Curriculum Vitae
Chris Uphues
Education
1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Solo Shows
2007
Black Light, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005
Greatest Hits Volume 2, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2004
Magic Fountain Might Atom Flower Bomb, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002
Robots, A Permanent Installation, Wolf Point, Montana
2001
Super Star, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000
Chris Uphues, Bonafide Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999
Cartoon Ghosts, Dwelling Series, Chicago, IL
Selected Group Shows
2007
The Uncertainty Principle: Drawing In the Golden Age of Worry, NIU Art Museum, Dekalb, IL
Inaugural Group Show, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006
Mariano Chavez, Josh Mannis, Chris Uphues, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005
Perfect, Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Memphis, TX
Bridgeport Museum of Modern Art, Chicago, IL
Strange Fictions, Tarble Museum, Charleston, IL
Invisible Worlds, Evanston Art Center, Chicago, IL
2004
Hammered, Rockford College Art Gallery, Rockford, IL
The Reflected Refracted Self, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Wonderlands, St. Francis University, Joliet, IL
Think Small, Illinois State Museum, Chicago, IL
Truth, Beauty, Justice, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Artist as Collector, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, IN
Perfect, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2001
...But Smaller than Expected, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Soft Core, Century Gallery 900, Chicago, IL
Kaboom!, Haynes Hallery, San Francisco, CA
2000
2000 Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Out of Line (Drawings by Illinois Artists), Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
1999
III, Suitable Gallery, Chicago, IL
Home Show, Dwelling Series, Chicago, IL
1998
Burning down the House, Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997
New Chicago, Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, IL
Bibliography
2004
Reflected Refracted by Michael Workman, New City
Less is More by Margaret Hawkins, Chicago Sun-Times
Party all the Time by Michael Workman, New City
Stray Show 2004 by Michael Workman, New City
The Best of Chicago Art Scene by Benjamin Soltak, Red Streak
Perfect Catalog, published by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
2003
Robots, exhibition in print, produced by Chris Uphues and Carl Hammer Gallery
2001
Out of LIne Catalog, published by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
2000
Bona Fide by Michael Bulka, New City
Awards and Honors
2005
Artists Fellowship Award, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, IL
2003
Design Award, Print Magazine, December Issue
Residencies
2005
Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico
Big Cat Press, Chicago, IL
Teaching Experience
2000
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs’ Life Enrichment Program
1997
Visiting Artist, Student Critiques, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Selected Collections
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The School of The Art Institue of Chicago