Near the House by the Brook
Showing from January 11, 2025 - March 30, 2025
Meet the Artist
Christina Wolf
Born and raised in New Jersey, Christina Wolf is dedicated to art and photography, exploring both through education and practice.
After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kutztown University, she continued her studies in the history of photography through Princeton University’s Continuing Education program where she studied under the guidance of Peter Bunnell.
Building on her love of teaching and creating, she obtained an Art Teacher Certification from Kean University, and later completed a Master’s of Studio Art at William Paterson University.
As a dedicated NJ public high school teacher, Christina Wolf has also taught at the NJ Center for Visual Arts in Summit and at the Newark Museum. Balancing a full-time teaching career with a passion for photography and art, Wolf finds time for creative exploration and growth.
Her work has been exhibited in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with shows at James Howell Gallery (Union, NJ), ATI Exhibit at Rowan College (Glassboro, NJ), the Power Art Gallery’s “Tracking the Artist’s Way” and “Mixed Media” exhibits (Wayne, NJ), the Kutztown University Invitational Alumni Exhibit at Open Space Gallery (Allentown, PA), and Gallery Aferro’s “Come as You Are” exhibit (Newark, NJ).
Her work reflects a deep connection to her home state of New Jersey and a lifelong commitment to the arts.
Artist Statement
Photography, for me, is a means to explore my connection to familiar places and uncover layers hidden beneath the surface. My work is inspired by Minor White’s reflections in The Camera Mind and Eye, where he describes the transformative experience of truly seeing, waiting patiently for a moment when the ordinary transcends itself, when “light performs the magic.” This philosophy resonates with me; it is how I experience my surroundings, particularly the landscapes of New Jersey—its houses, roadways, trees, and mailboxes—as well as the weather that transforms them.
In my series, Near the House by the Brook, I capture images from around Goffle Brook Park, an area that shaped my experience. Fog, dawn, dusk, night, and rain lend an otherworldly quality to the familiar, turning simple scenes into extraordinary. This process of photographing these moments is as meaningful to me as the images themselves. In these times, I feel as though I am capturing a reflection in the river of life for just an instant, not a reflection of myself, but of an essence of place that connects me to memories.
The printing of these images allows me to relive that sensation. My hope is that each photograph serves as a doorway to those fleeting moments and memories, and the viewers may also have a shared sense of place, time, and memory. The landscapes and homes around Goffle Brook Park may have changed, but this place will always be a wellspring of imagination and inspiration for me, and a reminder of photography’s power to transform the ordinary into something magical.