Christa
Kieffer was born in Tubingen, Germany.
An
intuitive kindergarten teacher recognized Kieffer's potential
and provided her with a quiet place to draw and paint. She
studied extensively throughout Europe before moving to the
United States to attend the Art Center College of Design
in Los Angeles.
She
works primarily in oil on canvas, often using glazes to
create a luminous look and feel to her paintings. The artist
travels to Paris frequently, rising in the early hours of
dawn to walk the boulevards and photograph the enchantment
of the city.
Kieffer
has a fellowship at Art Center of Design and is co-founder
of Gallery One in Point Reyes. She currently lives in a
small rural community surrounded by Point Reyes National
Park in California.