Professor Emeritus and art historian Christine Sellin specializes in the religious art, literature, and narrative imagination of the early modern northern Netherlands, the Old Testament in particular. She holds a Ph.D. in art history from UCLA and a B.A. degree in English literature from UC Berkeley. Professor Sellin has produced scholarly books, articles, reviews and translations and continues as research associate of UCLA's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
 At CLU, Sellin taught the major, foundational surveys, Western Art History, parts I and II (c. 30,000 BCE to 1945 CE); Medieval art (200-1300 CE); Pre-Columbian and Andean Art (1500 BCE- 1500 CE); Modern and contemporary art (1850s-1970s); American art (1100-1960s); Art and Civilization, 16th-19th centuries (honors course); and Medieval Manuscripts (honors course). Special topic or upper division courses taught elsewhere -- at UCLA, Loyola Marymount University, Woodbury University and at the Cal States Northridge and San Diego) include Ancient Greek and Roman art; Marcel Duchamp, Dada and Surrealism; Abstract Expressionism; 17th century Dutch Art; Baroque Art; Rembrandt, Rubens and Vermeer; and Italian Renaissance quattrocento and cinquecento survey courses.
Prior to her academic career, Sellin was a professional filmmaker, specializing in visual effects on major motion pictures, documentaries, music videos, commercials, and television shows for nearly a decade. Techniques involved CGI, traditional cel animation, stop-motion animation, motion-control models and miniatures, matte paintings, pyrotechnics, and post-production video effects. Live action and visual effects elements were combined using digital or optical compositing and has experience working in. a variety of film formats: IMAX 70 mm, 65mm, Vista Vision, 35mm, and 16mm (vintage) formats. Her screen credits include, but are not limited to: Ghost (Jerry Zucker, 1988), Batman Returns (Tim Burton, 1990), Pee Wee's Playhouse (Paul Reubens, 1986-87), and Solar Crisis (R. Sarafian, 1990) one of the worst Hollywood movies ever made. Sellin also wrote about fine arts and visual effects for trade publications such as Art Forum, Cinefex Magazine and Backstage Shoot.
