Chris Lin
http://www.ahcri.com | ahcri@yahoo.com
2511 N. Campbell Ave, FL2, Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 225-5319
b. 1981 Taipei, Taiwan
EDUCATION
2006 - 2008 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
MFA in Fiber & Material
Studies / Sculptural Practices, Chicago, IL
2005 Atlantic Centre for the Arts,
Residency 116 (Puppet Theatre), New
Smyrna Beach, FL
2002 - 2005 University of Victoria,
BFA in Visual Arts with emphasis in Sculpture,
Victoria, BC
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2010 High Concept Laboratories, Creation! Science! Adventurism!
Chicago, IL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 Atlantic Center for the Arts, Puppet City, New Smyrna Beach, FL
University of Victoria, OCPD Strikes Home, Victoria, BC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 Gallery UNO, Hissy, Chicago, IL
Richmond Manor, Humboldt Moving Picture Show, Chicago, IL
Good Stuff House, Keep the C in Country, Chicago, IL
1213 Sharp, The Other Side, Chicago, IL
Spoke, Nitey Nite, Chicago, IL
Chicago Cultural Center / Chicago Tourism Center, Exquisite City,
Chicago, IL
2008 1213 Sharp, Open Studio, Chicago, IL
Estudiotres, Work Site, Chicago, IL
Gallery 214 at Northern Illinois University, Retreat, DeKalb, IL
Sullivan Galleries, Department (Store), Chicago, IL
Contemporary Art Workshop, Arrest Your Cardiac, Chicago, IL
Gallery 2, Graduate Exhibition, Chicago, IL
Estudiotres, Fair Game, Chicago, IL
2007 Gallery 2, Do Not Disconnect, Chicago, IL
Deluge Contemporary Art, RPM: The Lost Art of the LP Cover, Victoria, BC
2006 The Ministry of Casual Living, IUFT Laundry Show, Victoria, BC
2005 Atlantic Center for the Arts, InsideOUT, New Smyrna Beach, FL
50/50 Arts Collective, Firearms, Victoria, BC
2681 Eastdowne, Grandma Cookie, Victoria, BC
69Pender, What Do We Do When We Can’t Be 2Gether, Vancouver, BC
2004 50/50 Arts Collective, Slight Return, Victoria, BC
INTERVENTIONS / WORKSHOPS
2008 How to Write a Sad Country Song workshop,
Revolving Door Gallery,
Chicago, IL
2007 Do Not Disconnect audio tour, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
Artist Statements Singalong, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
Lorraine’s Diner audio tour, Chicago, IL
2006 Payphones, Chicago, IL
Eerie’s Funeral, Victoria, BC
2005 Puppet City workshop, Atlantic Centre for the Arts, New Smyrn Beach, FL
Cardboard Buddies workshop, Victoria, BC
EXPERIENCE
2009 Studio Assistant, Judith Mullen, Chicago, IL
Studio Assistant, Jerry Bleem, Cicero, IL
2009 – Adjunct Instructor, Design Department, Westwood College,
Woodridge, IL
Subjects taught:
Audio/Video – Final Cut Pro, Life Drawing and
Storyboarding and Visual Narrative.
2008 – 2009 Assistant Director, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL
Acted as an artist liason,
curated group shows, installed artwork,
maintained the gallery spaces and website, wrote
press materials and
promoted exhibitions.
2008
Teaching
assistant, Fiber and Material Studies - Material Humor, School
of
the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Demonstrated
techniques such as embroidery and beading, provided
help to students, participated in
critical discussions and researched and
gave lectures
on course-related topics.
2007
Teaching
assistant, Fiber and Material Studies – Comic/Narrative, School
of
the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Demonstrated techniques
such as screen printing and embroidery,
provided help
to students, participated in critical discussions and
researched and gave lectures on course-related topics.
FILM / VIDEO / PERFORMANCE CREDITS
Film/video
2009 Cabrini Gone Green (Editor, Produced by Michele Stutts)
If You Go Away (Producer)
Yeah (Producer)
Who Who Who? (Producer)
2008 Breaking Away (Camera, Produced by Ryan Richey)
Beach House (Producer)
Sociopath Coming Home (Producer)
Sunshine That Set Too Soon
(Producer)
Dracula
(Producer)
Wet Pillows
(Producer)
Access Denied
(Producer)
2007 Seven + Seven = (Producer)
Telephone (Producer)
Hands (Producer)
Restricted
(Producer)
Louis Dubois (Producer)
2005 Cardboard Buddies (Performer, Produced by Karen Leo)
More Cowbells (Performer,
Produced by Karen Leo)
2004 OCPD Documentary (Producer)
Performance
2009
Storytime
Karaoke Medley (Performer, Produced by Kayce Bayer)
2008 I Play Behind the Sheeeeeeeet Wall (Performer, Producer)
I Write Songs in a Cave (Performer, Producer)
The Rise to Power
(Performer, Produced by Zachary Skinner)
2005
The Spider's
Wheels (Performer, Produced by Janie Geiser)
Buddies' Creek, A CB
After School Special (Performer, Producer)
Grandma Cookie (Performer,
Producer)
2004 OCPD Strikes Home (Performer, Producer)
PUBLISHED WORKS / LECTURES / REVIEWS
Images / Texts
2009 Hannis Pannis, collection of stories, self-published.
Fiction At Work, Small Hands, February 2009
(http://fictionatwork.com/dssjanfeb09.aspx)
2008 Life in Parellel, Gross, December 11, 2008 (http://life-in-
parallel.blogspot.com/2008/gross-by-chris-lin.html)
Bailliwik: I Tried So Hard, Issue #5, (http://www.bailliwik.org)
2007 Bailliwik: Hands, Issue #4, (http://www.bailliwik.org)
2005 C6 DIY Survival Handbook: Cardboard Buddies Cook Book,
(http://c6.org)
Don’t Be Yourself!, zine, self-published.
This Side of West: Hot Shot Administrator, Issue #3
Lectures
2009 Exquisite City Artist Talk, Chicago, IL
2008
The School of the Art Institute of
Chicago: Saddest Song You’ve Ever
Heard,
Chicago, IL
2007 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Live from Chicago, Chicago, IL
2005 69Pender: Don’t Be Yourself, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Reviews
2008 Kayce Bayer, Life in Parallel, November 10, 2008
(http://life-in-parallel.blogspot.com/2008/11/gimme-some-lip.html)
Jason
Foumberg, Summer Camp, New City Chicago, July 8, 2008
(http://www.newcitychicago.com/chicago/7932.html)
Jeremy Biles, Chicago Artists’ News, Vol XXXV, May, 2008
2007 Bryan Zandberg, My Space, The Tyee, June 15, 2007
(http://thetyee.ca/Life/2007/06/15/MySpace/)
COLLECTION
Lynda Gammon, Victoria, BC
Lucy Pullen, Victoria, BC
Stephen Strutynski, Victoria, BC
Steve and Katie Juras, Chicago, IL
Amy Honchell, Chicago, IL
The Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection, Chicago, IL
The Gunnatowski Artist Collection, Chicago, IL
Good Stuff House Collection, Chicago, IL
Jefferson Godard, Chicago, IL