ABOUT
Christie Jones (b. 1987) is a Patchogue–Medford based eco artist whose work bridges artmaking, aquaculture, and environmental advocacy through a circular material practice. Inspired by Long Island’s coastal ecosystems, she creates paintings, ceramics, and sculptural works using handmade watercolor paints derived from earth and mineral pigments alongside recycled oyster shells and reclaimed coastal materials to explore climate change, resilience, and shoreline regeneration.
Jones has exhibited throughout Long Island and New York City at organizations including Guild Hall, Museum of Contemporary Art Long Island, Gallery North, and The Other Art Fair Brooklyn. In 2024, she was awarded The Nature Conservancy’s Andy Warhol Visual Arts Grant, and in 2025 served as an artist-in-residence with The Caumsett Foundation, where she developed community-centered programming focused on sustainable artmaking and environmental stewardship.
A dedicated teaching artist, Jones has led hands-on workshops for more than 1,000 participants of all ages, introducing children and families to eco-friendly art practices through activities such as pigment-making from natural materials and sculpting with reclaimed objects. Her programs foster creativity while cultivating awareness of how artistic practice can support local ecosystems.
In addition to her studio and teaching work, Jones serves as Operations Manager at Mastic Beach Conservancy, supporting community-based environmental initiatives and arts programming that connect coastal conservation with creative engagement.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My practice centers on material process and the relationship between artmaking and coastal ecosystems. Using handmade paints derived from earth and mineral pigments alongside ceramics, sculpture, and reclaimed materials, I create works that explore resilience, regeneration, and the interconnected systems of shoreline environments.
Actively working in conservation and continuing my studies in sculpture, these experiences further inform my work and teaching. I lead workshops for participants of all ages, engaging individuals with sustainable materials and place-based observation, fostering awareness of how creative practice can support environmental stewardship.
Across my work, I aim to create meditative spaces that draw viewers in through beauty while addressing urgent environmental realities. By blending art, education, and activism, I seek to inspire collective responsibility and a deeper relationship with the natural world.
"Through her art, she invites viewers to appreciate the beauty of the natural world and take meaningful steps towards its protection and preservation." The Nature Conservancy
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ChristieJonesStudio@gmail.com
Instagram: @ChristieJonesStudio
631-680-7911
Born in Brookhaven, NY 1987. Currently working & residing in Medford, NY.
EDUCATION:
2025-PRESENT Stony Brook University, Bachelor of Arts; Studio Art: Ceramics & Sculpture
2024-2025 Suffolk County Community College, Associate of Liberal Arts with highest distinction, previous 2007-2010
SOLO SHOW:
2025: Emerging Artist Spotlight: The Reboli Center, Stony Brook, NY
2022: IMPRESSIONS with South Bay Art Association in Bellport, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2026:
Foundations, Juried Exhibition, Staller Center, Stony Brook, NY
Arts Everywhere Initiative: Transforming Art to Chemistry, Juried Exhibition, Stony Brook University Chemistry Building, Stony Brook, NY
2025:
Arts Everywhere Initiative: Transforming Art to Chemistry, Juried Exhibition, Stony Brook University Chemistry Building, Stony Brook, NY
TIDES & TRACES, Juried Artist in Residence Group Exhibition, Caumsett State Park, NY
PATCHWORKS Juried Members Showcase Patchogue Arts Council, Patchogue, NY
25th Celebrating Making Waves Juried Exhibition with the Long Island Aquarium, Riverhead, NY
8th Annual Juried Malverne Art Walk, Malverne, NY
Artists for the Earth Juried Exhibition with Islip Arts Council, Bayshore, NY
SCCC Juried Student Exhibition at Flecker Gallery, Selden, NY
2024:
Guild Hall 85th Members Showcase, East Hampton, NY
Deck the Halls, with Gallery North, Setauket, NY
Winter Wonderland, South Bay Artist Association, Bellport, NY
Gen-Art juried exhibition with East End Arts, Riverhead, NY
The End II, with Montauk Artist Association, Montauk, NY
BACCA and the Town of Babylon 34th Annual Judged Art Show, Babylon, NY
Tales of Contact, Cultures, and Community juried by Ma's House, Patchogue Arts Council, Patchogue, NY
SUMMER with South Bay Association, Patchogue, NY
PATCHWORKS Members Showcase Patchogue Arts Council, Patchogue, NY
7th Annual Malverne Art Walk, Malverne, NY
Clothesline Art Sale, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
Gallery North’s Wet Paint Festival, Setauket, NY
Paint The Great South Bay Exhibition, Patchogue, NY
64th Member’s Showcase with South Bay Artist Association, Bellport, NY
The End 1, with Montauk Artist Association, Montauk, NY
La LUXE Exhibition with Patchogue Arts Council, Patchogue, NY
Curator for Botanicals, selecting art for group show with South Bay Artist Association, Patchogue, NY
The Spring Market, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY
2023:
Guild Hall’s 84th Artist Members Exhibition, East Hampton, NY
Deck The Halls at Gallery North, Setauket, NY
Patchworks Members Showcase, Patchogue, NY
Paint The Great South Bay Exhibition, Patchogue, NY
Artists on the Lane, Bellport, NY
63rd Annual South Bay Art Association Member Exhibition
Mosaic LGBTQIA + Exhibition Teatro Yerbabruja Bayshore, NY
Art Show On The Green, Montauk, NY
The End I, Montauk, NY
The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, NY
The Spring Market, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY
A Ceramics Show, Bellport, NY
2022:
Friends + Family Exhibition, Bellport, NY
Deck The Halls Exhibition Gallery North, East Setauket, NY
Artists on the Lane, Bellport, NY
2021:
The Tiny Art Group Show, Port Jefferson, NY
The Watercolorists Group Show, Patchogue, NY
AWARDS / GRANTS / RESIDENCIES:
2025: The Caumsett Foundation Artist in Residence August & September: Caumsett in Color
2025: First place for 2025 SCCC Student Art Exhibition Excellence in Ceramics
2025: Second place for 2025 Malverne Chamber of Commerce Art Walk Student category
2025: Third place for 2025 Malverne Chamber of Commerce Art Walk Student category
2024: The Nature Conservancy’s Andy Warhol Visual Arts Program
2024: Third place for painting titled, Coral Pulse 1, Member’s Showcase South Bay Artist Association, Bellport, NY
2023: Third place for painting titled, Luminous, Member’s Showcase South Bay Artist Association, Bellport, NY
PRESS:
2025:
Caumsett Foundation: Current Artists in Residence
Huntington Arts Council, Summer Cultural Magazine: Artist News
Canvas Rebel: Meet Christie Jones
2024:
Perspectives Literary Arts Magazine @ SCCC, Fall 2024 issue
The Nature Conservancy Announces 2024 Andy Warhol Visual Arts Program Artists
Malverne Chamber of Commerce 7th Annual Artist Walk
Canvas Rebel: Meet Christie Jones
2023: LI ADVANCE, March 2023, A Ceramics Show: in print & digital
2022: James Lane Post, November, NOFO Holiday Gift Guide: in print & digital
2021: Jennifer Magazine, December, The Art of Healing