Bio

Christine Andrews lives in Deering, NH and is a contemporary landscape artist who draws inspiration from her deep connection to New Hampshire’s forests and natural areas. After initially pursuing art in college, Christine’s curiosity led her to earn a biology degree. Her fieldwork, which included tracking mammals and studying forest ecosystems, continues to inform her artistic practice.

For over a decade, Christine balanced her role as an educator in the biological sciences with her passion for art. Now focused fully on her art career, she combines her love of nature, education and creativity. She spends her days exploring the outdoors, creating art and leading experiences that highlight the intersection of art and ecology.

Artist Statement

My goal as an artist is to encourage curiosity and a deeper appreciation for our forests.

I create ink and acrylic paintings of New England landscapes, layered over collaged trail maps that ground the image in place. My inspiration comes directly from my time on the trail. These outdoor experiences are full of discovery, ranging from traces of human and animal movement in the snow, to expansive mountain views and close observations of trees that reveal their interactions with surrounding forest life.

I regularly sketch on-site with ink pen and watercolor and take photographs to capture the fleeting details, rhythms, and energy of the landscape. That sense of immediacy—of observing while fully immersed in place—is what I strive to carry into my finished work. I intend to create a ‘captured moment’ that honors the resilience, character and ecological relationships within the natural environments I explore, but also hints at our time in landscape. I use vibrantly colored, transparent India inks to convey the energy I feel in the landscape. These are layered and mixed directly on a collaged map surface, allowing the maps to remain visible as a constant connection to place.

  • Community Engagement

    • Exploring NH Forests: Drawing to Discover - 4 cr. course @ University of New Hampshire, Manchester
    • Lake Sunapee/Kearsarge Region Center for the Arts artist member
    • New Hampshire Art Association juried member
    • 2022 Scholastic Art Awards - NH Juror
    • Guest Artist, Loudon Elementary School

  • Shows & Exhibits

    2026

    • Selections 2026 - Jurors: Shari Boraz & Meg McLean. Library Arts Center, Newport, NH

    2025

    2024

    • Gallery of Gifts @ The Library Arts Center - Juried group show, New London
    • League of New Hampshire Craftsman's Fair NHAA tent, Sunapee NH
    • Arts in the Harbor - Art fair, Sunapee Harbor, Sunapee, NH
    • Naturally New England Art Show - Juried group exhibition, The Livery, Sunapee, NH
    • Art Walk in the Park - Art Fair, Peterborough, NH
    • Exploring the Landscape - Solo exhibit , Manchester City Hall, NH
    • All Hearts Statuses - Juried group exhibition, Mosaic Art Collective, Manchester, NH

    2023

    • Pop-Up Art Gallery - Juried art fair, Searles School, Windham, NH
    • Ebb and Flow - 3-artist group show, Healing Arts Gallery, Monadnock Community Hospital, Peterborough, NH
    • League of New Hampshire Craftsman's Fair , NHAA tent- Sunapee NH
    • Uncommon Art on the Common - Art fair, Goffstown, NH
    • Naturally New England Art Show - Juried group exhibition, The Livery, Sunapee, NH
    • Art Walk in the Park - Art Fair, Peterborough, NH
    • The Art of Rhythm - Solo exhibition, Riverwoods Gallery, Manchester, NH
    • A Silent Dialogue with Nature - Group exhibition, Main Floor Gallery, John Hay Estate at the Fells, Sunapee, NH

    2022

    • NHAA Holiday Art Fair - Labelle Winery, Derry NH
    • League of New Hampshire Craftsman's Fair, NHAA tent- Sunapee NH
    • Uncommon Art on the Common Art Fair - Goffstown NH
    • The Utah Trip - Solo exhibition, Riverwoods Gallery, Manchester NH

    2021

    • First Night @ Depot Square Holiday Pop Up Art Fair - Peterborough, NH
    • Uncommon Art on the Common Art Fair - Goffstown NH
    • Words Matter - Body of work group show - NHAA Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH

    2020

    • Winter Solstice - Group Exhibit - The Gallery at Depot Square, Portsmouth NH
    • Close to Home - Body of work group show - NHAA Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH
    • Perfect Pairings - Group exhibition - NHAA Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH
    • NHAA New Member Exhibit - NHAA Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH

  • Education

    B.S. Biology: Ecology & Evolution, University of New Hampshire, 2004Nature Journaling

    M.Ed. Adult Education & Curriculum Development, Plymouth State University, 2014

    Designing and Implementing a Nature Journaling Workshop, Forest Therapy Hub, 2026

    Educator Certificate, Wild Wonder Foundation, (expected spring 2026)