CHRIS M. TODD
195 Lander Drive - Conway, SC 29526 - 413.885.1396 - ct@chrismtodd.com - www.chrismtodd.com
education.
– 2007 MFA in Woodworking and Furniture Design
UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
– 1998 BFA in Theatre Design and Technology
UNC Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
teaching.
– 2011 Workshop Instructor, Penland School of Crafts
Collaborations with Nature
– 2009-present Lecturer/Studio Tech: Coastal Carolina University
Art Fundamentals II, Sculpture I, Object Sculpture, Exploring a Theme in
Sculpture, Art Workshop: Brookgreen Gardens, Art Workshop: Craft Center
– 2007 Penland School of Crafts
Workshop Assistant to Susan Hagen: Figurative Wooden Sculpture
– 2007 Workshop Instructor, Peters Valley Craft Center
Experimental Furniture Design in 5 Days
– 2005-2007 Teaching Assistant (Teacher of Record): UMass Dartmouth
3-D Concepts, 3-D Workshop: Wood, Intro to Woodworking
– 2006 Workshop Instructor, Peters Valley Craft Center
Getting Horizontal: Bedside Tables
– 2006 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Workshop Assistant to Clifton Monteith: Bent Willow Chairs
– 2005 Peters Valley Craft Center- Summer Assistant
Instructors included: Clifton Monteith, Michael Puryear, Brent Skidmore
– 2004 Graduate Assistant to Stephen Whittlesey, UMass Dartmouth
Creating with Found Objects
international teaching.
– 2012 Creative Design and Arts Management in Greece (TENTATIVE)
Athens and Cycladic Islands, Greece
– 2011 On Location: Rome, assistant on study abroad trip
Rome and Florence, Italy
– 2010 Volunteers for Peace, teaching art and ESL
Tierra Bomba, Colombia
– 2009 Mujeres Constructoras ,Woodworking School for Women
Condega, Nicaragua
lectures.
– 2011 CT’s Sculptchairs: Lecture and Workshop, Student Artist Society, CCU
– 2009 Nicaraguan Woman Learning a Trade, Celebration of Inquiry, CCU
selected exhibitions.
– 2011 701 CCA South Carolina Biennial 2011
701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC
– 2011 Penland Instructors Show
Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
– 2011 Haystack Instructor and Assistant Exhibition
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
– 2011 26th Annual Sculpture Celebration
Broyhill Walking Park, Lenoir, NC
– 2011 New Works: Dan Powell and Chris Todd
The Gallery at Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA
– 2010 Imagination
Mills Pond House Gallery, St. james, NY
– 2010 Dysfunctional Furniture
Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
– 2010 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition
Florence Art Museum, Florence, SC
– 2010 Wood, Paper, Canvas
Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery
– 2009 Faculty Biennial
Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
– 2008 The Challenge of the Chair
Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli, PA
– 2008 Emerging Artists: Studio Furniture
Sharada Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY
– 2008 North Country Studio Workshop Artists
McGowan Gallery, Concord, NH
– 2007 Peter’s Valley Instructor Show
Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Layton, NJ
– 2007 Boston Young Contemporaries
Boston University, Boston, MA
– 2007 MFA Thesis Exhibition
University Art Gallery, CVPA, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
– 2007 Ernst Haeckel public art
Downtown public interior hallway, New Bedford, MA
– 2006 Fungk’sha–nal
ArtWorks! New Bedford, MA
– 2005 Ernst Haeckel public art commission
Collaboration with Michael Brolly, New Bedford, MA
– 2005 Creating a Home
Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
awards & publications.
– 2011 First Place, Imagination, Mills Pond Gallery, St. James, NY
– 2010 Lark Studio Series; Chairs, Lark Books
– 2010 Tapestry Article, Coastal Carolina University
– 2008 500 Chairs: Celebrating Traditional and Innovative Design, Lark Books
– 2007 Furniture Studio; The Meaning of Craft, The Furniture Society
professional experience.
– 2003-2007 Promotions Manager, Traffic Builders
– 2003-2004 Woodworking Assistant, Ringleg Furniture
– 1999-2003 Properties Master, North Shore Music Theatre
– 1998-1999 Properties Artisan, Louisville Actors Theatre
conferences & training.
– 2010 FATE Regional Conference: Parameters vs. Creative Freedom
– 2010 OSHA: 10-hour General Industry Training
– 2010 Red Cross: First Aid and CPR Training
– 2008 Furniture Society Conference: The State of Craft
professional affiliations.
– FATE: Foundations in Art Theory and Education
– Tri-State Sculptors
– ISC: International Sculpture Center
– Anderson Ranch Center for the Arts (Winter Resident 2008)
– Furniture Society
– Mujeres Constructoras, Nicaragua
awards & publications.
– 2011 First Place, Imagination, Mills Pond Gallery, St. James, NY
– 2010 Lark Studio Series; Chairs, Lark Books
– 2010 Tapestry Article, Coastal Carolina University
– 2008 500 Chairs: Celebrating Traditional and Innovative Design, Lark Books
– 2007 Furniture Studio; The Meaning of Craft, The Furniture Society
private collections.
– 2011 Tripthi Pillai, Myrtle Beach, SC
– 2011 Nathan Rose, Mount Holly, NC
– 2011 Jeremy Halpern, Boston, MA
– 2011 Mark Ragonese, Bellows Falls, VT
– 2010 Leah Woods, Portsmouth, NH
– 2008 Deborah Hinckley & Richard Beaumont, Point Pleasant, PA
– 2007 Michael & Lynne Brolly, Bethlehem, PA
– 2007 Emiy Lober, Tucson, AZ
– 2007 April Kawaoka, Long Beach, CA
– 2007 Kent Stewart and Catherine Ellis, Waynesboro, NC
– 2006 Kathie M. Keane, Deer Isle, ME
– 2005 Martha Grover, Helena, MT
– 2004 Erik & Ginger Hedblom, Southport, NC
public collections.
– 2011 Florence Museum of Art, Florence, SC
– 2011 Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC