Profiles

Christine Vermeer is a Canadian oil painter who has developed an innovative practice of painting on aluminum foil. Her work deals with themes of place, nostalgia, and listening, shaped by figuration, plein-air landscapes, and abstraction.

Serving as the Arts Collective Coordinator and Studio Associate at Calvin University, where she also teaches courses on arts and culture, Vermeer is an educator invested in cross-disciplinary creation and the liberal arts. A graduate of Calvin University (BFA, 2020), Vermeer has been building her practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Select exhibitions include “The Path Home” (solo show) 2022, “AllArt” 2024, “House Show” (solo show) 2025, and an upcoming duo show at the Center Art Gallery (Grand Rapids) in November of 2026.

Christine Vermeer earned her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2026. Her thesis work focused on childhood photographs and observed landscapes as source material, considering how we communicate over time, and how we interact with nature.