July 2015: "A Show of Hands" opens Friday at Arts & Letters"
March 2015: 'Metamorphosis: Transform, Evolve, Grow' at Creamery Arts Center
December 2014: : Color-obsessed Christie Snelson branches off into landscapes
June 2014: Jazz lounge KimBrew planned for old Brown Egg space
February 2012: Juried show nurtures the talent of young artists