Artist Talk with Christopher Colville
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
6:00 – 7:30 PM PDT
On Tuesday, October 20th SF Camerawork was pleased to present an artist talk with photographer Christopher Colville. Throughout his career, Christopher Colville has used the base elements of photography to explore the dual nature of creation and destruction. In his artist talk, Chis discusses the cyclical nature of his work and how he attempts to find balance between meditative simplicity and American volatility while harnessing energy, fluid, motion and light.
Christopher Colcille, Citizen 9
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER COLVILLE
Christopher Colville was born in Tucson Arizona in 1974. He spent his formative years exploring the desert arroyos and abandoned lots developing a deep connection to the desert and desire for the unknown. Christopher received his BFA in Anthropology and Photography from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri 1997 and his MFA in Photography from the University of New Mexico in 2003.
After leaving New Mexico, he returned to the Sonoran Desert, building a home and studio in Phoenix, Arizona. Chris has spent his time in Phoenix exploring the desert with his wife and children, forming a life and art practice informed by and connected to the desert space. Interested in the dual nature of creation and destruction Colville’s artwork explores the boundaries of the photographic medium in both traditional and experimental forms.
Christopher’s work has been included in multiple national and international exhibitions and publications. His work is held in the permanent collections of John Paul Getty Museum, Museum of Fine arts Houston, Center for Creating Photography, Princeton Museum of Art, Main Museum of Art, Wright State University, Museum of Photographic Arts, JP Morgan Chase Art Collection.
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