Art Gallery by Z - Abstract Art by Christine Zmuda

Visual Art – Washington, D.C.

I am an abstract expressionist and intuitive painter. Largely self-taught, I use acrylic paint, charcoal, pastels, and oil sticks to put on canvas what I feel through music. Playing music and abstract painting are symbiotic and interdependent to my creative process. Influences that you may see threaded through my work include abstract painters like Basquiat, Jackson Pollack, and Hiroshi Matsumoto. Equally important to the creative process is the music used for inspiration. I appreciate a wide range of music to include Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, Andrea Bocelli, Chrissy Hynde, Beck, Iggy Pop, David Byrne, Cake, Beastie Boys, The Rolling Stones, Cardi B, Lord Huron, Courtney Barnett, Middle Kids, My Morning Jacket, Avett Brothers, Julia Jacklin, Bahamas and Vance Joy to name just a few. I have exhibited at: SK Artspace, Brooklyn, NY Artcho , Charlottesville, VA, Fridge DC, Washington DC Yellow Barn Gallery, Glen Echo, MD L2 Cady's Alley, Georgetown, DC Hill Center Gallery, Washington DC. Deplaine Art Gallery, Frederick MD. You can follow my artwork at Instagram artgallerybyz or purchase online at www.artgallerybyz.com Look forward to seeing many of you at the show!