Christine Cox is an artist and illustrator based out of Murray Kentucky. 

Christine was born in Lebanon Kentucky in 2002 and grew up in Marion County. They received their BFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in drawing from Murray State University in 2024 and has plans to pursue their MFA in 2028. 

Christine draws inspiration from many american based contemporary artists including Catherine Chalmers, Tom Huck, and Caroline Harrison. Christine’s work is also known for their “disgusting beauty” and had been described as “a meticulous attention to details in all areas of the arts” 

Christine is best known for their lifesize charcoal figure installations as well as their fascination and inclusion of insects as a motif. They state their inclusion of insects allows their own artist message to be easily digestible while remaining a supporting role in the overall theme of their artwork. 

Christine has won several awards for their artworks including from the Biodiversity Art Exhibition and the OMAS Art Exhibition(s). 

“ The human experience is really what is at the heart of all my work. My hope is for the viewers of my show to feel seen in not only perhaps the uneasy experiences they have gone through, but also a realization of their effect on others simply by being alive. The works I make are uncomfortable, dark, and perhaps disgusting to some; but I feel they also exude comfort, for there is an innate human desire to express this hurt where others can witness and understand a situation where it is easy to feel alone. Human experience is never performed alone.

I believe the ability to share knowledge, compassion, empathy, and understanding regarding experiencing painful circumstances and creating a shared level of consciousness is the paramount principle within the agonizingly beautiful human experience.”