Christy Savage is a Sacramento-based mid-career artist with over 30 years professional experience, working primarily in visual and media arts. She specializes in creating horrific watercolor and acrylic paintings and she produces independent exploitation horror films. She is an accomplished artist and filmmaker, as well as producer of a successful film festival and many community events. She has also spent time as an art teacher and has curated many arts festivals for students.
Since a young age, Christy was driven to create fantastic images of terror and death. From the time she won her first art contest at age 4, she knew she was destined to pursue a career in the arts and she has worked hard to hone her skills. She sold her first painting at age 18 and has worked professionally in the arts since, exploring multiple disciplines. She has worked in the fields of commercial art, graphic design, portraits, murals and scenic design and she has participated in many exhibits and group shows as well as solo shows.
Christy’s love of genre cinema has been a driving factor in her art and she has simultaneously pursued a career in the world of low budget independent filmmaking, making feature horror films with her husband and collaborator, Darin Wood. She is skilled in set design and construction, photography, film and video production, cinematography, theatre production, film festival coordination and exhibition, and video editing.
Christy also has many years experience teaching art to children and working with the local community to bring arts programs to students. She firmly believes in the power of the arts to enhance and strengthen a community and works hard to promote, encourage and develop the arts in Sacramento.
At the current stage of her career, Christy is focusing more on painting and less on collaborative projects such as arts events and teaching. While her main focus will continue to shift from time to time, she is now concentrating on fine art paintings for exhibits and direct sales to private collectors. Her work is held in collections throughout the United States.
