About the artist

Christian Noelle Charles is a Black Female Artist currently living and working in Glasgow, Scotland. A Syracuse, New York native, she complete her BFA at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York in 2016 and her MFA The Glasgow School of Art, Master of Fine Arts in 2018.

Christian's work is an exploration of female representation and self-love in a contemporary world.

Christian takes inspiration from today's pop culture, modern performance techniques, and personal experiences. She also derives inspiration as a performance artist from the relationship between performer and audience member. By using the mediums of photography, printmaking, video, and performance her work demonstrates a celebration of self-love and individuality.

Printmaking has always been an essential medium for Christian Noelle's artistic practice. During the process of making this series, she questions ideas of yearning for something. Reaching for something. The hands in this position she feels represent those kinds of thoughts. All reaching handprints are individually unique reaching this process.