CHRISTI WILTENBURG
historic photo and alt process printmaker, photographer, and mixed media artist

Work Experience

Bostick & Sullivan, Inc. Santa Fe, NM — Lead Customer Service Rep, back-up Stocker and Shipper, Workshop Instructor, and Admin Assistant

September 2016 - PRESENT

Santa Fe Workshops, Santa Fe, NM — Work Study

May 2016 - August 2016

Grand Valley Magazine, Allendale, MI — Student Photographer

October 2014 - May 2016

Logan’s Roadhouse, Alpine, MI — Server

December 2015 - May 2016

Bostick & Sullivan, Inc.  Santa Fe, NM — Summer Intern

May 2015 - July 2015.

The Wooden Nickel, Grand Haven, MI — Server and Kitchen Staff

July 2014 - April 2015.

327 Pizza and Pub, Coopersville, MI — Server and Kitchen Staff 

August 2012 - June 2014.

Coopersville High School, Coopersville, MI — Colorguard Coach

Summer/Fall 2012 and 2013

Education

Grand Valley State University, Allendale — Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Photography

August 2012 - May 2016

The Photography Program was part of the School of Communications. Minor in History. 

Coopersville High School

September 2009- June 2012

Special Projects

Zoom Guest Lecturer— Santa Fe Workshops 

2020

Live Presentation on the History of Photography 

Zoom Guest Lecturer— Palm Springs Photo Festival

2020

Live Presentation on Platinum Palladium printing

The Handmade Photograph — Santa Fe, NM

June 2019

A call for entry historic photographic processes show juried by Christopher James. My role was to organize the photos, hang the show, and be the assistant to Melody Sullivan as we put the show on.

Photo Historica 2019 — Santa Fe, NM

July 2019

A historic and alternative photo print sale put on by The Center of Photographic History and Technology

Workshop Lead Instructor — Bostick & Sullivan 

2016-2020, 

Taught approx. 15 workshops  in Platinum palladium, Cyanotype, VanDyke Kallitype, Ziatype, and Gum bichromate printing to one on one students as well as group classes.

Workshop Assistant Instructor — Bostick & Sullivan 

2016-2020, Santa Fe, NM

Assisted teaching 4 Wet Plate Collodion Workshops and 1 Albumen Workshop with Dana Sullivan. 

Lead Instructor — PhotoNola Photo Festival

2017, New Orleans, LA

Taught a-one day platinum palladium workshop to approximately 20 students on behalf of Bostick & Sullivan. 

Workshop Assistant  — Santa Fe Workshops

August 2016, Santa Fe, NM

Assisted Jennifer Schlessinger in an Albumen workshop for Santa Fe Workshops at the Bostick & Sullivan Darkroom.

YouTube Videos: 

Replay- Bostick & Sullivan January 11th, 2021 2-hr Live Demo Platinum Palladium Printing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlg0CL0704g&t=3937s

Step by Step: How to make a Platinum Palladium Negative the Bostick & Sullivan way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziUD8-yEuOQ&t=12s

Na2 Platinum Palladium Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoPvSCIvpeY&t=17s

Experiments with Phonetype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRSiU8e60u4&t=147s

Instagram projects: 

@ayearinlifewithoutyou - a photo diary dedicated to my mom to honor her in my grief

@christiwiltenburg - my everyday occasional musings 

PUBLICATIONS

Fishladder: A Student Journal of Art and Writing: Vol. 14 : Iss. 1 , Article 23 and 24 Available at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fishladder/vol14/iss1/23

EXHIBITIONS

Tumultuous

December 1-12, 2015, Allendale, MI

Grand Valley State’s School of Communications Photography Senior Thesis Collaborative Show-I showed body of work called Aesthete, a series of gum prints exploring the relationships between the human figure and photograms of objects found in nature

FotoForum’s Annual Member Show

January 2020, Santa Fe, NM

REFERENCES

Anja Brown

Former Student

(832) 366-5004

anja.brown.mgl@gmail.com

Patricia Bernstein

Adjunct Professor of Art 

Dillard University 

(504) 458-5970

Pbernstein@dillard.edu

Dana Sullivan

Bostick & Sullivan, Inc.

(505) 470-5008

dnasullivan67@gmail.com