2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Literary arts, including poetry, creative writing, fiction, and non-fiction
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Christine Lorenz
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Digital/photography
Publication design and production
Glass Feature Walls, 2025, photographically printed architectural glass, 18 feature walls of various sizes. Commissioned for Pittsburgh International Airport, Concourse D.
Kanawha Salines, 2025, photographs printed on paper, vinyl, aluminum, and fabrics; salt crystals on paper in frames.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Residency Work, 2025, photographs, archival inkjet print on Japanese paper, newsprint publication.
Paradox Formation, 2024, large photograph from materials collected on site in Utah; smaller photographs documenting the Paradox Valley and the Redmond Minerals mine, mineral samples, monotype-printed photographs, text.
The Earth Of: Murmurations, 2023, print on demand book and editioned prints, 5.5″ x 9,” 234 pages. Collaboration with eight other artists and writers as part of a six-week online collaborative workshop based on the writings of Gilles Deleuze.
About the Artist
Christine Lorenz uses the tools of macro photography to create spaces for reflection on the common materials of our lived environment. She holds an MFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and BA from The Ohio State University. She has exhibited in galleries and unconventional spaces in the Pittsburgh region and beyond. Her work has been featured online by Lenscratch, Vice, Review Santa Fe, Photolucida, Refract Journal, Rogue Agent Journal, and Fraction Magazine. Collections include the Community College of Allegheny County and the Tomayko Foundation. In 2025 she was a Gilbert Fellow at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. In addition to self-publishing photobooks and zines, she has produced collaborative book projects for The Earth Of workshops of Arts Letters & Numbers. She is a founding member of the Flock Artist Collective, celebrating the intertwined work of artmaking and parenting. She teaches the history of photography and art writing at Duquesne University and Point Park University.
Christine’s work builds on places where different forms of knowledge intersect. Her photographs build visual spaces out of close attention to everyday things, creating opportunities for new perspectives on our connections to the world. She also brings a background in literature, education, and the history of photography to collaborative writing and publication projects.
Photo by Christine Lorenz
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- MFA, Art Studio, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1997
- BA, Photography and Cinema; BA, English; The Ohio State University,1995
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
No
Teaching Artist
Yes, all ages
Joined the Directory
May 2026
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“As an artist, the projects that involved external input have energized my practice, made me more open to possibilities, and led me to creative strategies I would not have found on my own.”
Christine Lorenz
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
