Show begins January 6th
Biography
Christopher Perry's artwork has recently appeared in the TV series "Lost". He has won awards and is in collections throughout the United States. Perry has juried art festivals. He holds a BA in Fine Art and is a full time working artist. His work can be seen in galleries in New York, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Hawaii and Utah. He brings unique vision to everything he creates.
Curriculum Vitae
EXHIBITIONS
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2007
Terzian Gallery Park City, Utah 2007
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2006
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2005
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2004
Connextions Gallery Sausalito, California 2002
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2001
PDX Gallery Installation Portland, Oregon 2001
Connextions Gallery Sausalito, California 2000
Comus Gallery Portland, Oregon 1994
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Seattle Art Museum Gallery Seattle, Washington 2008
Terzian Galleries Park City, Utah 2008
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2008
Giustina Art Gallery Corvallis, Oregon - Art about Agriculture 2008
Art Adventure Gallery Madras, Oregon - Art about Agriculture 2008
Crossroads Art Center Baker City, Oregon - Art about Agriculture 2008
Umpqua Valley Arts Assoc. Roseburg, Oregon - Art about Agriculture 2008
Rebecca V Gallery Tacoma, Washington 2008
Cedar Street Galleries Honolulu, Hawaii 2008
Sudha's Gallery Hilo, Hawaii 2008
Cole Gallery Edmonds, Washington 2008
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2007
Rebecca V Gallery Tacoma, Washington 2007
Cole Gallery Edmonds, Washington 2007
Terzian Gallery Park City, Utah 2007
Stewart Gallery Boise, Idaho 2007
Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Gallery New York, NY 2006
Artists Space Gallery in Soho New York, NY 2006
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2006
Terzian Galleries Park City, Utah 2006
NW By Northwest Gallery Canon Beach, Oregon 2006
NW By NW Gallery Canon Beach, Oregon 2005
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2005
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2004
Connextions Gallery Sausalito, California 2003
Mark Bergsma Gallery Bellingham, Washington 2002
Connextions Gallery Sausalito, California 2002
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon 2002
Seattle Art Museum Seattle, Washington 2002
PDX Gallery Portland, Oregon 2001
Littman Gallery PSU Portland, Oregon 2001
PDX Gallery Portland, Oregon 2000
Berkeley Art Center Berkeley, California 2000
Connextions Gallery Sausalito, California 1997
University of Oregon Museum of Art Eugene, Oregon 1997
Art Gym Gallery Marylhurst, Oregon 1996
Lake Oswego Library Gallery Lake Oswego, Oregon 1995
Comus Gallery Portland, Oregon 1994
INVITATIONAL & JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Jurior for Salem Arts Festival Salem, Oregon 2008
Portland Street of Dreams Oregon 2008
Sun Valley Arts Festival Sun Sun Valley, Idaho 2008
Bellevue Arts Festival Bellevue, Washington 2007
Bellevue Arts Festival Bellevue, Washington 2006
Kimball Art Festival Park City, Utah 2006
Columbia Arts Center Hood River, Oregon - Pacific NW Plein Air 2005
NW Natural Street of Dreams Oregon 2005
Bellevue Arts Festival Bellevue, Washington 2005
Kirkland Arts Festival Kirkland, Washington 2005
Chehalem’s Summer Art Release Newberg, Oregon 2004
Bellevue Arts Festival Bellevue, Washington 2004
Bellevue Arts Festival Bellevue, Washington 2003
Gresham City Hall Visual Arts Gallery Gresham, Oregon - Black & White 2003
Henry Art Gallery Seattle, Washington 2001
Gresham City Hall Visual Arts Gallery Gresham, Oregon - Favorite Oregon Places 2001
Henry Art Gallery Seattle, Washington 2000
Littman Gallery PSU Portland, Oregon - Colors of Dreams 1999
University of Oregon Museum of Art Eugene, Oregon 1998
Japanese Garden Pavilion Portland, Oregon - Interiors by Invitation 1998
Giustina Art Gallery Corvallis, Oregon - Art about Agriculture 1995
Skylight Gallery Enterprise, Oregon - Art about Agriculture 1995
Tillamook Visitors Center Gallery Tillamook, Oregon - Art about Agriculture 1995
State Capitol Gallery Salem, Oregon - Art about Agriculture 1995
Oregon State Gallery Salem, Oregon - Art about Agriculture 1995
EDUCATION
BA in Fine Art Marylhurst University Marylhurst, Oregon 1993
Statement
The essence of my paintings is the complex relationship between humans and the environment--where they meet and intertwine.
My attention is drawn to the shapes of our environment, which are often articulated when I look into the horizon. Living near the Pacific Ocean, I've observed how much nature is changed from its original form. Whether it is a cropping of trees that is missing or just the day-to-day atmospheric changes, there is a diminishing margin between human progress and nature.
I look at these margins and I see the impact of the elements that are being constantly added and subtracted. The more I observe the borders, the more the transformations of nature and city reveal themselves. As I internalize these transformations, the boundaries become increasingly indistinct. Our environments have been altered to the point where the edges have blurred away. Throughout my work there is a constant theme of transformation.
My work is based both on the physical language of paint and content that is inspired by a particular response. My method of painting uses a reductive process of first applying paint and then wiping it away and adding more paint. As the image evolves this layering process reflects the complexities of our modern life.
I think of my paintings as a staircase, each step being a painting built upon the previous one. The unceasing transformation of our environment mirrors the continuous evolution of my work.
-Christopher Perry
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