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  artist Chris Uphues



Transmitter, 2000, acrylic on canvas, 16"x 16"- click for detail
Courtesy of Carl Hammer Gallery


Deathstar, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 36"x 36" - click for detail
Courtesy of Carl Hammer Gallery

e-Mail | chrisuphues@yahoo.com |

Christ Uphues shows work with Carl Hammer Gallery.

Education

1994

Bachelor of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

2004 "Magic Fountain  Mighty Atom  Flower Bomb", Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL

2002 "Robots", A Permanent Installation, Wolf Point, Montana

2001 "Super Star", Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL

2000 "Chris Uphues", Bonafide Gallery, Chicago, IL

1999

"Cartoon Ghost", Dwelling Series, Chicago, IL

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2005

Strange Fictions, Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

Invisible Worlds, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL

 

2004

 

The Artist as Collector, The Northern Indiana Arts Association, Muenster, IN

Truth, Beauty, Justice, Carl Hammer, Chicago, IL

Think Small, Illinois State Museum, Chicago, IL

Wonderland, St. Francis University, Joliet, IL

The Likes of Them, Little Known Gallery, Chicago, IL

The Reflected/Refracted Self, Carl Hammer, Chicago, IL

Hammered, Rockford College Art Gallery, Rockford, IL

"New Age Goddess", 1/Quarterly, Chicago, IL.

"Perfect", Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.

 

2003

"Art Chicago", Carl Hammer booth, Chicago, IL.

"2003 Outsider Art Fair", Carl Hammer booth, New York, NY.

 

2002

"Art Chicago", Carl Hammer booth, Chicago, IL.

"Outsider Art Fair", Carl Hammer booth, New York, NY.

 

2001

"...But Smaller than Expected", Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL.

"Soft Core", Century Gallery 900, Chicago, IL.

"Kaboom!", Haynes Gallery, San Francisco, CA

"Art in Chicago", Chicago, IL

"Armory Show", New York, NY

 

2000

"2000" Carl Hammer, Chicago, IL.

"Out of Line (Drawings by Illinois Artists"), Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.

"Art in Chicago", Chicago, IL

"Armory Show", New York, NY

 

1999

"III" Suitable Gallery, Chicago, IL.

"Group Show", Dwelling Series, Chicago, IL.

"Art in Chicago", Chicago, IL

 

1998

Group Show Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, IL.

 

1997

Group Show Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, IL.

 

1996

Group Show Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, IL.

 

Awards

 

2005

Illinois Arts Council Grant Recipient, The State of Illinois

 

Residencies

 

2005

Tamarind Institute (center for fine art lithography), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

 

Publications

 

2005

Rainbow, exhibition in print, produced by Chris Uphues and Carl Hammer Gallery

 

2004 Perfect Exhibition Catalog, published by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

2002

 

Robots, exhibition in print, produced by Chris Uphues and Carl Hammer Gallery

2001

 

Out of Line Exhibition Catalog, published by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

2003

 

New City, Bona Fide, Chicago, IL review Michael Bulka

 

Work Experience

 

2000-2002 Rick Hard's Fine Art Installation, Art Proprietor

1997-2000

 

Ross Art Facilitations , Art Proprietor

 

Teaching Experience

 

2000 City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs' Life Enrichment Program

1997

 

Participating Artist in Student Critiques, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Visiting Artist, Early College Program (SAIC)

 

Music

 

2002 Mike Fleming Special (Traditional and Rockabilly American Music) European Tour

2001

 

Mike Fleming Special U.S. Tour

2000

 

Mike Fleming Special U.S. Tour

2000

 

Mike Fleming Special (Self Titled Cd)

 

1995/96

 

The Blah (Punk Rock Extravaganza and Stage Show) U.S. Tour

1995

 

The Blah (Self Titled Record)

Comics

 

2004

Lil’ Goddess, produced by Chris Uphues

 

1997-2000

Jo Joe Comix, a quarterly self-published comic book