Hi all! 
I'm Christina Chaplin, a senior Fine Art major concentrating in photography and painting. I was born and raised in northern Illinois, but currently call the New Jersey shore home as my parents moved there a few years ago.
I have always loved and participated in the physical making of art, but this involvement (unfortunately) doesn't come with a built-in knowledge of how art gets sold, transported, and valued around the world. Traveling abroad to Rome last spring, I interned at acontemporary gallery and very quickly learned how much I DIDN'T know about the art market and how it really functions. I'm excited now to get some new insights and perspective into my experiences in Rome and the Venice Biennale.
I was able to actively engage in the art market last summer while on a trip to Berlin. I bought my very first painting... a work by artist Christoph Loeffler, his name is Patrick. Also, as a graduating senior being launched into the scary "real world", it seems pertinent that I take some time in school to learn about both sides of what I do... from the artist and the art dealer alike.
Happy to meet you all!