Chris Maier

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Artist Biography

Chris is a fourth year honours student completing a degree in Visual Studies at the University of Calgary with a specialization in painting and mixed media work. They have facilitated painting classes with the Alcove Centre for the Arts, given lectures at the University of Calgary, and painted various murals in Canada and abroad. Most recently, they were the recipient of the 2023 Kathleen and Russell Lane Canadian Art Award.

Artist Statement

Aesthetically, their work draws from a variety of sources including movements such as Informalism, Minimalism, as well as Graffiti. Urban decay, unconscious mark making in the urban environment, and compositions found in nature also greatly influence their work. Chris typically examines the ephemerality of the human condition through a close examination of the ecological, the political, the digital and the personal throughout their work.