Chritiane Stolhofer is based in Deerville, New Brunswick, where she creates sculptures from Eastern White Cedar roots. Stolhofer is an Austrian-born sculptor whose artistic journey began in the 1980s after Zimbabwean sculptor Joeseph Ndandarika encouraged her to carve stone. What started as working with springstone and serpentine gradually evolved into a distinctive style that blends abstract forms with natural inspiration. After travelling through Central and West Africa, she became deeply influenced by local woodcarving traditions and began incorporating indigenous woods into her work. Her time in Botswana, particularly near the Okavango Delta, further shaped her practice, with Mopane wood becoming a signature material in her sculptures. Beyond her personal work, Stolhofer has contributed to artistic communities by leading woodcarving workshops for Hambukushu and San artists. In recent years, she has continued her practice in Canada, working with native woods such as cedar and maple.