Portrait of Christy Hopkins, Seattle-based abstract painter

Christy Hopkins

Seattle-based abstract painter known for intuitive, gesture-driven compositions built through layered color and mark-making.

CHRISTY HOPKINS

BIOGRAPHY
Christy Hopkins is a Seattle-based abstract painter and a second-generation, self-taught artist from a family of creators working across design, entertainment, art, and music. Her process is intuitive: mark-making, layering, and discovery lead the way, letting narrative and gesture surface rather than be planned in advance. Music is central to her studio practice. “I have boundless energy and feelings to express,” she has said, “and painting is my language.”

Her work has been featured in Vogue Living (March 2024) and Luxe Magazine (2025), and was included in ArtFOLIO2021’s collection of “One of the World’s Most Exciting Artists.” Notable commissions include a custom installation for Shibuya HiFi, covered by CBS Morning News (June 2026), and a piece created for Earls Restaurant in Bellevue, WA, in memory of a late chef; her work has also appeared on Netflix’s “Selling Sunset” during a group exhibition.

EXHIBITIONS
2021–2026: MASH Gallery and Studio Shop Gallery (Los Angeles / Burlingame, CA); Seattle Art Source (Seattle, WA); Domicile Gallery; The Other Art Fair.

EDUCATION
Self-taught. Second-generation artist from a family working across design, entertainment, art, and music.

REPRESENTATION
Seattle Art Source (Seattle, WA) and Studio Shop Gallery (Burlingame, CA). Also sells directly through christyhopkinsart.com.

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The Village
Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Raw Canvas
69″W x 59.5″H

Sugar Mountain
Acrylic on Canvas
58″W x 64″H

Built to Spill
Acrylic on Canvas
64.5″H x 64″W

Phoenix Rising
Acrylic on Canvas
61″H x 58″W

Two Brothers
Acrylic on Canvas
66″H x 60″W

Fantasy Island
Acrylic on Canvas
40″W x 68″H

Halo Bender
Acrylic on Canvas
63″H x 67″W

Settled in Yellow
Acrylic on Canvas
58″H x 38″W

An Argument with Spring
Oil Pastel and Acrylic on Canvas
36″H x 36″W

Velvet Riot
Oil Pastel and Acrylic on Canvas
36″H x 36″W

Candy Darling
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
66″H x 66″W

Held Between Weather
Acrylic and Accents of Oil Pastel on Canvas
58″W x 65″H

Sharon Van Etten
Acrylic on Canvas
64″H x 60″W

Carlos Casas’ Krakatoa Sound Installation at àngels barcelona: Feeling a Volcano Through Your Feet
Carlos Casas, Viaje al centro de la tierra, Krakatoa sound and vibration installation, àngels barcelona, Barcelona, 2026
Ege Subaşı at Chi Art Gallery, Istanbul: “Geride Bir Şey Unuttuğumdur” and the Painting of Memory
Ege Subaşı, Biraz Daha Kalayım, 2026, painting from Geride Bir Şey Unuttuğumdur, Chi Art Gallery, Istanbul, 2026
Ayline Olukman at Ka, Ankara: “Tell Me About the Boundless Sea” — Photography, Painting and the Inner Life
Ayline Olukman, Bana Uçsuz Bucaksız Denizi Anlat (Parle moi de la mer immense), exhibition image, Ka, Ankara, 2026

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