Chris Churchill
Born 1971, Long Beach, CA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
2003 M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2000 B.A. University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI
Select Solo Exhibitions
2011 Chris Churchill: five names, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Chris Churchill, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Chris Churchill: New Work, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Watercolor Society, Garden Apartment, New York, NY
2001 Dispersion, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI
Isolates, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI
Select Group Exhibitions
2011 Mantamed, Manetamed, Brooklyn, NY
2009 A Fragile Reality, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2008 Cave Paintings, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Honolulu to New York, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI (catalogue)
2004 The Literary Print in the 21st Century, Network Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2003 Cranbrook Video Festival, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2002 Nothing, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield, Hills, MI
2001 Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawaii, Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
Zine Scene, Network Gallery, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Artists of Hawaii, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
11th International Print Biennial, Graphic Art Gallery, Varna – Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Republic of
Bulgaria (catalogue)
73rd Annual Honolulu Printmakers Exhibition, Academy Art Center, Honolulu, HI
1999 10th International Print Biennial, Graphic Art Gallery, Varna – Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Republic of
Bulgaria (catalogue)
Exhibitions Curated
2008 Everything Else, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Automatic, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY
Bibliography
2008 Newhall, Edith. “Cave Paintings for a Modern Aesthetic”, Philidelphia Enquirer - March 21, 2008
Robinson, Walter. “Weekend Update”, Artnet - Summer 2008
2007 Robinson, Walter. “Miami Myasthenia”, Artnet - Winter 2007
Smith, Roberta. “Automatic,” New York Times - July 13, 2007, p. E22
2005 Miyamoto, Wayne. “Art and Printmaking at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo,” Grapheion, 18 Yearbook 2005,
p. 164
2001 Wageman, Virginia. “Hawaii Printmakers Exhibit,” The Honolulu Advertiser - March 11, p. E7
2000 Wageman, Virginia. “Big Island Artists Display Affection for Materials” The Honolulu Advertiser - May 14, 2000,
p. F8
1999 Germaine-Brown, Paul. “Hui’s ‘Vestigial’ Show Casts Artist as Storytellers,” The Maui News - December 12,
1999, p. C2-C3
Wageman, Virginia. “14 Island Artists Combine Literary and Visual Elements,” The
Honolulu Advertiser - October 31, 1999, p. E6
Tswei, Suzanne. “A Bookish Display,” The Star Bulletin - October 18, 1999, p. D1, D5
Geramine-Brown, Paul. “Prints in Paradise Past and Present” The Maui News - October 3, 1999, p. C1-C3
Awards and Residencies
2009 Visiting Artist / Artist-in-Residency – University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI (October 26-30)
1999 Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Purchase Award
1998 Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Purchase Award
Public Collections
Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, H
Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI