James C. Christensen at Benjamin Art Gallery

Inspired by the world’s myths, fables and tales of imagination, James C. Christensen wants his work to add up to more than a beautiful – if sometimes ‘curious’ looking work of art.  Having taught art professionally for over 20 years, he likes to think of the world as his classroom.  His hope is that through whatever he creates - be it a porcelain, fine art print or book - he can convey a message, inspiration or a simple laugh.  He believes that teaching people to use their imagination helps us find solutions to sooth the stresses of everyday life - or get a little lift to help us keep going.  In short: all things are possible when you share Christensen’s philosophy that "Believing is Seeing.” 

Christensen was born in 1942 and raised in Culver City, California.  He studied painting at Brigham Young University and, for a while, the University of California at Los Angeles before finishing his formal education at BYU.  Since then, he has had one-man shows in the West and the Northeast, and his work is prized in collections throughout the U.S. and Europe. 

James C. Christensen is one of the few people lucky enough to create worlds of their own and make you wish you could live in them.  Christensen fills his "land a little left of realty" with wonderful people, places, and things as real as your adult dreams and as beloved as your fondest childhood memories.  The result is a unique kinetic kingdom where recognizable human emotions are often manifested as fish or fowl, utilizing the viewer's own imagination as no other artist does.

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Rhyme and Reason (Prints)

The Responsible Woman (Prints)