Chris Messer Art
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Chris Messer Art

Education

  • California College of Arts and Crafts, BFA with Distinction 1989

Instruction

  • Watercolor, Mixed Media, Drawing
  • Watermedia, Master's Program, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
  • Watercolor, Walnut Creek Civic Arts
  • Childern's Education, Walnut Creek Civic Arts
  • Watercolor, Piedmont Adult Education
  • Resident Artist/instructor, Lafayette High School, Lafayette, CA
  • Workshops, California and Oregon

Art Juror

  • California Watercolor Association
  • Southern Oregon Society of Artists

Represented by
  • T.Bruce and Associates, Oakland, California
  • Fine Art by Day, Oakland California

Galleries

  • Siskiyou Arts' Council Gallery, Mount Shasta CA
  • Art and Soul Gallery, Ashland OR
  • The Mount Shasta Gallery, Mount Shasta CA
  • Brown Dog Gallery, McCloud CA
  • River Run Gallery, Weed CA
  • The Gallery at the Black Bear Building, Mt Shasta CA
  • Visions Gallery (Glass Jewelry), Mt Shasta CA
  • Wingbeat Gallery, Mt Shasta CA
  • Fast Frame, Lafayette, CA
  • Vincent's Ear, Lafayette, CA
  • Banakar Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
  • The Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
  • San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco, CA

Solo Exhibits

  • Swanson's Images, Weed CA 2006
  • Fast Frame, Lafayette, CA 2002 - 2003
  • The Hills Oakland, CA 1998 - 2002
  • Doctor Strotz Office Orinda, CA 2001
  • Brooks Breads Cafe, Orinda, CA 2000
  • Vinent's Ear, Orinda, CA 1996
  • Orinda Community Center, CA 1993
  • Doctor Strotz Office Orinda, CA 1993
  • Lafayette Tennis Club, Lafayette, CA 1992 - 1993
  • Lafayette Roasters, Lafayette, CA 1992
  • Bellisimo's Restaurant and Gallery, Mt. Shasta, CA 1990

Group Shows

  • Mount Shasta Physical Therapy and Wellness Center, Mount Shasta CA, 2006
  • Gallery 319, Mount Shasta CA 2005
  • Open Studios Orinda, CA 1996 - 2002
  • Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA 1995, 1996, 1997
  • Walnut Creek Civic Arts, Walnut Creek, CA 1993 - 2001

Juried Shows and Awards

  • 89th National Watercolor Society Annual, Brea, CA 2009
  • Blackhawk Gallery, San Ramon, CA 2000 First Place
  • Napa Valley Winery, Napa Valley, CA 1999 Third Place
  • Number One Market Street, San Francisco, CA 1999
  • California Images, Capitol Bldg. Sacramento, CA1997, 1998, 1999
  • Mississippi Annual, Jackson, MISS, 1996
  • Blackhawk, Danville, CA 1996, 1997
  • The Kaiser Show, Oakland, CA 1994
  • California Images, Capitol Bldg. Sacramento, CA 1997, 1998, 1999
  • Mississippi Annual, Jackson, MISS, 1996
  • Blackhawk, Danville, CA 1996, 1997
  • The Kaiser Show, Oakland, CA 1994
  • EWS Miniature, Danville, CA 1994
  • Twenty-forth Annual EWS, Walnut Creek, CA 1993
  • The Kaiser Show, Oakland, CA 1993
  • Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA 1993
  • The Woman's Show , Village Theater Art Gallery, Danville, CA 1993
  • John Muir Show, Walnut Creek, CA 1993, "First Place"
  • Village Theater Art Gallery, Danville, CA 1993, "Merit Award"
  • Art In Bloom, Orinda Art Council,Orinda CA 1993
  • Tenth Annual Amador County Artist Association, Jackson CA 1993
  • 7th Annual Carmicheal Art Association, Carmicheal, CA 1993
  • Ninth Annual Amador County Artist Association, Jackson, CA 1992, "Honorable Mention"
  • Kaiser Show, Oakland, CA 1992
  • Jack London Village Show, Oakland, CA 1992, "Honorable Mention"
  • 6th Annual Carmicheal Art Association, Carmicheal, CA 1992
  • Alta Bates, Oakland, CA 1992, "Honorable Mention"
  • John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek, CA 1991
  • Kaiser Show, Oakland, CA 1991
  • Fremont Art Association, Fremont CA l991, "Best of Class"
  • Twenty Third Annual Eastbay Watercolor Society, Piedmont, CA 1991
  • Jack London Village Show, Oakland, CA 1991
  • Alta Bates, Oakland, CA 1991, "Second Place"
  • Mt. Diablo Art Association, Walnut Creek, CA 1990, "Best of Show"
  • Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton, CA 1990, "Best of Class"
  • Los Gatos Tenth Annual. Los Gatos, CA 1990, "Best of Show"
  • Twenty -second Annual Eastbay Watercolor Society Concord CA 1990, "Merit Award"
  • Jack London Village, Oakland, CA 1990, "Merit Award"
  • Eighth Annual Amador County Artist Association, Jackson, CA 1990, "Honorable Mention"
  • Auburn Arts 36, Auburn, CA l990, "Vesta Chastain Memorial Award"
  • Eighth Annual Exhibition of Representational Art, Carmichael, CA 1990, "Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award"
  • Thirteenth Annual Vacaville Art Show, Vacaville, CA 1990, "Honorable Mention"
  • John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek, CA 1989
  • Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton, CA 1989, "Honorable Mention"
  • Twenty First Annual Eastbay Watercolor Society, San Rafeal, CA 1989, "First Place"
  • Jack London Village Show, Oakland, CA 1989
  • Project 89, Oakland, CA 1989
  • Personified, San Francisco, CA 1988
  • Art for Students Sake, Pleasant Hill, CA 1987, "Third Place"

Scholarships

  • $1500 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

Professional Affiliations

  • California Watercolor Association, Signature Member
  • National Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Corporate Clients

  • Albatross Press
  • Pacific Rim School
  • Pacific Gas and Electric
  • Marsha's Designs
  • Caldwell Banker

Corporate Collections

  • Kaiser Permanente, Roseville, CA
  • Kaiser Permanente, Union City, CA
  • Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
  • Gregory Messer and Associates, Oakland CA

Private Collections

  • United States
  • France


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