Chrissie Todd is a New Zealand based Artist
Chrissie Todd’s work inhabits the space where colour, perception, and material history converge.
Her paintings draw on colour psychology and the phenomenon of pareidolia, inviting viewers to find unexpected images and emotional resonances within layered surfaces.
Working with commercial paints and salvaged construction materials, Todd transforms utilitarian products into vessels for memory, association, and play.
With a career rooted in the New Zealand paint industry, she brings a rare fusion of technical expertise and aesthetic sensitivity, using her deep knowledge of colour systems and coatings to shape her practice.
Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Todd completed her MFA at Whitecliffe College in 2023.
Chrissie Todd- Detail of 'Painting 1/120- Royal White, Chino 1/4 and Illusion 1/2' ,
3 in 1 Undercoat and Premium Interior Low Sheen on recycled construction ply,
148 x 210mm, 2025.
Education
2022-2023
MFA Whitecliffe College of Art and Design
2019-2021
BFA Whitecliffe College of Art and Design
Exhibitions
2024 Tint and Tone, The Strand Arcade, Auckland
2023 Painters White MFA end of year show, Whitecliffe Gallery, Auckland
2022 MFA end of year show, Whitecliffe Gallery, Auckland
2022 Everything-In-Between
The Tuesday Club, Auckland
2021 Holocene, BFA end of year show
Whitecliffe Gallery, Auckland
2021 Juice Box
With Toni Mckeon, Shamus Sargent and Lamatul Firdus
Form Gallery, Auckland
2021 BFA mid year show
Whitecliffe Gallery, Auckland