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Bid for ‘Alice’, Lot 44 | BFAMI 2022 Online Art Auction at Phillips, London

BFAMI 2022 Online Art Auction is now Live!  🔨  Download Auction Catalogue. My work ‘Alice’ is in Lot 44 and please place your bid via this link: https://bfami.org/product/cristina-schek/ Lot 44: ‘Alice’ by Cristina SchekYear: 2021Size: 107.8 x 76.2cmMedium: Framed archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle paper, anti-reflective museum glassEdition: 1 of 5Estimated Retail Value: £4,500Donated by…

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Squares and Triangles at The Fitzrovia Gallery (20-30 September 2022)

“They lived in squares and loved in triangles.”- Dorothy Parker 20-30 September 2022Private View: Wednesday 21 September, 6-8pm Opening Times: Monday to Saturday 11am-6pmSunday 11am-4pm Address: Fitzrovia Gallery139 Whitfield Street, London W1T5EN   Delighted to exhibit ‘The Magi of Fitzrovia’ a work which takes as your source material Fitzrovia itself. As many already know, Fitzrovia was…

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Art on Paper | September 8 – 11, 2022 | Pier 36 | New York City with The Cynthia Corbett Gallery

‘Fern Girl’ and ‘Alice’ will make their debut at ‘Art On Paper’, in New York, courtesy The Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Hours: Select VIP Preview Thursday, September 8, 2022 — 5:00pm to 6:00pm Exclusive Entry for Select VIPs Opening Evening: Thursday, September 8, 2022 — 6:00pm to 9:00pm Exclusive Entry for Fair Pass Holders & Select VIPs…

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Squares and Triangles at The Fitzrovia Gallery (20-30 September 2022)

An exhibition inspired by the Bloomsbury Group and the artists, writers, poets and muscians of Fitzrovia. “They lived in squares and loved in triangles.”- Dorothy Parker 20-30 September 2022Private View: Wednesday 21 September, 6-8pm Opening Times: Monday to Saturday 11am-6pmSunday 11am-4pm Address: Fitzrovia Gallery139 Whitfield Street, London W1T5EN   Delighted to exhibit ‘The Magi of…

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‘FOCUS ON THE FEMALE’ Art Created During Lockdown Award 2021

Delighted to announce that my work ‘Florence Lightingale’ received The FOCUS ON THE FEMALE Art Created During Lockdown Award! “Away from the worn-out out-of-date academic portrait of the female muse, Cristina Schek’s attention-grabbing images are inspired by literature and history. I marvel at her unique quirky portraits of modern life, in interiors brimming with warm comfy…

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‘FOCUS ON THE FEMALE’ Art Created During Lockdown Award | The Cynthia Corbett Gallery & Young Masters Art Prize

Thrilled to announce that ‘Florence Lightingale’ received The FOCUS ON THE FEMALE Art Created During Lockdown Award. “Away from the worn-out out-of-date academic portrait of the female muse, Cristina Schek’s attention-grabbing images are inspired by literature and history. I marvel at her unique quirky portraits of modern life, in interiors brimming with warm comfy chintz and…

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Cristina Schek | Artsy Viewing Room

Visit my Viewing Room on  Artsy open until Monday 18th October 2021, courtesy Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Follow this link: https://bit.ly/CristinaSchekArtsyViewingRoom Also, 21st October 6pm you are personally invite to the long-awaited Focus On The Female Awards Ceremony & Jazz Night when we will gather at The Exhibitionist Hotel to hear the selections of Judges Dr Chris Blatchley and Vestalia Chilton and celebrate together.

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‘Focus On The Female’ Exhibition | The Cynthia Corbett Gallery 20th July – 31st October 2021

Thrilled to be part of ‘Focus On The Female’ Exhibition, presented by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery during their Summer Residency at The Exhibitionist Hotel in South Kensington! And delighted to see one of my most recent works ‘Alice, 2021’ featured on the show invite. There will be two Private View days and would be lovely to see you on 20th or…

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‘Focus On The Female’ Exhibition | The Cynthia Corbett Gallery 20th July – 31st October 2021

Thrilled to be part of ‘Focus On The Female’ Exhibition, presented by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery during their Summer Residency at The Exhibitionist Hotel in South Kensington! And delighted to see one of my most recent works ‘Alice, 2021’ featured on the show invite. There will be two Private View days and would be lovely to see you on 20th or…

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The secret is out!

For nearly two centuries, painting and photography have co-existed. We are used to seeing photographs of painters at work, and there are plenty of paintings of painters painting, but paintings of photography are more unusual. Perhaps the photographers were always in such a rush that they couldn’t wait for the painter to transform their canvas…

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Save Landmark Arts Centre |

Landmark Arts Centre is this magnificent Gothic style Cathedral where I had my first art fair organised by Landmark Art Fairs – and now this unique Arts Centre is in danger of being forever closed. Unfortunately they are not eligible for any of the Government support grants so they have started several fundraising campaigns. They…

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“Cristina was such a delight and pleasure to work with. Being in another country on the other side of the world from her, I can not thank Cristina enough for making it so easy and for being so flexible to be communicating with. She was able to project my vision of what I wanted for my website to perfection. She went above and beyond, down to the details that I myself had not thought of. She had an excellent eye for my website, an understanding of what I was about, and her ideas to better my vision for my business were amazing. I am absolutely in love with her work. ” Georgina Mendiola, Makeup artist and hair stylist, www.geomendi.com 

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Star Print Stationers and Artist’s Materials | Artist Of The Week

Thank you Star Print Stationers and Artist’s Materials for this amazing feature! http://www.starprint-twickenham.co.uk Star Print Stationers and Artist’s Materials ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ARTIST OF THE WEEK – CRISTINA SCHEK ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We were first introduced to Cristina by ‘Fern Boy’ ‘who’ had been selected by the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Council to grace the front cover…

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Camden Image Gallery | 12 – 15 June 2019

After last year’s very successful and fun participation in the Salon des Refusés: Exhibition of Artworks Refused from the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition brilliantly organised by Happenstance Gallery, when my work ‘Fern Boy’ was awarded first prize Salon des Refusés 2018 The People’s Vote, I’m delighted to take part in this amazing show once again at Camden Image Gallery.…

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Four Ambrotypes With A Surreal Twist

The Daguerreotype by Edgar Allan Poe THIS WORD is properly spelt Daguerréotype, and pronounced as if written Dagairraioteep. The inventor’s name is Daguerre, but the French usage requires an accent on the second e, in the formation of the compound term. The instrument itself must undoubtedly be regarded as the most important, and perhaps the…

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“Cristina is very professional; her work fully met my requests. She helped structure and create a fantastic website for Artpeggios and offered great advice so as to give the best image of my teaching agency. She’s fast and efficient. Cristina is an artist who I like to work with.” – Benjamin Gasiglia, Director of Artpeggios

“Cristina’s composed, professional approach reassured me from our first meeting.
She showed immense patience as I fussed and changed my mind on countless occasions, calmly guiding me through the entire process, making valuable suggestions along the way.

Cristina has helped me create a beautifully clear and comprehensive website, propelling my work into the design world, it’s so nice to finally showcase my work through my website.

I am still able to email Cristina for support and advise which has been invaluable and have no hesitation in recommending Cristina to produce a website for you!”

–  Lara Sparey, www.larasparey.com

Stay Curious.

Cristina Schek is creative, patient and thoughtful, and truly cares about designing the perfect website for the client. I am delighted with my new website and cannot thank Cristina enough for responding to my woolly brief with visual flair and clear guidance. I would wholeheartedly recommend her. She’s also an excellent photographer (who manages to put even the most awkward of subjects at their ease). – Ruth Cairns, Featherstone Cairns, Independent PR Consultancy

“Having a great book cover is extremely important as I believe the cover is the selling point for the book. Maybe it shouldn’t be, but let’s face the truth, people continue to choose books by their covers. Or their titles.

I am familiarised with her work from the Suspense Magazine, where she illustrates the e-zine’s cover, and I always appreciated her power to translate key words into powerful images. She was my first choice for a book cover designer and my best one. Using only a few key words, the cover was all done in under a week. The whole process from discovery, to design, to revision was a pleasurable experience. I credit the cover design to drawing in virtually every potential reader into purchasing my book. I feel like my writing was expressed perfectly in Cristina’s design.

I highly recommend Cristina Schek to all the authors looking for the best cover for their book. She harvests magic from colours and shapes.” Cezarina Anghilac, writer

“Cristina has been first class in redesigning my website. I first hired her for a photography shoot and then we discussed how the images would fit into my website. We came to the conclusion the website would need a change of design. I’m so pleased with the results and would highly recommend Cristina to anyone. She has a true passion about the work she does and is very professional, efficient, creative, helpful and great to work with. Genuinely a very easy experience for someone like myself who is not at all tech savvy.” Lindsey Gibbins, Hair & Make-up Artist

“Cristina was very professional and lovely to work with. She understood my brief straight away and delivered the look I was trying to capture in my work. She made me feel at ease on a busy and stressful day. I’ve already planned for another photoshoot with Cristina and looking forward to it.” Lindsey Gibbins, Hair & Make-up Artist

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Goodstuff | Website Photography

Fronted by dynamic vocalist Vic Bynoe, GOODSTUFF are all world-class musicians who between them have worked with artists as diverse as Eric Clapton, James Brown, Paul Young, The Drifters, Rick Astley, Roger Daltrey, Dexys Midnight Runners, Aztec Camera & Lemar – as well as Film/TV work including Sliding Doors, Mr Bean movies, The Frank Skinner Show…

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“Cristina provides an excellent service as a professional photographer for events and exhibitions. I have hired her repeatedly to photograph arts events, including private views, book launches, demonstrations, presentations and exhibitions, since 2013.

Cristina is amazing. She completely understands what is needed and how to capture natural photographs of everyone at an event. Her sensitivity to visual art and the way she can capture the atmosphere of an event are her huge asset. She has a great touch composing dynamic images, and produces a great mix of wide angle shots and details.

She is a real pleasure to work with, relaxed, calm, professional and attentive. She is efficient, turns up exactly when she says she will, and returns skilfully and thoughtfully edited images in a fast turnaround.

I can thoroughly recommend Cristina’s services as a photographer, particularly if you have an art, cultural or creative event that you need coverage for, or you need professional product or portrait photography. She is great at what she does, and is a lovely person to have around too.”

Daisy McMullan FRSA
Curator

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Bass Orthodontics | Website Photography

Bass Orthodontics London are a well established practice, specialising in Orthodontics and Dento-Facial Orthopaedics. With over 25 years at Queen Anne Street they are amongst one of the first specialist Orthodontic practices in the West End. They are the friendliest team I’ve met in a long time, and photogenic, too!  http://bassorthodontics.com/  

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“You can tell Cristina loves doing her job; working with her is an incredible experience as she finds original, different, stunning ways to photograph you, or your event. Constantly striving for creative artistic excellence, Cristina captures the best in every photograph she shoots, dipping into your life – without getting under your feet, to have unforgettable, heart-warming, photographs that make great memories for you. More than a beautiful photograph, Cristina’s work is a magnificent record of an occasion as she becomes your eyes – seeing, recording, and making your today a part of your history. A skilled professional, Cristina achieves the highest quality image that captures your story in remarkably unique, distinctive, head-shot portraits, that’ll make a difference to the success in your world. She’s amazing, she’s the best.” – Estelle Lovatt FRSA

“We collaborated with Cristina on several German Electronics projects. She’s an absolute professional, with great attention to detail. She had a perfect understanding of our needs whether we asked for product shots, or event photography. I highly recommend her and looking forward to further working with her.”

Rodica Boitoş, Marketing Manager at German Electronics

“Cristina is a very talented artist on the contemporary photography scene, offering a wide range of services from portraits and product photography to fine art conceptual photography. Her pictures are creative and clever, revealing complex meanings the more one looks at her artwork.
From a client’s perspective, Cristina has made me feel at ease during a recent trip to Windsor, her posed and candid portraits together with the creative landscapes capturing very well the feeling of the day.”

Teodora Totorean, Mixed Media Artist, Art Writer and Book Reviewer

“When managing an on-line magazine, it is of the utmost importance to have good quality imaging services. We at Revista de suspans (Suspense Review) chose Cristina Schek for this task, the photo artist known as Cristofor. She delivered us photographic material for two issues so far, and we’ve been more than satisfied with the finished product. She understood perfectly the concepts we required photos for, she proved a great deal of imagination in dealing with light/shadow, color/absence-of-color in the photographic material we commissioned her for. In fact, after her success with our first issue, we proposed her a separate portfolio for each new future issue.

Therefore we can recommend Cristina Schek, aka Cristofor, as a professional photographer. She is a real asset for any business; that is why we chose her as Suspense Review’s in-house photographer. We urge anyone to do the same. ”

Mircea Pricajan, Suspense Review Magazine