Welcome to My Journey

Pleasure to connect with you!

Hello and welcome—I’m Christiana Lewis, and I’m so grateful you’ve found your way here.

My journey into art began within the uncertainty of foster care and children’s homes, where I moved through dozens of placements before being adopted at the age of five. From that early turbulence emerged not only resilience, but also a powerful inner drive—an artistic and spiritual soul lit with purpose.

I was raised in Laguna Beach, California, where my adoptive mother recognized and nurtured my creativity from the very beginning. After earning my degree in Art from California State University, Long Beach, I felt a calling that led me to New York City at 23. With little more than a suitcase, spirit, and faith, I immersed myself in the rhythm of Manhattan—studying Art Therapy, working as a fashion stylist, and painting whenever I could. At 25, I received my first solo exhibition at Christopher J. Haws Gallery on Boston’s prestigious Newbury Street. Since then, my art has traveled with me, exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Laguna Beach, India, Thailand, South America, Pakistan, France, Italy, and beyond.

But my art is more than exhibitions and canvas—it is a mission. My early life experiences were not just hardships; they were spiritual initiations that taught me how to alchemize pain into healing. Each of my paintings is infused with vibrational energy, carrying intention, emotion, and resonance that invites viewers to feel, to release, and to transform. People often describe a sense of calm, inspiration, or profound connection when they encounter my work. That is no accident—my art is created as a living transmission of healing and empowerment.

My imagery is symbolic, raw, and archetypal—faces, figures, color, and poetry woven together to tell stories of survival, transformation, and grace. I call them “vision boards on canvas,” because they hold not only images, but intentions for healing, awakening, and possibility.

Beyond the canvas, my purpose extends into advocacy. I am deeply committed to standing for trauma recovery, mental health, homelessness, addiction, disability rights, violence prevention, anti-racism, gender equality, anti-bullying, and the fight to end human trafficking. My message is bold and simple: LOVE IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON FOR TRUTH, HEALING, AND CONNECTION.

This blog will be a space where I share not just my art, but also the stories, inspirations, and messages behind it. You’ll find reflections on creativity, healing, and spirituality—alongside updates from my studio and exhibitions around the world.

My purpose is clear: to remind us all that art is not only something we see, but something we feel, heal, and become.

Thank you for being here. I invite you to walk this journey with me—to feel, to remember, and to rise.

With love and gratitude,

Christiana Lewis

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In London for London Biennale Art Show, 2025