Curriculum Vitae for Christopher Rivera
Education
2021
Masters of Fine Arts, College of Fine Art at the Florida State University
2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Visual Art & Design at the University of Central Florida
Selected Exhibitions
2022
32nd Annual All Florida Juried Art Show, Courthouse Cultural Center, Stuart, Florida
Artists Who Teach Gallery Exhibition, The Ellington-White Contemporary Gallery, Fayetteville, North
Carolina
40th Annual Juried Competition, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Georgia
FLAUNT 2022: Let's Play, Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, Georgia - Best in Show
Surreal Salon 14, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2021
Quintessential, Florida State University Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, Florida
Artfields 2021, Lake City, South Carolina
2019
Batteries Not Included: Artworks by Chris Rivera, Airport Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
31st Art in Gadsden Juried Exhibition, Gadsden Arts Center & Museum, Quincy, Florida
Honors, Scholars, and Fellows Excellence in Visual Art Exhibition, Honors, Scholars & Fellows House, Tallahassee, Florida
Remote Dialogue, University of West. Georgia, Carrollton Georgia
65th Annual PMA Members Show, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, Florida
Unfolding: MFA first years’ show, Working Method Contemporary, Tallahassee, Florida
2018
Art Beat Miami, Tigeorges Kafe, Miami, Florida
People, Spaces, Things, Working Method Contemporary, Tallahassee, Florida
Summer Exhibition, Mills Gallery, Orlando, Florida
Life in Plastic: Works from Christopher Rivera, Guava Tree Gallery, Orlando, Florida
Totally 80’s, Barefoot Spa and Gallery, Orlando, Florida
Duo Exhibition, Daytona State College, Daytona, Florida
2017
Eclipse(d): The SVAD Biannual BFA Exhibition, UCF Gallery, Orlando, Florida
Valencia Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, Valencia College, Orlando, Florida
Spanish Heritage Show, City Arts Factory, Orlando, Florida
Artapalooza, Henao Contemporary Center, Orlando, Florida
A Memory Wingding, City Arts Factory, Orlando, Florida (Curated and Showed)
2017 Juried Art Show, Osceola Center for the Arts, Osceola, Florida
Today for Tomorrow: A Visual Response to Climate Change, Fusion: A STEAM Gallery, Orlando,
Florida
Florida Noir: A Sunny Place with Shady Circumstances, UCF Gallery, Orlando, Florida
2016
Días de los Muertos & Monster Factory Exhibit, City Arts Factory, Orlando, Florida
Immersed, City Arts Factory, Orlando Florida
2016 STEAM Exhibition, UCF Gallery, Orlando, Florida
2014
Días de los Muertos & Monster Factory Exhibit, City Arts Factory, Orlando, Florida
What is Street Art?, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida
Professional Affiliations
2019 - 2022 Former President, League of Graduate Artists, Tallahassee, FL
2018 - 2021 Member, League of Graduate Artists, Tallahassee, FL
Public Projects
2021 FSU Mural Project Winners
Publications
Jan. 2019 Playing with Nostalgia, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, FL
July. 2017 Pegasus Magazine, Orlando, FL
Related Work Experience
2021 - Present Adjunct Instructor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2021 - Present Courtroom Sketch Artist, WCTV, Tallahassee, FL
2019 - 2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2018 - Present Gallery Assistant, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
2017 - 2018 Gallery Assistant, Anita S. Wooten Gallery, Valencia College, FL
2017 - 2018 Art Department Assistant to Michael Galleta, Valencia College, FL
2017 Art Instructor, Artapalooza, Henao Contemporary Center, FL
Awards
2022
FLAUNT 2022: Let's Play, Thomasville Center for the Arts - Best in Show
2021
Florida State University, Jim Boone Endowment Arts Scholarship 2021
2019
Florida State University, Ada Belle Winthrop-King Visual Arts Endowment