Painter, printmaker, photographer, and arts writer Chris Knipp studied for and received his PhD in English while taking art courses the Baltimore Museum, as well as taking private lessons from artist Karl Metzler. He later moved to San Francisco where he took printmaking courses in the Fort Mason Printmakers program and painted from his studio. He continues to create art and write.

AWARDS:

• DAVIDGE FELLOWSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
• NATIONAL DEFENSE FOREIGN LANGUAGE GRANT
• FORD SPECIAL CAREER FELLOWSHIP
• FULBRIGHT LECTURESHIP IN ENGLISH, RABAT, MOROCCO
• JEROME FOUNDATION AWARD, KALA INSTITUTE, BERKELEY
• CROWN POINT PRESS INTAGLIO AWARD

GALLERIES:

• ART SOURCE LA
• GRIMALDIS GALLERY, BALTIMORE
• COLLECTORS GALLERY, OAKLAND CA
• CHICAGO CENTER FOR THE PRINT
• DAVID ADAMSON GALLERY, WASHINGTON, DC
• DAVIDSON GALLERY, SEATTLE
• DON SOKER GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO
• JUDITH LITVITCH, SAN FRANCISCO
• MARY BELL GALLERIES, CHICAGO
• ROBERT ALLEN FINE ART, SAN FRANCISCO
• SFMOA ARTISTS GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO

RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

• SFMOMA ARTISTS GALLERY, 2002
• A.I.A., OAKLAND, CA, 1998
• OAKLAND MUSEUM COLLECTORS GALLERY, 1992
• SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART RENTAL GALLERY, 1992
• CHICAGO CENTER FOR THE PRINT, 1991
• LUMINA GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, 1989
• AMERICAN CENTER, CAIRO, EGYPT, 1986
• COLLECTORS GALLERY OAKLAND MUSEUM, 1985
• GRIMALDIS GALLERY, 1982; 1984

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

• DON SOKER GALLERY, 2002, 2001, 2000
• KALA INSTITUTE, 2001, 2002, 2001, 2000
• EDITIONS LIMITED, SAN FRANCISCO, 1999
• MIRIAM PERLMAN GALLERY, CHICAGO, 1998
• KISMET GALLERY, SAN JOSE, CHICAGO CENTER FOR THE PRINT, 1997
• YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, SAN FRANCISCO; SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART; MIRIAM PERLMAN GALLERY, CHICAGO; KISMET GALLERY, 1996
  
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