Christina Price Washington: Beyond Oglethorpe

What do professors get up to outside of school hours? 

For Christina Price Washington, she finds her work-life balance by participating in Art and Photography exhibitions around the Atlanta area. Washington is currently a part of an exhibition held by the Atlanta Photography Group (APG) called Lumen: Women and Non-Binary Artists. This exhibition allows for artwork in the form of digital or film photography, sculptures, and mixed media. The exhibition draws a particular focus on light and how it serves as a “preservation of culture and a catalyst for shaping new narratives,” says Eyes on Atlanta. 

 Since 2017, Washington has taught multiple classes at Oglethorpe, including art, photography, Art and Culture, and First Year Seminar. She has her B.F.A from Atlanta College of Art, as well as an M.A and M.F.A in Drawing and Photography from Georgia State University. Washington’s work has been consistently exhibited since 1990, with a piece currently sitting in Atlanta’s High Museum of Art’s permanent collection. She has accumulated multiple reviews published across The Atlanta Journal, LA Times, and Burnaway. 

From the Series Pinhole Rocks #2132 | 2025 | 9" x 12" | Pinhole negative on inkjet paper with graphite and Japanese ink on birchwood.

From the Series Pinhole Rocks #2133 | 2025 | 9" x 12 " | Pinhole negative on inkjet paper with graphite and Japanese ink on birchwood.

News of her exhibition spread quickly among her students in Robinson Hall. Senior art history major and studio art minor Kaleigh Gillette said that Washington is “very committed to always doing something new…I think a lot of art students can see that and benefit from her. Christina gives me hope for my future art.” Gillette is currently taking Washington’s ART 214 Alternative Methods Darkroom and Photography class.

Having worked with Washington as a student instructor in the dark room, senior English literature major August Rosenfield shared his love for her inside and outside the classroom; “She has helped me become so much more confident in my own abilities as a person. She is someone who truly inspires me on a daily basis.”

From the Series Pinhole Rocks #2121 | 2025 | 9" x 12" | Pinhole negative on inkjet paper with graphite and Japanese ink on birchwood.

When asked about APG, Washington memorably noted how “the executive directors have often approached [her] about reviewing portfolios, curating exhibitions, or participating in calls, some of which have been national in scope.” Washington has also co-curated another show for APG during the Atlanta Art Fair alongside Kathryn Hill, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Georgia Museum of Art.

Balancing the life of a professor and artist within society can be challenging. Advocating for this balance, Washington revealed that “continual involvement [in the art field] keeps her happy and healthy and translates into richer teaching.” Washington often partakes in artist residencies, which provide room and board, as well as quality time to focus on creating work; most of her work is developed during these periods. 

The piece exhibited in the APG is a three-part visual that has been in the works since 2022. It explores the “intersection of materiality, perception, and geopolitics in lens-based media and works on paper,” described Washington. Through a mix of photography, drawing, and painting, Washington creates beautiful pieces that draw attention to depth and shadows, as well as a “formal inquiry and a meditation on resource, place, and the unseen infrastructures that shape visual experience.”

Washington’s work is available for viewing from Sept. 23 - Oct. 18 between the hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday. The APG Gallery is located at Ansley Mall, 1544 Piedmont Ave NE, #107, Atlanta GA, 30324.