Christian Vistan
Christian Vistan is an artist from Morong, Bataan, Philippines, living on unceded xwməθkwəy̓ əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ territories, colonially known as Vancouver, British Columbia. In their practice, they gather materials and motifs from personal, familial and migrant histories and construct forms that intersect, misidentify and relate affect, language and experience. They work across painting, poetry and collaboration, often collaborating with other artists, writers, curators, and their relatives. Recent projects include Wawa Walk (2013/2025), a photographic installation that was part of Patience, a five month long rotating exhibition at joys curated by Danica Pinteric; and Kiss Part Two, a collaborative group exhibition between Christian, Aubin Soonhwan K and Nadya Isabella at Hearth–both in Tkaronto in 2025. They hold a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and were a 2024-2025 Fellow at 221a in Vancouver.
Exhibitions
Splinter awe !! (2021)
Writing & Press
Water Threads and Warm Proximities by S F Ho
Lines like hands like borders by Lauren Lavery
Awash, 2020, tempera, chalk pastel, grey water (from painting) on manila paper, 122 x 91cm
Orchid, 2021, tempera, graphite, charcoal, watercolour, grey water (from painting) on
manila paper, 122 x 91cm
Laundry, 2021, tempera, ink, watercolour, grey water (from painting) on manila paper, 91 x 119cm
Nanaimo, 2019, charcoal, graphite, watercolour on cotton, 30.4 x 19cm
Watering, 2021, tempera, watercolour, wax, image transfer (Aubin Kwon) on cotton,
42 x 30cm
A-drift, 2020, charcoal, tempera, ink on cotton, 19 x 30cm
Lemon, 2020, charcoal, tempera on cotton, 30.4 x 19cm
Papag, installation view at Centre A, Vancouver International Centre of Contemporary Asian Art, Fall 2018
Pilipino Fainting Filipino Painting, 2016 paper, large format inkjet print graphite, charcoal on paper, watercolours, pastel watercolours, graphite
Pilipino Fainting Filipino Painting (detail)
Pilipino Fainting Filipino Painting, 2016, risograph print
Kamay, 2016, marker
mild climate, installation view, Atlanta Contemporary, 2016
LABADA NG MAKATA / POET LAUNDRY, installation view, mild climate (Atlanta), 2016
LABADA NG MAKATA / POET LAUNDRY, installation view, mild climate (Atlanta), 2016
FILT (Rock) Skin, 2016, watercolour, ink, dye, felt
LABADA NG MAKATA / POET LAUNDRY, installation view, mild climate (Atlanta), 2016
Hose Painting (Mother Tongue), 2015, watercolour, gouache, graphite, charcoal, canvas
Flat Feelings with Aubin Kwon, installation view dreams comma delta (Delta), 2020
Burr, 2019, tempura, charcoal, graphite, ink on manila paper
Burr (detail), 2019, tempura, charcoal, graphite, ink on manila paper
Flat Feelings with Aubin Kwon, installation view dreams comma delta (Delta), 2020
Nanaimo (Nocturne), 2019, charcoal, graphite watercolour on cotton
Nanaimo (Lemon), 2019, charcoal, tempera on cotton
Dugong in Captivity, 2021, plate lithography print, edition of 25
a lot of it happened under my grandma's mango tree installation view 2017
Retrospect, 2017, ink and tempera on manila paper
Sink Painting 1, 2016, tempera, ink, watercolour, and image transfer on canvas
Sink Painting 2, 2016, tempera, ink, watercolour, and graphite on canvas
Tabla at Labada, 2016, watercolour and ink on gessoed plywood and gauze, found metal sign holder
Tabla at Labada, 2016, watercolour and ink on gessoed plywood
Untitled, 2016, charcoal and graphite on muslin
Untitled, 2016, ink, charcoal, and graphite on muslin
Sunset Table, 2016, Zine
Sunset Table, 2016, Zine
Sunset Table, 2016, Zine
Pa-pag-page, 2018, publication co-edited with Shizen Jambor
Pa-pag-page, 2018, publication co-edited with Shizen Jambor
lilithlithlithlithlith: may tunog, 2020, risographed publication made in collaboration with Elisa Ferrari
lilithlithlithlithlith: may tunog, 2020, risographed publication made in collaboration with Elisa Ferrari
lilithlithlithlithlith: may tunog, 2020, risographed publication made in collaboration with Elisa Ferrari
a lot, a lot, 2018, risographed artist book, jacket poem by Wendel Vistan
a lot, a lot, 2018, risographed artist book, jacket poem by Wendel Vistan
a lot, a lot, 2018, risographed artist book, jacket poem by Wendel Vistan
a lot, a lot, 2018, risographed artist book, jacket poem by Wendel Vistan