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
Summer Show, 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

2009
Moshayedi, Aram, Fountain, University of La Verne

2008
Transporting a Visual Texture, NY Arts Magazine
Frank, Peter, ‘Looky See’ @ Otis College of Art and Design, Artweek
Ollman, Leah, A Sprawling, Satisfying Show, Los Angeles Times
ZYZZYVA, Spring #82 (reproduction)
Emerging Artist Profile, Phillips Art Expert.com

2007
Dambrot, Shana Nys, Braveland at See Line Gallery, Artweek (reproduction)
ZYZZYVA, Spring #79 (reproduction)
Dambrot, Shana Nys, Chris Oatey: Wallpaper of Champions, Flavorpill LA, Issue 242

2006
Myers, Holly and Christie, Tom, Afterschool Art, LA Weekly (reproduction)