About the Artist
Christopher E. Harrison is a fine artist, public artist and designer in Minneapolis .He received his BFA in 1987 Retail Advertising from the Columbus (OH) College of Art and Design and an MFA in Studio Arts, Painting from the Art Academy University, San Francisco (CA) in 2021.
He has exhibited locally, national and internationally. His exhibitions include Nemeth Art Center (MN), the Weisman Art Museum (MN), the Duluth Art Institute (MN) Smack Mellon (NY), the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (WI), Galerie Sobo Bade, Dakar, Senegal and the DeVos Art Museum (MI). Collections include The Minnesota Museum of American Art. Public art pieces include the City of Minneapolis, MN; Woodbury, MN; Richfield, MN. His artist grants include the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, the Elizabeth Murray Foundation Artist Residency, the Pollock Krasner Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation and MRAC Next Step. He is currently a Lecturer of Drawing/Painting at the University of MN-Twin Cities.