Chrisi Karvonides - Dushenko is a fine artist and costume designer for opera, theater, film, and television. Chrisi is known for such costume projects as HBO’s Big Love, Carnivale, and season 1 of American Horror Story. Recently she has designed opera costumes for several American and European companies, including Santa Fe Opera. She is designing a new opera for The Royal Swedish Opera of 2023 and is the head of Costume Design at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television.
As in costume design, Chrisi is a painter searching for new ways of expressing her love of visual storytelling. Of course, painting people is a passion. She is fascinated with carnival performers, lovers, street people of foreign lands, and children bearing gifts. Her flower images are eye candy, and the still life’s are not so “still." Chrisi also has an affinity for painting unique images of “seascapes”. Most of all, Chrisi’s paintings celebrate color and honor the simple delights of daily life.
Chrisi has extensive costume design training from Yale University's Graduate School of Theater Design, Emerson College, Art Students League, and FIT of New York City. Chrisi has also trained in painting with California contemporary painter Robert Burridge for the last eight years. She has also taught workshops at the Palm Springs Art Museum and for Young At Art. In addition, Chris teaches Costume Design Processes and Rendering techniques in Italy, Finland, Japan, Mexico City, and Prague.
Each of Chrisi's paintings is a gift of joy to bring into your home. Chrisi's paintings are often featured at the Hermosa Beach Art Walk, the "Artlife Gallery" of El Segundo, and the Beverly Hills Affair in the Gardens. Personal or group viewings are always welcome by appointment at her home in Hermosa Beach, CA.
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