Christine Gallagher

I grew up in the North West of England, surrounded by echoes of the past—fascinated with family photographs yellowed with age, heirlooms passed down through generations, and stories of hard lives once lived, now serve as references for deeply personal reflections on perception, identity, and what that truly means for me as a woman navigating the world today.

I approach each piece of work as a way of processing memory and my understanding of past experiences and how they have shaped me as an adult.

My work aims to invite viewers into a world where broken and discarded things still have voices—where each crack, stain, and missing limb tells a tale of survival, beauty, and the strange magic of imperfection.

In the subject matter I choose, although challenging, I aim to evoke emotions via the use of objects and metaphors that, simultaneously, seem both fragile and defiant as testament to my own fortitude and emotional strength.

The phrase "Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable", attributed to the Mexican Poet, Cesar A. Cruz, resonates deeply and aligns perfectly with the message I aim to project through my artworks in my pursuit of connection with those who also seek solace and comfort in pushing through difficult emotions to find peace.