Christie Nuell has exhibited in over 100 shows, regionally, nationally and internationally. Born in Oxford, England, she has lived in England, Wales, Italy and the United States, and continues to travel widely, spending part of each year on the Isle of Man.
Nuell brings her deep knowledge of printmaking processes and technology together in her artwork, mixing media in unusual ways to create work that frequently incorporates interactive elements. Her most recent body of work uses a laser engraver to incise imagery into surfaces which may range from paper to wood and masonite. Frequently the surfaces are treated with paint, stains, or inked, and then are re-engraved with additional imagery. The effect is a rich patina of lines, color, and deliberate pentimenti. Informational graphics and binary code appear in fragments, suggesting the demise of the industrial revolution and the rise of the age of information, emphasizing the visual systems on which both were built. Recently she has explored sound and animation in her work, drawing from the same library of forms and themes.
She received her undergraduate degree from SUNY College at Geneseo, and her MFA from the University of Georgia. She currently resides in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where she is Professor of Art at Middle Tennessee State University, teaching Printmaking and Interactive Design classes. She was married to the late Lon Nuell, and has two sons.