EDUCATION
University of Southern California, 2013 MFA
University of Washington, 2003 BFA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Work and Play, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle
2023 Prism, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2022 The Artist as an Explorer, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Land and Image, Chris Engman 2002-2022, Museum of Art and History (MOAH),
Lancaster, CA
2020 Intimate Immensity, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA
LOOKING, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Refraction, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Chris Engman: Prospect and Refuge, FotoFocus Biennial 2018: Open Archive, Alice F.
and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2017 Equivalence, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle
2016 Prospect and Refuge, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
2015 Landscapes, 68 Projects, Berlin
2014 Ink on Paper, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle & Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
2013 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Roski Fine Arts Gallery, University of Southern California
(USC), Los Angeles, CA
2012 The Artist as an Explorer, Clair Gallerie, Munich
The Claim, High Desert Test Sites, Joshua Tree (ongoing/semi-permanent installation)
2010 Dust to Dust, solo show, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle
2006 Chris Engman: Photographs, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Art and Hope at the End of the Tunnel, curated by Edward Goldman, USC Fisher
Museum of Art, Los Angeles
2015 When I Die, 68 Projects, Berlin
The Promise of Something and Nothing, Sonce Alexander Gallery, Los Angeles
Second Sight, New Representations in Photography, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance
Bloody Red Sun of Fantastic L.A., curated by René-Julien Praz, Piasa, Paris, France
2013 Next New CA, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
Staking Claim: A California Invitational, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
The Road, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
2012 Uncommon Ground, Flowers Gallery, London
Dualities, Omissions, Loops, & Ruptures, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
Ristruturra, Project B, Milan
2011 Les Rencontres d'Arles, with FOAM Magazine, Arles, France
2010 Made in America, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle
2009 Hyrenes Festival International Photography Competition, Hyrenes, France
Northwest Emerging Artists, Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery, Seattle
2008 25th Anniversary Show, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle
Fathom, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
2007 A Forest for the Trees, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle
Circle Triangle Square, Archer Gallery, Portland
2005 SOIL: A Ten Year Retrospective, SOIL Gallery, Seattle
2004 Induction, a SOIL New Members Show, SOIL Gallery, Seattle
2003 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle
PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
2013-21 Adjunct Professor, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
2018 Adjunct Professor, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont
2017 Adjunct Professor, Pasadena Community College
2011-13 Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Curator, Facade, SOIL Gallery, Seattle
Guest Speaker, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Guest Speaker, University of Southern California (USC)
Guest Critic, University of California Long Beach
Guest Speaker, Medium Festival of Photography
Guest Speaker, Otis College of the Arts
Guest Speaker, Gage Academy, Seattle
Guest Speaker, Cornish College of the Arts
Guest Speaker, University of Washington
Guest Speaker, Slide Crawl, Crawlspace Gallery, Seattle
Guest Speaker, Restore: Constructed Moments in Photography, curated by Fionne
Meade, Consolidated Works, Seattle
AWARDS
2011-13 Assistantship, University of Southern California
2010 FOAM Talent
2010 Grants for Artist Projects, Artist Trust, Seattle
2009 Hyeres Festival Finalist
2009 4 Culture Project Grant
2009 Seattle City Artist Award
2007 Grants for Artist Projects, Artist Trust, Seattle
2004 Artist Trust Fellowship
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Houston Fine Arts Museum, Houston, TX
Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Sir Elton John Collection, Atlanta, GA
Ines Musumeci Greco Collection, Rome, Italy
Cleveland Clinic Collection, Cleveland, OH
Covington Library, Seattle, WA
Enterprise Energy, Houston, TX
King County Portable Works, Seattle, WA
MediaMath, San Francisco, CA and New York, NY
Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, WA
The Battery, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023 Vargas, Steven. “ ‘Ten-hut’ for ‘A Soldier’s Play’ and the Hollywood Fringe Festival this weekend,” Los Angeles Times, June 7
Zhao, Wenjie. “Exhibition Review: Chris Engman I Prism,” Musée Magazine, May 4
Art Guide “Must See: Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Prism,” Artforum, May 2
2022 “Los Angeles Must See: Chris Engman,” Artforum, Sept. 6
2021 Ludel, Wallace. “FotoFocus’s photography biennial returns to Cincinnati in 2022 with focus on climate change,” The Art Newspaper, April 14
2020 Mizota,Sharon.” Forced to Close Their Doors Art Galleries Embrace Online Exhibitions,” KCET, Jun. 30
Hanlan, Sheean. “Now Showing: Virtual Art Exhibits in La and NY,” CSQ, Jun. 23
Goldman, Edward. “An Art World Halfway Back to Normal?,” ART MATTERS, Jun. 16
2019 Art Guide. “FOTOFOCUS REVEALS THEME OF ITS 2020 BIENNIAL,” Artforum, May 9
Zellen, Jody. “Chris Engman: ‘Refraction’,” ARTNOWLA. Mar. 11
AUTRE Staff. “Chris Engman ‘Refraction’ @ Luis De Jesus Los Angeles,”
AUTRE. Feb. 19
Goldman, Edward. “Fool Me Once, Fool Me Twice: The Pleasure Is Mine,” KCRW. Feb. 19
2018 David, Eric. “Our Longing for Adventure & Shelter Merge in Chris Engman’s
Hallucinatory Photographs,” Yatzer, Nov. 14
Pescovitz, David. “Photographer turns nature photos into immersive rooms to explore,”
Boing Boing, Nov. 7
Dascalescu, Ana, “Amazing 3D Installation Uses Actual Photographs to Create Powerful Illusion,” TECHTHELEAD, Nov. 6
Zhang, Michael. “This Photographer Turned a Room Into a Photo You can Step Inside,”
PetaPixel, - Nov. 5
Carter, Christopher. “Outside In: Chris Engman’s Prospect and Refuge at the Weston,” ÆQAE, Oct. 8
Barnes, Sarah. “Immersive 3D Installation Invites Viewers to Step Inside a Giant Photograph,” My Modern Met, Sep. 26
Sierzputowski, Kate. “A New Three-Dimensional Installation by Chris Engman Invites the Viewer to Step Inside a Photograph,” Colossal, Sep.25
Barandy, Kat. “Chris Engman’s Immersive Architectural Landscapes Explore Perception and Illusion,” DesignBoom, Sep. 19
Cieslewicz, Bill. “This huge celebration of photography only comes around every 2 years,” Cincinnati Business Courier, Sep. 4
“FotoFocus Biennial Announces Program This Week,” Broadway World, Jul. 26
2017 Doddard, Dan R. “San Antonio Artists Buster Graybill and Chris Engman Create
Imaginative Works Linked By a Sense of Adventure,” San Antonio Current, Nov. 3
Upchurch, Michael. “Chris Engman’s Photographic Illusions Dazzle,” Seattle Times, Sep. 18
Melrod, George. “Chris Engman: Prospect and Refuge at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles,” art ltd., Jan 1
Rosenbaum, Julia. “Interview with Chris Engman,” Independent Collectors, Jan.
2016 Goldman, Edward. “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…” KCRW Art Talk and
The Huffington Post, Nov. 22
Zellen, Jody. “Chris Engman, Prospect and Refuge at Luis De Jesus,” Art & Cake, Dec. 15
2015 Elmenhorst, Lucas. “Das Ich – posthum,” Handelsblatt, Jun. “Im Angesicht des Todos,” Monopol, Jun.
2014 “Chris Engman: Ink on Paper,” Installation Magazine, May
Kangas, Matthew. “Chris Engman,” Visual Art Source, Apr
Mizota, Sharon. “Chris Engman Plays Eye Games at Luis De Jesus,” The Los Angeles Times, Apr. 24
Morgan, Kendall. “Dallas Art Fair 2014: The ultimate guide to can’t miss artists and exhibitors,” Culture Map Dallas, Apr.11
“Chris Engman combines sculpting and installations to create iconic photographs,” ISO 2100 Magazine,Mar. 21
2013 “AUDIO IN|SIGHT: Chris Engman,” Museum of Photographic Arts, Nov. 8
2012 Spence, Rachel. “Creation and Comment,” The Financial Times, Jul. 2012
“Chris Engman: Exploring the Angles of Reality,” Installation Magazine, June 2012
2010 Feustel, Marc. “Freedom, Possibility, and a Desire for Purity,” FOAM Magazine, Fall Miller, Brian. “Chris Engman: Tracking Time, Space, and Cinder Blocks,” The Seattle Weekly,
Sep. 15
Graves, Jen. “The Zen Master and the German Engineer,” The Stranger, Nov. Upchurch, Michael. “Seattle photographer Chris Engman tricks the eye and the mind in 'Dust to Dust,’”
The Seattle Times, Dec. 2
Veltkamp, Joey. “Say Hello to Chris Engman,” Best Of, Nov. 2010
Faigin, Gary. “Art That Makes You Question Your Perceptions,” KUOW Presents, Dec.
Faigin, Gary. “Chris Engman at Greg Kucera Gallery,” The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Dec. 14
Doherty, Bobby. “Chris Engman Interview,” Mossless Magazine, Dec. 2010
2007 Motley, John. “Circle Triangle Square,” The Portland Mercury, Jan. 25
2006 Graves, Jen. “Elton John Has A Feeding Frenzy at Greg Kucera,” The Stranger, Sep. 27
Graves, Jen. “Seduced: The Lying, Cheating Heart of Photography,” The Stranger, Oct. 19
Hackett, Regina. “Artist Constructs, Then Photographs His Own Bleak Scenarios In The Desert,” The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sep. 15 Baker, Clare. “The Desert King,” Big Picture,
Dec. 20
Hackett, Regina. “There's Not A Single Weed In Soil's Group Show,” The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oct. 26
2005 Hackett, Regina. “Local Artists Crash The Basel/Miami Art Fair And Come Out Purring,” The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Dec. 2005
2004 Lippens, Nate. “It's Been Real: Two Photographers' Parallel Universes,” The Stranger, Nov. 2004