ASU Arizona State University Exhibit - Love Always through January

Bones are one of my enduring motifs. I began collecting bones from the rangeland around my Bend, Oregon, home in the early 1980's. Since then, whenever I'm on a hike, if I see an interesting bone, I pick it up and bring it home to draw. This image is part of the Ofrenda for the ASU Arizona State University, Museum of Anthropology 9th Annual Dia de los Muertos exhibit, Oct 28, 2008 - Jan. 29, 2008.

Inside Design Internet Radio Talk this Friday!

I'm excited to tell you that this Friday morning (Nov. 14th, 10:30 EST) I'll be talking to the co-hosts of Inside Design internet radio show about art and design and sharing my inspirations with listeners. Listen to Inside Design internet radio show to hear the latest interior design trends, news, and ideas, brought to you by co-hosts Susan Featherstone-Schemm and Sherry Burton Ways. Listen every other Friday, 10:30 am -12:00 noon, EST to the Inside Design Internet Radio Show on IM4RADIODC.COM" To listen to the show you MUST login to www.im4radiodc.com at 10:30 am EST or 7:30 am Pacific Time on Friday, November 21st. Once you go into the website click listen now to hear the show.

Gottshalks Department Store Murals - Then and Now

The California based department store, Gottschalks opened a new 55,000 square foot store in Bend, Oregon last week. I sold limited rights* to 2 of my paintings, Spanish Sonata and Blue Bird Hacienda from my Spanish Rose Series to Gottschalks so that they could have them turned into murals for the atrium. Not only am I honored to have my art chosen, I am amused by the irony of making a mural 20 plus years later for the same location. Here's what happened.

Exhibit: Tango at Onda Oswego Gallery

Put on your dancing shoes, or just watch the show at the Onda Gallery in Lake Oswego, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. This exciting exhibit of images of the sensuous tango is accompanied opening night by live tango dancing and music. Proceeds of the sales that night benefit The Miracle Theatre in Portland, Oregon.

Exhibit: High Desert Gallery in Central Oregon Oct. & Nov.

Now, over a dozen of my luminous Madonna altars (retablos) are together for the first time at the High Desert Gallery in Central Oregon. The exhibit is at the High Desert Gallery in Redmond, Oregon for the month of October. Then the retablos will travel to the High Desert Gallery in Sisters, Oregon. Coincidentally, the first half of October is also part of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15). Before this month, some of my images of the Divine Feminine have been exhibited in various venues, including Nordstrom Department Stores and Oregon Health Science University OHSU in Portland, Oregon. It's really exciting for me to see all of the retablos together, I hope you can drop by the gallery or contact Todd or Myrna Dow (the gallery owners/directors) for a private showing after hours.

Art Matters Interviews Cristina

Learning to draw and paint are only part of what an artist needs to do to create a art career. Learning the business of art is a study of it's own. Years ago I signed up for a year of career coaching with Art Matters. It is the best! I highly recommend working with Aletta de Wal if you want to learn everything you can about how to develop your art business. I'm honored that this month I am the featured artist interview with Aletta. Here's the info from the Art Matters newsletter: In This Issue of Art Matters, Aletta de Wal interviews artist Cristina Acosta

Onda Gallery, Lake Oswego, Oregon Features Paint Happy

Baskets of abundant fresh flowers border the entrance to the new Onda Gallery in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Pablo Merlo Flores, the new owner of Onda Galleries in Portland has expanded from the Alberta Gallery location to include a new location on this busy street in downtown Lake Oswego, Oregon. For the month of August, J.D. Bump and Cristina are exhibiting their work at the gallery.

Pure Inspiration Magazine Features Cristina's Story and Art

The Summer 2008 Issue #8 edition of Pure Inspiration is on the stands. Articles about intuition, visualization, yoga and an interview with Marianne Willamson, fill the magazine along with an article by Cristina telling her story and sharing her vision of her life along with visions of her art.

2008 Classes! Learn to Paint the Paint Happy Way!

Mark your calender! Art in the Mountains is hosting Cristina's Paint Happy workshop August 11-15, 2008, in Bend, Oregon. Even if you've never picked up a paintbrush, you'll enjoy this class. Cristina will guide you to discover your unique flowing, playful style in this upbeat, positive class.

Latino Visions Exhibit Opens in Eugene Oregon

"Entering the gallery is like entering a collective memory of thoughts, colors, shapes, icons, stories, and histories that we somehow share. It is magical," says Analee Fuentes, curator of the new exhibit, Latino Visions, opening today in Eugene, Oregon. Latino artists that live and contribute to the cultural tapestry of the Northwest, are exhibiting original paintings and photographs at the Jacobs Gallery in the Hult Center.

High Desert Gallery Now Represents Cristina in Central Oregon

Bend, Oregon -- March, 19, 2008: High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is proud to announce the signing of a representation agreement with Nationally known Oregon Artist, Cristina Acosta. Cristina's original paintings and fine art hand embellished giclee prints are available for sale in High Desert Gallery's Redmond and Sisters Oregon fine art and custom framing galleries.

Red Easel Website Features Cristina

Red Easel, a artist website and blog has graciously featured Cristina's work in the monthly newsletter and hosted images in a Red Easel Gallery. Here's what Red Easel has to say about their site. Red Easel: A Studio Full of Artistic Inspiration was begun out of the necessity to find information for visual artists on the web without having hundreds of bookmarks to search through and a million pages in Google. Mary Susan Vaughn, a professional visual artist, has spent hours on her computer searching for framers, appraisers, artist information, art history, art instruction, art supplies, art books, artist organizations, workshops, art festivals, and the list goes on and on. It seemed as if every day she was searching for something relevant to visual artists. It became a daunting task. Inspired by a friend, Liz Sorenson, whose baby blog and business, The Daily Stroll, is extremely successful, Susan decided to start Red Easel, applying much of what she learned from her friend's business of babies and applying it to the art business. Her blog and Studio of Artistic Inspiration begins its journey in 2007 and she has high hopes for its creative future.

St. Charles Hospital Exhibits Acosta's Oils

St. Charles Hospital in Bend, Oregon. For the months of March/April in the upstairs cafeteria gallery area, the exhibit of Cristina Acosta's original oil paintings, including her Animal Spirit series and pieces from her Hispanic Culture series. Marlene Alexander is the developer, curator and director of this very successful arts program.

The Business Journal of Hispanic Research Features Acosta!

A bi-annual publication of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, The Business Journal of Hispanic Research is a peer reviewed publishing outlet for business research on Hispanics intended for professional development purposes. Edward Cabello of Cabello Associates curates the artwork that appears in the publication and included two paintings from Cristina's Hispanic Culture series for the Dec. 2007, Volume 1, Issue 2 released in early 2008.

Bid on This Painting before April 12th!

Sisters, Oregon only has a couple of thousand residents, yet the town is anything but small-minded. Residents are generous with their time and money to support a variety of cultural and educational opportunities for the residents and visitors. Katy Yoder, my wonderful friend directs the Folk Festival Art Auction. I donated a painting valued at $2,900.00 for the event. You can proxy bid on this painting by phone. All of the proceeds go to a good cause.