Christina Erives was born in Los Angeles, California. Erives earned her BA and MA from California State University, Northridge, and her MFA from Pennsylvania State University. She has worked as a resident artist and instructor at New Mexico State University; Belger Craneyard Studios in Kansas City, Missouri; the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana; and the University of Montana. In 2017, she received an Emerging Artist Award from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.