Chris was born and grew up in Bournemouth, England. He studied natural history illustration at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design
and this classical training is evident in his current therianthropic work.
After completing his BA (Hons) at the University of Wolverhampton he relocated to the US, and in 2000 earned his MFA from the University of Art in San                    Francisco.  In 2010, after a period in Berlin, Chris made New Zealand his home. He has exhibited in the U.K, Germany, across the United States and New Zealand.

   My paintings are, perhaps best described as "narrative expressionism" or "internalized portraiture". The stories behind these 'Therianthropic' pieces have been carefully obfuscated and invite the viewer to construct their own narrative, bringing to mind facets or emotion that maybe more difficult to confront if not disguised behind a mask.

 


  EDUCATION

   2000 MFA - Academy of Art University. San Francisco, CA.

  1997 BA (hons) - Wolverhampton University, UK.

  1993 National Diploma (with Merit), Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design, UK.

 

  SOLO EXHIBITS

  2011 TARRED & feathered. (Coinciding with Auckland Art Fair). 22 McColl St. Auckland NZ.

  2011 d e t r i t u s . Coup d’oeil Art Consortium. New Orleans, LA.

  2010   Detritus. Takt Kunstprojektraum Artist Residency (September Exhibition). Berlin, Germany.

  2010  Es Bedeutet Sogar Wenigar/ It Means Even Less. Neonchocolate Gallery. Berlin, Germany

  2010  You don't know me, but... Alice Gryphius Kunstraum. Berlin, Germany.

  2010   Room #5. Takt Kunstprojektraum Artist Residency (August  Exhibition). Berlin, Germany.

  2010  The Tourist. Takt Kunstprojektraum Artist Residency (July  Exhibition). Berlin, Germany.

  2009 *Any similarity to persons living or dead is entirely intentional. Coup d’oeil Art Consortium. New Orleans, LA.

  2009 The Second Verse is the same as the First. Baton Rouge Gallery, LA.

  2009 A dog in clothes is still a dog. Grapevine Gallery, LA

  2009 Grey Areas. Baton Rouge Arts Commission, LA.

  2008 Therianthropic. Baton Rouge Gallery, LA

  2001 Recent Paintings, Gallery One, Petaluma, CA.

  2000 The Fourteen Passions of Euchrid Eucrow. Academy of Art Gallery, San Francisco.

  1999 Psyche. The Flying Goat, Healdsburg, CA. 


  GROUP SHOWS & JURIED EXHIBITS

   2011 'Portraits'. Depot Artspace. Auckland, NZ.

  2011 Cliftons Art Prize. Auckland Finalist. NZ

  2010 Multispecies Salon 3: SWARM (curated by Nina Nichols and Amy Jenkins) The Front. New Orleans, LA.

   2010 Auckland Art Week Open Studios (in conjunction with Rakinos). S.O.B.I Auckland, NZ.

   2010 Artist Member Group Show. Baton Rouge Gallery, Center for Contemporary Art, LA.

   2010 Vantage Point. Depot Artspace. Auckland, NZ. 

   2010  Dew Point. Coup d'oeil Art Consortium. New Orleans, LA.

   2010 Off the Wall. Coup d'oeil Art Consortium. New Orleans, LA.

   2009 Kinetics. Baton Rouge Gallery, LA.

  2009 8th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition: American Dream. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery. Baton Rouge, LA.

  2009 The Art Melt. Shaw Center for the Arts: Brunner Gallery. Baton Rouge, LA.

  2009 Coup d'oeil Art Consortium. New Orleans, LA.

  2009 Kentucky National. Eagle Art Gallery. Murray State University, KY.

  2009 Scope. Fort Gallery. Oakland, CA.

  2008 Think Tank. Eagle Art Gallery. Murray State University. KY.

  2008 From the Ground Up. Baton Rouge Gallery, LA.

  2008 The Art Melt. Shaw Center for the Arts: Brunner Gallery, Baton Rouge LA.

  2008 Trees & Paths. (Group Invitational). Caffery Gallery. Baton Rouge, LA.

  2008 Angels & Birds. Mezzanine Gallery, Hotel Triton. San Francisco, CA.

  2008 20”x20”x20” National Competition, Union Gallery. LSU, Baton Rouge LA.

  2007 The Art Melt. Shaw Center for the Arts: Brunner Gallery, Baton Rouge LA.

  2007 20th International Exhibition on Animals in Art. LSU, Baton Rouge, LA.

  2007 20”x20”x20” National Competition, Union Gallery. LSU, Baton Rouge LA.

  2006 Dangenart Gallery. International Juried Show. Nashville, TN.

  2006 The Art Melt. Shaw Center for the Arts: Brunner Gallery, Baton Rouge LA.

  2006 20”x20”x20” National Competition, Union Gallery. LSU, Baton Rouge LA.

  2006 19th International Exhibition on Animals in Art. LSU, Baton Rouge, LA.

  2005 Louisiana Artists. LSU Art Gallery Baton Rouge LA.

  2005 The Art Melt. Shaw Center for the Arts: Brunner Gallery, Baton Rouge LA.

  2005 New Images. Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge LA.

  2005 20”x20”x20” National Competition, Union Gallery. LSU, Baton Rouge LA.

  2004 The Portrait Project, Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission, Chapel Hill NC.

  2004 20”x20”x20” National Competition, LSU, Baton Rouge LA.

  2000 Small works show, Gallery One, Petaluma, and CA.

  2000 Spring Show 2000. Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA.

  2000 Holding the Sacred Heart. Live Art! Petaluma, CA.

  1999 California Small Works, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, CA.

  1999 The Figure in Context, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA.

  1999 Spring Show 1999, Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA.

  1997 Contemporary British Illustration, V. Dryden St. Gallery, London, UK.

  1997 "Illustration", Wolverhampton University, UK.

  1996 Illustration and the Community, Wolverhampton University Gallery, UK.

  1994 Illustrating Urban Environments, Wolverhampton University Gallery, UK.


  ARTICLES & PUBLICATION

  NPR Berlin (online), September, 2010.

  Exberliner (online), September, 2010.

  New York Twist Magazine. September, 2009.

  Baton Rouge Advocate. Styles of Dennis, Howes, and Authement flow. Robin Miller. August 9, 2009.

  Baton Rouge Advocate. Artists take the American dream in varied directions, by Robin Miller. July 19, 2009.

  Tiger Weekly #775. Diving in the ‘Gray Areas’ by Jalissa Bates. Feb 18 2009.

  Baton Rouge Advocate. Arts Council will show Dennis paintings, by Robin Miller. Feb 15 2009.

   Xiu Xiu.org

   Studio Visit. Volume 3. From the publishers of New American Paintings - fall 2008

  Wears the Trousers magazine. Alan Pedder. July 16. 2008

  Baton Rouge Advocate. Review of Trees & Paths show by Anne Price. 6/8/08 (13E).

  Sweet Tooth. #1. Review of Therianthropic by Alex Cook.

  Tiger Weekly. #396. Feb 20-26 2008 (feature article by Kelley Cox).

  American Culinary Federation.

  Harry N. Abrams (Publisher). - Colorworks (Textbook). (To be published).

  Cadmus Editions.

  American Labor Federation.  2007 Calendar.

  Bay Area Alternative Press.

  Joni Davis - A Bird’s Heart (CD Cover 2008).

  Joni Davis - Joni Davis (CD Cover 2007).

  John Pence - Waking Up (Book Jacket).

  Retort Magazine (Australia).

  Museum of Natural Sciences, Louisiana State University.

 The Blotter.  Jan 2004(Cover and spread). March 2004 (Cover).

 Tikkun Magazine. May/Jun 2009. Mar/Apr 2005. Nov/Dec 2004. Mar/Apr 2004. Nov/Dec 2003. Sep/Oct 2003. Jul/Aug 2003. May/Jun 2003. Nov/Dec2002.                                                          

 The Late Late Show Magazine.  Issue #5 (Cover).  Issue #4.

  Aestheticon.   Featured Artist. June 2003.

 

 COLLECTIONS..

 National Labor Federation (USA).

 

 RESIDENCIES.

  2010. Takt Artist Residency (3 months). Berlin, Germany.

 

 MEMBERSHIP & SERVICE.

  2008 -  2010. Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art. Board Member.    

  2009 -  Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art. New Member Selection Committee.

  2009 -  Juror. Surreal Salon juried surrealist exhibition. The Ephemeral Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA.

  2007 - Present. Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art. Juried Artist.

  2004 - Artist’s Helping Children Mural Project. Westchester Children’s Hospital, NY/ Camp Towanda.
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