CHRIS OATEY
Born 1977, Cleveland, Ohio
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education/Awards
2009 Ucross Foundation Residency
2008 Artist’s Resource for Completion Grant, The Durfee Foundation
2006 MFA Otis College of Art and Design
2000 BS (Cartography) University of Colorado
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Animate Objects, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009
Fountain, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
2007
Wallpaper of Champions, See Line Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
The Story of O: Graduate Fine Arts 1989-2009, Ben Maltz Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
For Your Pleasure, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009
All Messed Up, Sam Francis Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Edges of the West, Art Athina, Athens, Greece
Booth 1812, See Line Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2008
Looky See, Ben Maltz Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Meg Linton
Kunstvlaai A.P.I., Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Drawing Los Angeles, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Drawing Invitational with Pierogi Flat Files, Kent State University, Ohio, curated by Darice Polo
Timeline, See Line Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles, CA
MFA Exhibition, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Braveland, See Line Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Forum Invitational, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, curated by Paul Kotula and Susanne Hilberry
LA Weekly Biennial, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, curated by Holly Myers and Tom Christie
Supersonic, LA Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, CA
Visiting Artist Lectures
2009
University of La Verne
2006
Oberlin College
Reviews/Publications
2010
Pagel, David, Uncovering many surprises, Los Angeles Times, August 2010
2009
Moshayedi, Aram, Fountain, University of La Verne, May 2009
2008
Transporting a Visual Texture, NY Arts Magazine, Nov/Dec 2008
Frank, Peter, ‘Looky See’ @ Otis College of Art and Design, Artweek, August 2008
Ollman, Leah, A Sprawling, Satisfying Show, Los Angeles Times, June 2008
ZYZZYVA, Spring #82 (reproduction)
Emerging Artist Profile, Phillips Art Expert.com, May 2008
2007
Dambrot, Shana Nys, Braveland at See Line Gallery, Artweek (reproduction), Dec 2007
ZYZZYVA, Spring #79 (reproduction)
Dambrot, Shana Nys, Chris Oatey: Wallpaper of Champions, Flavorpill LA, Issue 242, Oct 2007
2006
Myers, Holly and Christie, Tom, Afterschool Art, LA Weekly (reproduction), Sept 2006