C  h  r  i  s  t  y       H  e  n  g  s  t

BORN: USA, 1967

Lives and works in Santa Fe, NM

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

SOLO:

2026 Known and Un-Known, El Zaguan Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2025 Art in the Loo, Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.

2022 Un-Known Paths, Ellsworth Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2020 Orientation and Encounter, Mountain Cloud Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM.

2019 New Work, Fireworks Studio, Santa Fe, NM.

2013/14 Birds in the Garden, Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Santa Fe, NM.

2011 Birds at the Museum, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO.

2008-2013:    Birds in the Park: traveling public art project landing in 75 locations internationally.

2007 Relationships, IX Bienal de Cuenca, Casa de los Arcos,  Cuenca,  ECUADOR.

2006 Running on Full, Museum of Fine Arts,  Las Cruces,  NM.

                   Sealed in Wax, Box Gallery, Santa Fe,  NM.

2005 Selado en Cera, Museo de Arte Moderno, Cuenca,  ECUADOR.

                   Versiegelt in Wachs, BBK-Galerie,  Aachen, GERMANY.

2003            Cave, Box Gallery,  Santa Fe,  NM.

                  New Work from Christy Hengst, Basiste Gallery,  Santa Fe,  NM.

GROUP:

2026 A Place I’ve Never Known, Gerald Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA.

2022 The Spell: Words and Imagery,Santa Fe Community College Art Gallery,Santa Fe, NM.

Katonah Museum of Art Association at Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco, NY.

The Darkness of this Time, Viridian, Chelsea, NY.

2021 Bound, Light Art Space, Silver City, NM (Second Place award).

Director’s Choice, Viridian, Chelsea, NY.

2015 Axle Indoors at Peters Projects, Santa Fe, NM

2014     Armory Show, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM.

     SITE Unseen, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM.

2013 Wendover Landing, (3 person show) 516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM.

2010             100 Künstler-100 Kacheln, Couven Museum.  Aachen, GERMANY.

                    Heart This!, Jay Etkin Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2009             Waning and Waxing, Zane Bennett Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

                    Metamorphosis,  Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NE.

                    Encaustic Works ’09, R&F and The Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, NY.

2008             Site Unseen, SITE Santa Fe,  Santa Fe,  NM.

2007             Loosely Joined, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM.

                Sticks and Stones, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art,  Carmel,  CA.

                Seed Catalog, Bridge Art Fair,  Chicago,  IL.

2006             Site Unseen, SITE Santa Fe,  Santa Fe,  NM.

                    Gallery Artists, Julie Baker Fine Art,  Nevada City,  CA.

2004             Ausstellende Künstlerin,  Galerie Stricker,  Aachen,  GERMANY.

                    Selections, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM.

2003             Box Gallery Group Show, Box Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2002             True Colors, Meridian International. Washington D.C. (on tour with stops including New York, Dallas, Palm Beach, Atlanta, Istanbul, Berlin, Belfast, Tirania, Bratislava.)      

2001              Sculpture Show, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM.

1998              International Ceramics Public Art Exhibition, Taipei Cultural Center, Taipei TAIWAN.

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SELECTED PUBLIC WORK and public collections

2023-2024 Art in the Loo  one-year anonymous public art installation of paintings of yucca plants in public bathroom stalls all over Santa Fe, NM.

2022 Haiku Trail  permanent installation of 22 haiku plaques.  Collaboration with Miriam Sagan and haiku poets.  Along the pathways of the Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM.

2017 Haiku Pathway   permanent installation of 35 haiku stones.  Collaboration with Miriam Sagan and haiku poets. Courtyard of Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM.

2017 Same Boat   permanent public sculpture with benches, on the theme of climate change.  Collaboration with Anne Russell and over 200 Santa Fe students. Monica Lucero Park, Santa Fe, NM.  Project through Santa Fe Arts Commission, with Ignite grant.

2008-2013     Birds in the Park  traveling sculpture project, international, landings in 75 locations.

2007              Museum of Fine Arts collection, Las Cruces,  NM.

2005              Museo de Arte Moderno collection, Cuenca, ECUADOR.

2004              Mead Art Museum collection. Amherst, MA.

2003              Kathryn Ave. Bus Stop project in collaboration with Helmut Hillenkamp. Santa Fe, NM.

2001              Railyard Bus Stop project in collaboration with Helmut Hillenkamp.

                         Santa Fe,  NM.  Commissioned by the city of Santa Fe, Santa Fe Arts Commission.

1998              Two Rivers Meet Seating area project, New Mexico State Hospital.  Las Vegas, NM.   Commissioned by New Mexico Arts – an Art in Public Places Project. 

                     The Passage of Time mural project  El Camino Real Middle School. Las Cruces, NM.    Commissioned by New Mexico Arts – an Art in Public Places Project.

1997              Monumento al Herrero (Monument to the Blacksmiths) sculpture project in collaboration

                     with Helmut Hillenkamp and Fausto Cardoso, Plaza of the Blacksmiths,  Cuenca,  ECUADOR.  Commissioned by the City of Cuenca,  ECUADOR.

1995              Symbolic Gateway Bus Stop project at Santa Fe Community College.  Santa Fe, NM.

1993 The Daily Inquirer temporary text public art project , collaboration with Michele   Rosenshein,in various locations throughout the city, Santa Fe, NM.

1992       Circle of Pictures one-year long Map Picture Treasure Hunt.  Shelburne Falls, MA. 

EDUCATION

1996                Antioch University, MA / Fine Arts, Individualized Master of Arts Program. Santa Fe, NM

1990                Amherst College, BA / Fine Arts. Amherst, MA

SELECTED TEACHING/ CONFERENCES/ RESIDENCIES

2017/18     Art teacher, Fayette St.Academy, Santa Fe, NM

2016     Instructor,  Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA.

2015     Conference presenter: Building Creative Communities, La Fonda, Santa Fe, NM.

2014     Conference organizer: Evolving Intentions in Public Art, CCA, Santa Fe, NM.

2007                 Instructor,  Ludwig Museum, Aachen, GERMANY.

2005/2006        Instructor,  Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

                        Instructor,  Ludwig Museum. Aachen, GERMANY.

2004                Instructor,  Burg Sahr, GERMANY.

2001                Instructor,  Esalen Institute. Big Sur, CA.

1999                Instructor,  Santa Fe Community College. Santa Fe, NM.

1998                Artist in Residence, Esalen Institute. Big Sur, CA.

1997                Instructor, Artist in Residence, Fundacion Paul Rivet. Cuenca, ECUADOR.