Illustrator, Comics, Artist
I have never really had much of choice in being an artist. It is something that I have always needed to do.
I like to draw monsters and bizarre creatures. I like the absurd and grotesque and I construct narratives through video, writing and comics that explore these themes. Socializing and community is important to me as well and it is through game design that I bring people together to sit at my table.
I am a zealous note taker and have a great fear of losing a good idea. Conceptual work is as important to me as completed work. My studio is littered with sketchbooks and note pads going back decades. I am without a doubt a content creator.
Chris Knox
Visual Artist
Portland, OR (503 891 7884)
cmknox777@gmail.com
Profile
Chris Knox has been a practicing artist for over 30 years and has shown work from Maine to Oregon. He has attended The Maine College of Art, The Art Institute of Portland and Pacific Northwest College of Art.
He writes the comic, Honored Citizen, Sundries, Space Bear and Alpha Squad Omega Force. He is a multi disciplinary artist with a focus in illustration and comics. He has interests in video and performance. He will be a working artist for the rest of his life.
Chris lives in Northeast Portland with his wife lovely Katie and 2 feral children, Story and Marin.
Proficiencies
Watercolor/Gouache
Art Direction
Ceramics
Sculpture
Adobe
Performance
Drawing
Animation
Comics
Instruction
Game Systems
Exhibitions/Projects
Faces I Know
Ceramic Mask Exhibition
Maine College of Art 1999
Various Shows at Dowling Gallery
Bangor, Maine
2003-2005
The Idea Machine
Interactive Installation
PNCA 2009
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket
Video Performance
2009 Rose City Animation Festival
The Birthing Video
Video Performance
2010
Bloodgift
Video Performance
2010
Convergence
Video Performance
2010
P.S. I Love You
Collective Showing of Original Valentines
Curator Wellen Glen
2012
Sundries Issue One 2013
Collection of comic book panels
Coffee Division, 2013
Dredge
Exhibition of multimedia works
Cellar Door, 2014
Bad Carrot
Exhibition of watercolor and ink illustrations
Mississippi Chiropractic, 2014
Super Salon
Group show
Gallery 101, 2018
Flight
Showcase of Comic Pages from the book Flight
Moose and Mouse Gallery, 2019
Honored Citizen
An gag format/ short format comic focusing on social systems and the working class. Satire with a sci fi flare.
ran in Willamette Week 2020, now Independently Published
Various Comic Anthology Submissions
Spread Love 2021
Clusterfuxcomix 2024
Toilet Cru Comix 2023
Random Access Comics 2023-
Education
Maine College of Art 1999
Art Institute of Portland 2007-2009
Pacific Northwest College of Art 2009-2011
Experience and Affiliations
Art Educator and Curator for Brooklyn Art Space, Portland, Oregon
2009-2013
The Rorschach Writers Guild
2008-2010
Co-Founder and Board Member