About Me

Hello and welcome to my web site!  My name is Christine Brallier and I have been creating art since childhood and haven’t stopped! I grew up in Los Angeles studying art and music through high school. Then, after years as a preschool teacher, I received my M.A. in psychology, focusing on children and art therapy. In 2005, I discovered and fell in love with the art of mosaics. My art has been published in several books and my mosaics have been installed in public spaces in California, Texas, Michigan, Kentucky, and Australia Zoo. My children’s book, The Night Before Christmas, is illustrated with stained glass mosaics and was published in 2013. Thank you for visiting my site - I hope you enjoy my artwork!

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Find me at: Facebook, Etsy, Flickr, Pinterest, Instagram and my blog.

My drawings, illustrations and paintings are at www.christinebrallier.com.


Professional Affiliations

Publications

  • My Darlin' Quarantine, Elizabeth Stewart, Ph.D., Flandricka House Press, 2020
  • No Thanks Mom, Elizabeth Stewart, Ph.D., Flandricka House Press, 2017
  • Glass Patterns Quarterly Magazine, "It's Cold Out!" Mosaic pattern and tutorial, 2016
  • Mosaico na Rede Magazine, Brazil, 2015
  • Guide to Mosaic Techniques, Bonnie Fitzgerald, Trafalgar Square, London, 2015
  • The Night Before Christmas, Clement C. Moore & Christine Brallier, Brownian Bee Press, 2013
  • Mosaic Fine Art Portraits, Irit Levy & Pam Givens, Mosaic Fine Art Books, 2010
  • Mosaico na Rede Magazine, Brazil, 2010
  • Breakout! Your Pathway to Success, Brit Hammer-Dijcks, 2010
  • Mosaic Renaissance, Laurel Skye, North Light Books, 2009
  • The Mosaic Artist’s Bible of Techniques, Teresa Mills, Quarto Publishing, 2009

Exhibitions

  •  Dec. 8, 2018 - Feb. 24, 2019 - The Night Before Christmas: Illustrations from 21st Century Editions of the Poem, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL
  • 2016   Mosaic Pop Up Gallery, Menelli Trading Co., Montecito, CA
  • 2015   Coverings 2015, Global Tile and Stone Exhibits, Mapei, Orlando, FL
  • 2015   Society of Mosaic Artists, Mapei, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2015   International Surface Event, Mapei Invitational, Las Vegas, NV
  • 2013   The Night Before Christmas, Granada Books, Santa Barbara, CA
  • 2010   Contemporary Mosaic Art, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC
  • 2010   Arboreal Art, Maplestone Gallery, Ontario, Canada
  • 2009   AGSYV Featured Artist, Gallery Los Olivos, Los Olivos, CA
  • 2009   Mosaic Exhibit, Trios Gallery, Solana Beach, CA
  • 2009   Artistic Anthology, Cabrillo Arts Pavillion, Santa Barbara, CA
  • 2008   Mosaics, Santa Barbara Art Studios, Santa Barbara, CA

Awards

  • 2nd place, Contemporary Mosaic Art for Please, Can I Come In? 2010
  • People’s Choice Award for Beautiful Anyway, 2010
  • Juror's Choice Award for Fiesta, 2008
  • 1st Place, Contemporary Mosaic Art for Oops, 2008
  • William T. Colville Foundation Grant, 2007

Education

  • 2016 Society of American Mosaic Artists annual conference, San Diego, CA
  • 2016 Can the Line Make You a Better Person? with Rachel Sager, San Diego, CA
  • 2016 Collaborative Mosaics with Jessica Liddell, San Diego, CA
  • 2015 Styrofoam Concrete Sculpture with Fred and Donnell Pasion, Grover Beach, CA
  • 2015 Society of American Mosaic Artists annual conference, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2014 Society of American Mosaic Artists annual conference, Houston, TX
  • 2014 Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators annual conference, NYC
  • 2013 Society of American Mosaic Artists annual conference, Tacoma, WA
  • 2013 Facilitating Community-Based Mosaic Projects with Laurel True, Tacoma, WA
  • 2013 The Secrets of Mosaicking With Beads with Sharra Frank, Tacoma WA
  • 2012 Society of American Mosaic Artists annual conference, Lexington, KY
  • 2011 Society of American Mosaic Artists annual conference, Austin, TX
  • 2011 Mosaic Portraiture with Carol Shelkin, Austin TX
  • 2011 Designing and Presenting Sculptural Mosaics with Sherri Warner Hunter, Austin, TX
  • 2011 Finding Your Voice with Pamela Irving, Austin, TX
  • 2010 Society of American Mosaic Artists annual conference, Chicago, IL
  • 2010 Smalti/Millefiori – Glass Fusion Workshop with Martin Cheek, Chicago, IL
  • 2010 Classical Andamento – The Secrets of the Romans with Gary Drostle, Chicago, IL
  • 2010 Using Design Fundamentals in Mosaics with Sue Giannotti, Chicago, IL
  • 2009 Society of American Mosaic Artists annual conference, San Diego, CA
  • 2009 Large Scale Mosaics with Gary Drostle, San Diego, CA
  • 2009 Anatomy of a Mural with George Fishman, San Diego, CA
  • 2007 Architectural Applications for Mosaic with Laurel True, Oakland, CA
  • 2003 Licensed Massage Therapist, Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute, CA
  • 1996 M.A. Psychology, Antioch University, Santa Barbara, CA

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