Christina Ramberg

Christina Ramberg (1946, 1995) was an American painter and a key figure of the Chicago Imagist movement, known for her enigmatic, tightly composed figurative works that explored themes of constraint, sexuality, and the female body. Her paintings often featured fragmented torsos, corseted figures, and intricate hair patterns rendered in a graphic, flat style that blended psychological tension with decorative precision. She was associated with the Hairy Who group and exhibited widely, leaving a lasting influence on figurative painting.