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  Born 1969, Portland, Oregon
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York

Education

1999 M.F.A., Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1995 B.F.A., Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon

One Person Exhibitions

2010 George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2009 George Billis Gallery, New York City
2008 George Billis Gallery, New York City
2006 President’s Office Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2005 Chris Wright: New Paintings, Martin Art Gallery, Baker Center for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania (Catalogue)

Group Exhibitions

2011 UrbanSuburban, Eptsen Gallery, Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas
The Dining Room Project: Food, Art & The Ritual of Eating, Eptsen Gallery, Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas
2010 Sweetness and Light, Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts (Catalogue)
Gallery Artists: Selected Works, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2009 What’s the Rush? Topics on Convenience, Main Art Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, California. (Catalogue)
Take Home A Nude: New York Academy of Art, Sotheby’s, New York City
2008 Neo-Realism, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, California
23rd Annual Gala & Benefit, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, Wyoming
2007 AAF Contemporary Art Fair, George Billis Gallery, Metropolitan Pavilion & Altman Building, New York City
Baroque Revival, The Gallery at Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, Washington (Catalogue)
2005 28th Small Works, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York City
2003 Art History’s Heroes: The Masters of Contemporary Realism, Martin Art Gallery, Baker Center for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania (Catalogue)
1999 Miniatures for the Millennium, White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon
1998 Panopticon, Swiss Institute-Contemporary Art, New York City (Catalogue)
1997 New York Area M.F.A. Exhibition, Co-Sponsored by the College Art Association, Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, New York City

Awards

2011 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Assistance Grant
2009 Pratt Institute Faculty Development Grant
1999 Certificate of Excellence Award for Outstanding Merit in Graduate Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1997-98 Graduate Assistantship, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1995 Thesis Award, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon

Teaching 

1999- Adjunct Associate Professor, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2010- Adjunct Associate Professor, Pratt in Venice, Italy
2009- Instructor, Educational Alliance, New York City
2002-04 Instructor, Parsons The New School for Design in collaboration with the Dahesh Museum of Art, New York City

Bibliography

Books and Catalogues

2010 Griggs, Linda. Wesley, Ben. “Sweetness and Light”. Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. 2010. pp 5 & 15.
2009 Glasman, Krystal. Jarvis, Matthew. McGee, Mike. “What's the Rush? Topics on Convenience”. Main Art Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, California. 2009. pp 39, 65, 88-95.
2007 “New American Paintings”. Northeastern Edition, Volume No. 68, The Open Studios Press. 2007. pp 166-169.
Olsen-Rudenko, Jennifer. “Baroque Revival”. The Gallery at Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, Washington. 2007.
2003 Verderame, Dr. Lori. “Art History's Heroes: The Masters of Contemporary Realism”. Martin Art Gallery, Baker Center for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 2003. pp 5 & 23.
1999 Wampler, Scott. “Contemporary American Oil Painting”. Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House, Changchun, China. 1999. pp 31-33.
1998 Howard, Rebecca. “Panopticon”. Swiss Institute-Contemporary Art, New York City. 1998.

Articles and Reviews

2010 American Arts Quarterly, Summer 2010, Volume 27, Number 3, p 54.
Sallie Brady. Downtown Uptown, New York Spaces, Volume 6 Number 8, January-February 2010, pp 84-85 & 116.
2008 Neo-Real, American Art Collector, Issue No. 33, July 2008, pp 195 & 197.
Natasha Jaksich. TCC Gallery exhibit explores art, history, Tacoma Weekly, Tacoma, Washington, January 25, 2007.
2007 Dr. Lori Verderame. Fine Arts & Antiques: Artists Turn to Baroque Period for Inspiration, Times Leader, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, January 13, 2007.
2005 Geoff Gehman. Lively Still Lifes, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, December 15, 2005, p 12.
Kate Hulfish. Paper or Plastic: Which do you find more aesthetically pleasing?, The Muhlenberg Weekly, Allentown, Pennsylvania, December 1, 2005, p 11.
2003 Geoff Gehman. Artists Make Heroic Effort at Contemporary Realism, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, June 26, 2003.

Selected Website Listings

2011 David Andrew Frey. Tema Stauffer. New Artist Feature, CULTUREHALL, Issue 65, March 23, 2011. www.culturehall.com
2010 Hannah Stephenson. Fishing, The Storialist, Los Angeles, California, May 27, 2010. www.thestorialist.blogspot.com