"In a tradition of psychological realism shaped both by painters and photographers, Chris Wright studies commonplace objects: a takeout bag, a birthday cake, a collection of metal bullets. His elegantly rendered paintings concentrate on the formal qualities of things humble and unnoticeable – things, at first, fascinating only to the artist until we, too, become fascinated by the mysterious grace he reveals through light and color. Harkening back to rooms and streets in Hopper's paintings, Wright's still lifes are simultaneously tranquil and disquieting, lonely and transcendent. His reverence for his subjects draws the viewer inward, evoking states of meditation and wonderment."
- Tema Stauffer, excerpt from CULTUREHALL, Issue 65

Chris Wright was born in Portland, Oregon in 1969 and grew up on the West Coast in Oregon and Nevada. He received his BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and his MFA from Pratt Institute. He has taught painting to graduate and undergraduate students at Pratt since 1999. Wright has also taught at Parsons The New School for Design, the Dahesh Museum of Art, and the Educational Alliance. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Main Art Gallery, Cal State Fullerton and at the Hampden Gallery, UMass Amherst. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.