Habibi Art

Christina Habibi is an abstract painter born in Tehran, Iran, and based in Athens, Georgia. She has maintained a studio practice for over three decades.

Early in her practice, she worked with a direct, single-pass approach, pouring paint onto the canvas and developing the image through immediate gesture. Over time, her process evolved into a layered and iterative practice that allows forms to emerge, dissolve, and change as the painting develops.

Habibi was featured in the Twin Cities PBS series Minnesota Original, which documented her process and studio practice. Her work has also appeared in the film Dear White People, selected by the production for its alignment with the film’s visual language.