EDUCATION
2002 Master of Fine Arts in Painting
University of Florida
1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art
Valdosta State University
SOLO-EXHIBITIONS
2010 Altered: Chris Valle Paintings
MacMurray College, Applebee Gallery, Jacksonville, Illinois
2008 Chris Valle: Paintings from the Altered Series
Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas
2008 Chris Valle: Paintings from the Nodular Sclerosis Series
Gallery 204, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
2007 Nodular Sclerosis: Volume 2
Kresge Gallery, Batesville, Arkansas
2006 Nodular Sclerosis
Kresge Gallery, Batesville, Arkansas
2005 Chris Valle: Retrospective
Fine Arts Center Gallery Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas
2005 Culturally Constructed
Kresge Gallery, Batesville, Arkansas
2003 Dimensions of Transience
MacMurray College, Applebee Gallery, Jacksonville, Illinois
2003 Social Moray’s
Kresge Gallery, Batesville, Arkansas.
2002 Mind Frames
The 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida.
2002 Biomorph
Thomas Center Galleries, Main Gallery, Gainesville, Florida.
2001 What Lies Beneath
Focus Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville.
2000 Chris Valle: Years 1998-1999
The Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville.
1999 Chris Valle: Recent Paintings
Lowndes/Valdosta Arts Center, Hall Gallery, Valdosta, Georgia.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2011 Vignette
C. Emerson Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida
2011 Stretching the Medium
Arizona State University, University Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2011 Faces of the Feminine: Superheroines and Pop Culture
St. Petersburg College, Seminole Campus, Florida
2010 Figure/Ground
Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, Michigan
2010 Contempor Art 2010
Galleria d’ arte Mentana, Florence, Italy
2009 Funktified, National Juried Exhibition
Staller Center for the Arts, SUNY, Stony Brook, New York
2009 4th Annual Majestic National Juried Competition
Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, Ohio
2009 Pinnacle: National Juried Art Exhibition
Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery, Florida
2009 The Kinsey Institute’s Juried Art Show
SOFA Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana
2008 Remedy
Gallery 180, The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, Illinois
2007 ANA 35, National Juried Competition
Holter Museum of Art, Montana (Juror’s Award)
2007 The Wichita National 2007
Wichita Center for the Arts, Kansas
2006 8th Annual Regional Art Exhibition
The Renaissance Center, Dickson, Tennessee
2006 ART AMISS 5
University Gallery, Fayetteville, Arkansas
2006 Impulse: A Contemporary Look at Passions, Whims, and Whishes
Portland Art Center, Oregon
2005 Oval’s Juried Exhibition
Oval Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
2005 10X10X10 for the Baum
Baum Gallery, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas
2005 Small Works on Paper Touring Exhibition
Arkansas Arts Council (11 locations in AR)
2004 Snap to Grid
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, California
2004 2004 Juried Competition
Sharon Arts Center, New Hampshire
2004 Juried Exhibition & Auction
Ivy Tech State College, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2004 Gateway National Juried Exhibition
Farmington Museum, New Mexico. H.K. Holbein Award
2004 8th Annual Cross Timbers Small Works Juried Exhibition
Campus Center Gallery, Murray State College, Oklahoma, Honorable Mention
2003 Valdosta National 2003
Juried Exhibition, University Gallery, Valdosta, Georgia. 2nd Place
2002 National Spring Open Juried Exhibition
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania
2001 45th International Exhibition
San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California
2001 Fine Arts Council Juried Competition
University Gallery, UF, Gainesville. Honorable Mention
1999 Truth in Form: Abstract Painting in the South
The 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
1999 The 12th Annual Valdosta Cultural Arts Center Juried Exhibition
Lowndes/Valdosta Arts Center, Main Gallery, Valdosta, Georgia
1999 The 12th Annual Spring Into Art Exhibit
First State Bank & Trust Co., Valdosta, Georgia
1998 Georgia National Juried Art Competition
Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Georgia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 FWCAC Works on Paper Show
Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Ft. Worth, TX
2011 Masters’ Mystery Art Show 2011
Ritz Carlton on Miami Beach (in conjunction with Art Basel)
2011 University of Tampa Faculty Exhibition
Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, Tampa, Florida
2011 Spazio Culturale Mentana (Gallery Representation)
Spazio Culturale Mentana, Florence, Italy
2011 Drawing Connections
Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
2010 University of Tampa Faculty Exhibition
Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, Tampa, Florida
2010 Spazio Culturale Menatna. (Gallery Representation)
Spazio Culturale Mentana, Florence, Italy
2009 University of Tampa Faculty Exhibition
Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, Tampa, Florida
2008 University of Tampa Faculty Exhibition
Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, Tampa, Florida
2007 Lyon College Faculty Exhibition
Kresge Gallery, Batesville, Arkansas
2007 Valdosta Collects
Valdosta, Georgia
(Group exhibition included Salvador Dali, Elaine de Kooning)
2006 New Paintings
Chroma Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
2005 Lyon College Art Department Exhibition
Ozark Heritage Museum, Leslie, Arkansas
2005 Selected Works
Chroma Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
2004 THEA Foundation Invitational Art Exhibition
Presidential Pavilion—Clinton Library Opening, Little Rock, Arkansas
2004 Selected Works
Chroma Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
2004 Batesville Area Arts Council’s Art Auction Gala
Batesville, Arkansas
2002 9th Annual Art Auction and Exhibition
The 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
2002 MFA Thesis Exhibition
University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
2001 Object to Theory to Object to Theory to Object…
The Ark, Gainesville, Florida
2000 Untitled
Focus Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1999 Globalism, A Visual Spin Around the World
Grinter International Art Exhibition, Grinter Hall, University of Florida
1999 Human Aspirations
Agora Gallery, New York, New York
COLLECTIONS
2011 Siena Art Institute Library, Italy
2011 Steven Assael, New York, NY
2009 Ian Procesor, Owner Botanica International, Tampa, Florida
2009 Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
2008 Santiago Echeverry, Tampa, Florida
2008 Jared Harris, Ft. Worth, Texas
2008 Christina Sharp, Ft. Worth, Texas
2008 Brit Walling, Ft. Worth, Texas
2008 Private Collection, Ft. Worth, Texas
2008 Erin Gaulke, Dallas, Texas
2008 Private Collection, Dallas, Texas
2008 Brain Baugh, Monmouth, Illinois
2008 Sarah Sherry, Monmouth, Illinois
2008 Kevin Roberts, Monmouth, Illinois
2008 Carmen Green, Monmouth, Illinois
2008 Nick dams, Monmouth, Illinois
2008 Private Collection, Monmouth, Illinois
2008 Amber Matheison, Austin, Texas
2008 Lydia Jarjoura, Memphis, TN
2008 Jared Murphy, Batesville, Arkansas
2007 Vanessa Crimmons, Helena, Montana
2007 William J. Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock, Arkansas
2006 Lindsay Hodge, Batesville, Arkansas
2006 First Baptist Church, Cave City, Arkansas
2005 Dr. Melanie Moody, Batesville, Arkansas
2005 Robert Reep, Little Rock, Arkansas
2005 Private Collection, Conway, Arkansas
2005 Private Collection, Little Rock, Arkansas
2005 Dr. Catherine A. Bordeau, Batesville, Arkansas
2005 Shelley Gipson, Jonesboro, Arkansas
2005 Private Collection, Jonesboro, Arkansas
2005 Dr. Gloria Everson, Batesville, Arkansas
2005 President Walter Roettger, Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas
2005 Colleen Somers, Batesville, Arkansas
2004 HESS Corporation, Houston, Texas
2003 Harry Ally, Valdosta, Georgia
2003 Blake Pearce, Valdosta, Georgia
2003 Private Collection, Valdosta, Georgia
2002 Richard Heipp, Gainesville, Florida
2002 Steve Humphries, Tallahassee, Florida
2002 Jan Master, Tallahassee, Florida
2002 Su Ecenia, Tallahassee, Florida
2002 Ivene Gleason, Tallahassee, Florida
2002 John Gleason, Tallahassee, Florida
2002 Private Collection, Tallahassee, Florida
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2009 The US Department of Education Grant “Building International Competency” awarded by the Office of International Programs, Stipend. University of Tampa.
2007 Juror’s Award, ANA 35, Holter Museum of Art, Montana
2004 H.K. Holbein Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement,
Gateway National Juried Exhibit, Farmington Museum, New Mexico
2005 Professor of the Month, The Epsilon Rho Chapter of Phi Mu, Lyon College
2004 Honorable Mention
8th Annual Cross Timbers Juried Exhibit, Murray State College, Oklahoma
2003 2nd Place, Valdosta National 2003,
Juried Exhibition, University Gallery, Georgia
2001 Honorable Mention, Fine Arts Council Juried Exhibit,
University Gallery, University of Florida
GRANTS
2011 DELO Faculty Research Grant, University of Tampa
2011 Dana Research Grant, University of Tampa
2010 University of Tampa, College of Arts and Letters, Travel Grant
Florence, Italy
2010 University of Tampa, College of Arts and Letters, Travel Grant
Jacksonville, IL
2010 DELO Faculty Research Grant, University of Tampa
2010 Dana Research Grant, University of Tampa
2009 University of Tampa, College of Arts and Letters, Travel Grant
New York, NY
2009 DELO Faculty Research Grant, University of Tampa
2008 University of Tampa, College of Arts and Letters, Travel Grant
Exhibition—Chicago, Illinois
2008 University of Tampa—Exhibition Stipend
Exhibition—Fort Worth, Texas
2008 Lyon College Travel Grant
Exhibition—Monmouth, Illinois
2007 Faculty Summer Research Grant, Lyon College
2005 Faculty Summer Research Grant, Lyon College
2005 Lyon College Travel Grant
Exhibition—ASU, Jonesboro, Arkansas
2004 Faculty Summer Research Grant, Lyon College
2003 Lyon College Travel Grant
Exhibition—Jacksonville, Illinois
2001 Albert K. Murray Grant
Fine Arts Educational Fund
2000 Albert K. Murray Grant
Fine Arts Educational Fund
EXPERIENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
2008—current The University of Tampa
Associate Professor, Painting (Tenured)
Art Department, College of Arts and Letters
2003—2008 Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas
Assistant Professor of Art
Art department, Fine Arts Division
(Full-time, tenure-track position)
2002—2003 Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
Adjunct Professor of Art
2002—2003 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Adjunct Professor of Art
2000—2002 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Instructor of Record
COURSES TAUGHT
College of Arts and Letters, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL
HON 100—Pathways to Honors
HON 102—Pathways to Honors II
ART 201—Introduction to Painting
ART 204—Basic Design
ART 251—Painting: Mixed Media
ART 252—Experimental Painting
ART 292—Art Immersion Travel Course
ART 298—Junior Seminar
ART 301—Advanced Painting
ART 350—Figure Painting
ART 401—Special Problems: Painting (independent study)
ART 399H—Art Now: European Travel Seminar
ART 404—Special Problems: Drawing (independent study)
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
2011 Hosted a figure painting workshop with artist Alyssa Monks
University of Tampa
2011 Honors Symposium, Consuming Bodies: Sex and Contemporary Art
Reeves Theatre, University of Tampa
2011 Visiting Master Workshop: Encaustic and Experimental Painting Armory Art Center, West Palm beach, FL
2011 Hosted a drawing workshop with artist Steve Assael
University of Tampa
2010 Gallery Talk: Altered Series, Applebee Gallery, Jacksonville, IL
2010 Hosted drawing workshop, and artist talk with artist Steve Assael University of Tampa
2009 Taught an Encaustic Workshop for the Art History Honors Society, University of Tampa
2009 Hosted Gamblin Artists Colors, Color Presentation
University of Tampa
2008 Gallery Talk: Altered Series, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas
2008 Gallery Talk: Nodular Sclerosis Series, Gallery 204, Monmouth College
2008 Hosted a painting workshop with artist Yovani Bauta
University of Tampa
2007 Gave lecture and taught workshop on Encaustic Painting
Arkansas State University
2007 Hosted a Lecture with visiting artist John David Mooney
Lyon College
2007 Led Drawing Marathon (workshop) with the Art Students Society
Lyon College
2007 Gallery Talk: Nodular Sclerosis Series, Kresge Gallery, Arkansas
2005 Hosted a Gum Transfer Workshop with artist Blake Pearce
Lyon College
2005 Taught an Encaustic Workshop for the Art Students Society, Lyon College
2004 Artist Talk: AETN Gallery
Conway, Arkansas—part of the 2004 Small Works Exhibition
2004 Hosted “ImageOn” Printmaking Workshop with artist Shelly Gipson
Lyon College
2003 Gallery Talk: Cultural Constructed, Applebee Gallery, MacMurray College, IL
2001 Led Drawing Marathon (workshop) with students, University of Florida
PUBLICATIONS BY THE ARTIST
Published book:
Valle, Chris. Altered: Paintings by Chris Valle: Applebee Gallery of Art. New York: Lulu Press, 2010.
Published book:
Valle, Chris. Altered: Paintings by Chris Valle. New York: Lulu Press, 2008.
Published book:
Valle, Chris. Culturally Constructed: Paintings by Chris Valle. New York: 3rd Ed. Lulu Press, 2007.
Published book:
Valle, Chris. Chris Valle: Paintings from the Nodular Sclerosis Series. New York: 3rd Ed. Lulu Press, 2006.
PUBLICATIONS ABOUT THE ARTIST
2011 Olivia, Lauren. “Consumed by Paint”. Voice Summer 2011: 31.
2011 “Religion and Pop Culture Come Together”. UT Journal Spring 2011: 5.
2010 Pronesti, Daniela. “Artisti internazionali alla Mentana,” Metropoli, Firenze, Italy. (October 1, 2010): 8-9.
2010 Visiting Master Artist, Chris Valle, Armory Art Center. http://www.armoryart.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=instructors.details&instructorID=410
2010 “Faculty Creativity Showcased at Scarfone-Hartley Gallery.”
The Minaret [Tampa] 29 October 2010, 1st edition: 10.
2010 Pilarczyk, Jamie. Collaborative Earth Day Art Project Unveiled. http://www.ut.edu/detail.aspx?id=13637
2010 Paulina Porizkova. Madonna of Humility by Chris Valle. http://www.madonna-infinity.com/infinity/?p=1289
2010 Figure/Ground Exhibition. MBH partners with art center to present new group exhibition. http://www.oakland.edu/view_news.aspx?sid=34&nid=6805
2010 Lendzion, Mary . Best Bets: Art in a waterfront park. Figure/Ground. http://www.freep.com/article/20100902/ENT05/9020344/Best-Bets–Art-in-a-waterfront-park
2010 Figure/Ground. Surrounded in Art, Surrounded by Art http://www.macombartsandculture.org/index.php?limitstart=20&el_mcal_month=10&el_mcal_year=2012
2010 Spazio Culturale Mentana. Florence, Italy.
2010 Pilarczyk, Jamie. Assistant Art Professor Takes Elvis, Madonna to Italy. http://www.ut.edu/detail.aspx?id=14740
2009 “Pinnacle National Juried Art Competition”, exhibition catalogue, 5 June-26 June 2009, Foster Tanner Fine Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida.
2009 Dinkins, Stephanie. “Funktified Art Exhibition.” http://funktified2009.blogspot.com/.
2009 Alexander, Brain. “Picturing sex: Kinsey explores what turns us on.” MSNBC.com 28 May 2009: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30830155/ns/health-sexual_health/.
2009 SoFA Gallery, Indiana University. Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show 2009. http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/services/gallery/jeas/2009/.
2009 My work is featured in Issue 6 of Kill Poet, an on-line publication.
< http://www.killpoet.com/new_pages/ART_TOC.html>.
2008 Exhibition featured “Paintings from the Altered Series: Chris Valle”. Art Lies: A Contemporary Art Quarterly Summer 2008: 74.
2008 Exhibition featured “Paintings from the Altered Series: Chris Valle”. Art Lies: A Contemporary Art Quarterly Fall 2008: 90.
2008 Robinson, Gaile. “The best of 2008 in movies, music and more.” DFW.com Dec. 2008: http://www.dfw.com/170/story/78652.html.
2008 Exhibition featured “Paintings from the Altered Series: Chris Valle”. Fort Worth Art Dealers Association Fall Gallery Guide. Fall 2008: 6.
2008 Exhibition featured “Paintings from the Altered Series: Chris Valle”. Glasstire: Texas Visual Art Online. http://glasstire.com/index.php?option=com_eventlist&func=details&Itemid=2&did=2062.
2008 The Saatchi Gallery: London Contemporary Art Gallery. Saatchi On-line Gallery 2008. http://www.saatchigallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Chris+Valle/98397.html.
2008 McNamara, Barry. “Paintings from the Nodular Sclerosis Series.” Monmouth College. February 2008. http://www.monm.edu/news/releases2008/mc-art-exhibit.02-22-08.htm.
2008-2006 Arkansas Artist Registry, Arkansas Arts Council http://www.arkansasarts.com/programs/registry/detail.aspx?id=17.
2006 “Lyon professor chronicles wife’s cancer treatment in upcoming art exhibition.” The Batesville Daily Guard [Batesville] 28 February 2006, 1st edition: 6.
2006 “Professor Publishes Book.” The Batesville Daily Guard [Batesville] 10 May 2006, 1st edition: 5.
2005 “ASU Fine Arts Center exhibition to feature Batesville artist Valle.” The Jonesboro Sun [Jonesboro] 2 October 2005, 1st edition: C10.
2005 Bube, Paul Custodio. “Culturally Constructed—A Painting Exhibition by Chris Valle.” GreenSheet Online. March 4, 2005: http://oldweb.lyon.edu/webdata/groups/greensheet/greensheet05/3-4_greensheet.htm.
2005 “Culturally Constructed at Kresge Gallery.” The Batesville Daily Guard [Batesville] 22 February 2005, 1st edition: 8.
2005 “Valle work selected for traveling art exhibition.” GreenSheet Online. January 14, 2005: http://oldweb.lyon.edu/webdata/groups/greensheet/greensheet05/1-14_greensheet.htm.
2004 “Art & Exhibits.” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [Little Rock] 3 September 2004, 1st edition: C8.
2004 “Professor Valle highlights summer projects.” GreenSheet Online. August 27, 2004: http://oldweb.lyon.edu/webdata/groups/greensheet/greensheet04/8-27_greensheet.htm.
2004 “Valle artwork on display in L.A.” GreenSheet Online. October 1, 2004: http://oldweb.lyon.edu/webdata/groups/greensheet/greensheet04/10-1_greensheet.htm.
2004 “Valle receives awards in exhibition.” The Highlander [Batesville] 27 September 2004, 1st edition: 3.
2003 “Valdosta National 2003: All Media National Juried Exhibition”, exhibition catalogue, 21 January-16 February 2003, VSU Fine Art Gallery, Valdosta, Georgia.
2003 “Painting exhibit, music performance premieres.” MacMurray College Events Online. October 25, 2003: http://www.mac.edu/news/art_musicnov1.htm.
2003 “VSU hosts Annual National Art Exhibition.” The Valdosta Daily Times [Valdosta] 21 January 2003, Section: Living.
1999 “Truth in Form: Abstract Painting in the South”, exhibition catalogue, 14 May-13 June 1999, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida.
1999 “A Study in Art.” The Valdosta Daily Times [Valdosta] 8 January 1999, Section: Living.