Christian Gutierrez (b. 1996, El Paso, Texas) is a cross-disciplinary artist whose practice points to themes of labor via depictions of repetition, scenes of making, and the creation of kinetic sculptures. Growing up in a border city, he witnessed his parents take on various jobs within varying labor environments, modeling a comfortable sense of maintenance and adaptability in his practice today. Additionally, close relationships with musicians exposed Gutierrez to the shared world of sonic and visual art, beginning an interest in graphic design and printmaking, outlining relationships with print and music through repetition and rhythm, and eventually becoming interested in sound and object. Gutierrez holds a BFA in Graphic Design and Printmaking from the University of Texas at El Paso and an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.