Chelsie Sunde

Works in Brooklyn, NY

BIO

Chelsie Sunde is an artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She holds a BA in Art from Gonzaga University and is an MFA candidate at Brooklyn College. She has shown her work at Revelation Gallery in New York City and the Gonzaga University Art Space in Spokane, WA. She paints to magnify simple moments from her own life, prompting viewers to reconsider the mundane. Viewers are invited into the worship of mystery and are asked to acknowledge the boundaries of human relationships, as well as their sublime joys.

photography credit: Claudia Hernández

Chelsie Sunde’s work centers on the themes of female friendships and matriarchy. The subjects include herself, friends, and family members (often her mother, grandmother, and sisters). Color takes a centrifugal role and is harnessed as a tool for conveying emotion and mood. She relies on intuition and whimsy to guide her practice. Playfulness is paramount and traditional modes of women’s workmanship like quilting, knitting, beading, and decorating are rethought and reworked into paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings.