Christine Ferrouge is an American painter who paints psychological narratives based on her three daughters. Girlhood and identity are primary to the work's content. Loosely sketched environments and cultural references wink at the careful viewer. Her strong and dignified women-to-be contemplate their world through imagination and introspective moments. The paintings portray young experiences that are poignantly familiar to us all.

Keenly aware of her predecessors, Ferrouge's paintings comment on the history of oil painting itself in how she presents the subjects and uses the medium. The scale and command of each young figure is unlike the docile commodities that women have commonly embodied in the past. Her contemporary style and application of paint celebrates drawing and abstract rendering, with unconventionally exposed underpainting, calculated negative spaces, and bold strokes of color.

Ferrouge grew up in Minnesota and fell in love with painting at a young age. She studied art in Florence, Amsterdam, and Spain, and holds a BFA in painting from the University of Evansville, Indiana. Recent honors include the deYoung Museum Open Exhibit, solo show at Gray Loft Gallery, and featured exhibitions at GearBox Gallery. Ferrouge is a teacher, curator, and promoter of the arts, who contributes passionately to her art communities including: Oakland Art Murmur, Los Angeles Art Association, and Kipaipai Fellows. Ferrouge's studios are in Oakland and Los Angeles.