About Me
CHRISTOPHER M. STEPHENS
323 Cloud Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630
(540) 660-4807 e-mail: chrisstephens@juno.com
EDUCATION:
May, 1997 James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA MFA Painting
May, 1983 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC Double Major: BFA Painting/Print Making;
International Studies
REPRESENTED BY: Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
Mahler Fine Art, Raleigh, NC
Haley Fine Art, Sperryville, VA
Byrne Gallery, Middleburg, VA
Middle Street Gallery, Sperryville, VA
Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
May 2003-May 2004 Clouds, Water, And Light, Solo Exhibitions, Longview Gallery, Sperryville, VA
2002 Paintings of the Shenandoah Valley, Solo Exhibit, Center of the Earth, Charlotte, NC
The Way I See It, Solo Exhibit, The Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
2001 Earth, Air, Water, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
By the River, Solo Exhibit, Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC
Powers of Three, 3 person collaboration, Windows Gallery, Warrenton, VA
2000 Along the River, Solo Exhibit, The Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
1999 Pieces of Light, Solo Exhibit, The Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
New Dimensions, Solo Exhibit, Art Ventures Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1983-2003 Winter Show, Green Hill Center for N.C. Art, Greensboro, NC
1998 Faculty Exhibition, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
"Artsites", The Greater Reston Art Center (sponsored by the Corcoran Gallery of Art)
1997 Solo Exhibition, Art Ventures Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Mid-Atlantic New Painting", Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, purchase award
"Night Light", Solo Exhibition, The Middle Street Gallery, Little Washington, VA
1996 "Of The Land, By The Hand", The Middle Street Gallery, Little Washington, VA
1995 "Art In Bloom", Kurtz Cultural Center, Winchester, VA
"The 3-D Show", The Middle Street Gallery, Little Washington, VA
"Where We Live", Solo Exhibition, The Middle Street Gallery, Little Washington, VA
"Art at the Mill", Millwood, VA
1994 "Artist & Friends", The Middle Street Gallery, Little Washington, VA
"Art at the Mill", Millwood, VA
1993 "Paintings", Solo Exhibition, The Middle Street Gallery, Little Washington, VA
"Three Painters", Great Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
"Art at the Mill", Millwood, VA
1992 Members Juried Show, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
"Artists and Friends", The Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
1991 "People and Places", Solo Exhibition, The Middle Street Gallery, Washington,VA
1989 Winter Show, Green Hill Center for N.C. Art, Greensboro, NC
1988 Glaxo Presents "Images of North Carolina", Raleigh, NC
"Point of View", Solo Exhibition, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
1987 Arlington Arts Center 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Part II, (David Tannous, Curator)
Artists Equity Juried Show, (Barbara Kornblatt-Juror) Atheneum, Alexandria, VA
"Porch Views", Solo Exhibition, F. Clay-Tor Gallery, Washington, DC
Annual Juried Show, (Jack Shainman-Juror), Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
1986 Membership Show, (Barbara Fendrick-Juror), Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
Artists Equity New Members Juried Exhibition, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
Juried Membership Exhibition, (Martin Puryear-Juror), Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
Solo Exhibition, Covington & Burling Law Firm, Washington, DC
1985 James McLaughlin Memorial Staff Show, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Area-Wide Juried Painting Exhibition, (Willem DeLooper-Juror), Arlington Arts Center,
Arlington, VA
American Artist National Artist Competition, Grand Central Art Galeries, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition, Galerie Francois, Washington, DC
Solo Exhibition, Morehead Galleries, Greensboro, NC
1984 James McLaughlin Memorial Staff Show, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Juried Membership Show, Alexandria Art League, Alexandria, VA
Solo Exhibition, Galerie Francois, Washington, DC
AWARDS/HONORS/GRANTS:
June 1998 Lewis Foundation Grant
1988-1990 Virginia Commission for the Arts Grant
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
July/August 1994 "Land of a Different Color", Southern Accents Magazine
February 5, 1988 "Two Artists Experiment with Shape, Color in Paintings, Clay", Laura King, The Journal,
Arlington, VA
July 27, 1988 Bringing Up The Next Generation, Donna Funk, The Warren Sentinel, Front Royal, VA
October 17, 1987 "The Visual Launching Pad", Jo Ann Lewis, Washington Post, Washington, DC
January 5, 1985 "Galleries: Works By The Phillips Staff", Jo Ann Lewis, Washington Post, Washington, DC
February 14, 1985 "Stephens Art Has Familiar Appearance", Abe Jones, Greensboro News & Record,
Greensboro, NC
August 2, 1984 "Galleries: Galerie Francois", Jo Ann Lewis, Washington Post, Washington, DC
COLLECTIONS:
Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA
SAS Institute, Raleigh, NC
United Technologies, Hartford, CT
Southern Progress, Birmingham, AL
University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, VA
Bell Atlantic, Arlington, VA
American Express, Operations Center, Greensboro, NC
Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC
Stouffer Corporation, Winston Plaza Hotel, Winston-Salem, NC
Dillard Paper Company, Greensboro, NC
First Union National Bank, Greensboro, NC
Wachovia Bank & Trust, Winston-Salem, NC
The Weatherspoon Gallery, UNC-Greensboro, NC
North Carolina National Bank, Charlotte, NC
Oliver Carr Corporation, Washington, DC
UNC Womens and Childrens Hospital, Raleigh, NC
Northern Virginia 4-H Educational and Conference Center, Front Royal, VA
WORK/TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Sept. 1997 -2001 Instructor, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
*Art in General Culture - an art appreciation lecture course.
*Drawing I & II - disciplined approach to the traditions of drawing with a strong grounding
in the figure.
*3-D Design - exploring space; construction, and additive and subtractive modeling.
Sept. 1996 - May 1997 Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
*Drawing I - disciplined approach to the traditions of drawing with a strong grounding
in the figure.
*Drawing II - continuation of Drawing I, emphasizing color theories, perspective theories
and the development of a personal approach to drawing.
*3-D Design - exploring space; construction, mold-making and additive
and subtractive modeling.
1998-2004 Elementary Art Specialist, Warren County, VA
*A full-time position where my work requires teaching in five elementary schools.
June 1988 - June 1998 Artist in Education (sponsored by the Virginia Commission for the Arts), Warren County, VA
*A resource position where my work required teaching in four elementary schools,
in a continuously changing and flexible program of my own design.
July 1991 - 2001 Instructor, Virginia Governor's School, Richmond, VA
2001-Present Adjunct professor of Painting and Drawing, Lord Fairfax Community College
1993 - 2004 President, The Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA
*As a Gallery member I have been involved in all aspects of running a Gallery:
planning, organizing, and installing a variety of group and solo shows,
and running monthly Executive Board meetings.
