About ArtChick®

ArtChick® is the creative identity of Kristine Di Grigoli Paige, an American photographer and director based in Philadelphia, working in New York, and available for projects worldwide. Her practice spans fashion, portraiture, surreal photography, and moving images, bringing together commercial commissions and personal artistic exploration.

Alongside commissioned work, Kristine develops surreal photographs and experimental self-portraits. Beginning in 2005, she taught herself photographic manipulation in Photoshop, constructing images from her own photographs long before generative AI became part of everyday image-making.

In 2017–2018, she extended that experimentation into motion, using Premiere and After Effects to create surreal scenes featuring multiple versions of herself. These projects connect photography, performance, editing, and compositing within a personal moving-image practice.

Kristine’s career began in nightlife photography. In the early 2000s, she worked as an in-house photographer at Joey Harrison’s Surf Club and Bliss Lounge, photographing performers, personalities, and the energy of club culture. Her work appeared in DJ Times Magazine and Fiesta Caliente.

In 2011, Joe Chielli, founder of Church Street Studios, became an important mentor, helping her develop the business side of commercial photography. Following his death in 2017, she continued building her own practice, carrying those lessons forward.

Today, her commercial work includes fashion campaigns, beauty editorials, brand lookbooks, portraits, and short-form video. She works across stills and motion, with projects ranging from individual portrait sessions to commercial productions developed from concept through delivery.

Since 2012, Kristine has served as the official portrait photographer for the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, documenting investitures and creating archival portraits across successive administrations.

Her portrait practice also includes artists, entrepreneurs, performers, and professionals, with sessions encompassing personal portraits, business headshots, model and actor portfolios, and personal branding.

ArtChick® welcomes commercial commissions, portrait sessions, and artistic collaborations. Productions are available in Philadelphia, New York, Miami, and beyond, with photography and filming on location or in a studio selected for the project.