Resume

Chris Bates
2303 Tarragon Ln. Fort Collins CO, 80521 – (970) 690-2459 — artist@mightyfineart.org
www.mightyfineart.org

Education
1999/02 Western State College, Gunnison, CO, BFA Painting, 3.98 GPA
1994/96 Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO
1991/94 Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins, CO

Awards
01/2011 Art Lab Supper Club #2. Grant Winner.
09/2006 First Place, Boulder Fringe Festival Juried Fringe Art Show.
09/2005 “New School Award” “Old School, New School, No School” Juried Art Show
03/2005 “Top 10 Design” Dave Chappelle Block Party Poster Contest
10/2001 Crimson Academic Scholarship Winner, Western State College, Gunnison, CO
10/2001 August J. Groslan Alumni Scholarship Winner, WSC, Gunnison, CO
10/2000 Colorado Merit Presidential Scholarship Winner, WSC, Gunnison, CO
10/1999 Art Merit Scholarship Winner, Western State College, Gunnison, CO
06/1994 Outstanding Achievement in Art Award, Rocky Mountain High School
06/1994 Art Now Posters Contest, Gold Medal Recipient, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO

Biography
2011 Art Lab of Fort Collins Visual Art Coordinator
2010 Art Lab of Fort Collins board member, Visual Art Coordinator
Drawing Teacher. Art Lab, Fort Collins, CO
Instructor of Lab Schools for Creative Learning Art Club
2009 “Helping Put the Public Back in Public Art” Northern Colorado Business Report
2004/09 Guest Artist/ Instructor at multiple PSD schools including Lab School and Polaris
2007 Published work in Matter Journal #10 “Village”
2006 Published work in Matter Journal #9 “Movement”
Published work in Matter Journal #8 “Land”
“Hip Hop and Two Assed Cows” The Bullhorn
2005 Published work in Matter Journal #7 “Patterns”
2001/04 Speaker at “Nature Gender and Ethnicity” Conference, WSC, Gunnison, CO
“Women and the Surrealist Movement”
2001/03 Guest Lecturer, WSC Gunnison, CO. Modern Art History, “Surrealism”
2000/01 WSC Quigley Gallery, Curator Assistant, WSC, Gunnison, CO
2000/01 Published work in Pathfinder Magazine
1999/00 Published work in Pathfinder Magazine
1999/00 Slide Library Assistant, WSC Art History Dept. Gunnison, CO

Professional Affiliations
Board Member of Art Lab Fort Collins
Member of Colorado Coalition of Artists since 2005
Member of Solid Art Collective since 2006

Solo Shows
2007 06/07 The Vault, Fort Collins, CO
05/06 Déjà vu Coffee Shop, Fort Collins, CO
05/06 Blackberries Ice Cream and Coffee, Denver, CO
04/06 Funky Buddha Lounge, Denver, CO
03/04 Alley Cats Coffee Lounge, Fort Collins, CO
2006 12/01 Artist Nook, Fort Collins, CO
10/11 The Bean Cycle, Fort Collins, CO
08/09 Coopersmiths, Fort Collins, CO
2005 10/11 Mugz Coffee Shop, Fort Collins, CO
08/09 Coopersmiths, Fort Collins, CO
06/07 Déjà vu, Fort Collins, CO

Group Shows
2008 04/05 Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Poudre River Arts Center, Fort Collins, CO
02/03 Birds of a Feather, Oriental Theatre, Denver, CO
2007 08/09 Devine Intervention, Oriental Theatre, Denver, CO
07/08 HEAT The Next Tortured Genius II, International Juried show, Monkdogs Urban Art
Chelsea, NY
02/03 COCOA “The Bigger the Better”, The Vault, Fort Collins,
2006 12/05 Fine and Funky, Opera Galleria, Fort Collins, CO
10/11 Sustainable Livings extended show, Coopersmiths, Fort Collins, CO
09/10 Coopersmiths employee show, Coopersmiths, Fort Collins, CO
09/10 Human Organics Art Show, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
08/09 Boulder Fringe Festival Group Show, Allison’s Café, Boulder, CO
04/05 WOW! Juried Art Show, Next Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2005 09/10 CCCP “New School, Old School, No School” Juried Show, Jim Thorpe, PA
08/11 5th Street Art Market, Loveland, CO
03/06 Online Show, Dave Chappelle’s Block Party Poster Contest
2004 12/01 “Okayartist” Juried Show, Le Tryptique, Paris, France
10/27 Le Calle de Arte, Sidewalk Chalk Artist/ Exhibitor, Fort Collins, CO
09/05 Human Organics Art Show, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
05/18 “Where’s Wally?” Fund Raiser, Fort Collins, CO

Commissions (public art projects in bold)
2010 Pen and Ink drawing for Rebecca Hardin Neiri, Fort Collins, CO
Pen and Ink Drawing for Stacy Manweiler, Windsor, CO
Transformer Box Murals for the City of Fort Collins, Art in Public Places
Mural on delivery truck for Grant Family Farms, Wellington, CO
Piano for Bohemian Foundation, Pianos About Town Project, Fort Collins, CO
T shirt Design for Big Al’s Burgers and Dogs, Fort Collins, CO
Store Front for Big Al’s Burgers and Dogs, Fort Collins, CO
Chalk Mural Advertising for Big Al’s Burgers and Dogs, Fort Collins, CO
Mural for Big Al’s Burgers and Dogs, Fort Collins, CO
Mural for Big City Burrito, Fort Collins, CO
2009 Transformer Box Mural, City of Fort Collins Art in Public Places
Mural for Beaver’s Market, Fort Collins, CO.
Mural in Tenney Alley for Bohemian Foundation and Hot Corner Concepts, Fort Collins,
CO.
Painting for Alisa Palmer, Lubbock, TX.
2008 Drawing for Kelly Koza, Fort Collins, CO
Mural for Brave New Wheel, Fort Collins, CO
2007 Portrait for Charlie Noble, Steamboat Springs, CO
Transformer Box Mural, City of Fort Collins, Art in Public Places
Portrait for Kathleen Fitzgerald, NY, NY.
2006 Mural at Hodi’s Half Note, Fort Collins, CO
Drawing for Brad Bates, Steamboat Springs, CO
Portrait for Erin Hall, Fort Collins, CO
2005 Portrait for Renee Patey, Atlanta, GA