Christopher Hudgens (born December 13, 1977) is an American artist working in Chicago, Illinois.

History

Hudgens was born in

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, Texas. He was raised in Bacliff, Texas, for ten years and later moved to three cities in

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, Chicago, Carbondale, Illinois, and Detroit, Michigan. His work has been largely shown in Chicago, St. Louis, and Detroit. His work in Chicago with Bad at Sports as the Operations Manager, Bridge Art Fair as Business Operations Manager and other work in the Chicago art scene with groups like Literago, Make Magazine, The Parlor and Madhatters Ball gave the base for his reputation in the Chicago arts as a competent project manager and technology adviser for the independent art world. Hudgens received his BFA from

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Exhibitions and events

Hudgens has been active nationally since 1996 and internationally as an artist since 2007, and has won various awards, publications and exhibitions. As an art organizer, he is a frequent contributor to Chicago's '' Bad at Sports'' as well as Operations Manager. His work with the Bridge Art Fair up until the company closed in 2009 included shows in London, Miami Beach, New York City, and

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, helping to create shows that had yearly attendances over 100,000 and revenue over $4,000,000 USD.

References

*http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/newsInfo/newsID/4049 *http://proximitymagazine.com/2009/09/top-ten-links-with-christopher-hudgens *http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/03/29/arts/1194817121708/urbaneye-art-fairs-in-new-york.html *http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/davis/davis12-14-06_detail.asp?picnum=7

External links

Christopher Hudgens
(official site) *
Bad at Sports, Internationally recognized Art Audio Interview Program & Magazine SiteReview by ArtReview Magazine
of NYC gallery show
L Magazine Review
of NYC gallery show
Interview with Christopher Hudgens by Proximity Magazine
*5.13.99 "Research on the Internet" Wall Street Journal; Marketplace Print interview with Hudgens in the Wall Street Journal {{DEFAULTSORT:Hudgens, Christopher 1977 births Living people 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters 21st-century American male artists People from Galveston County, Texas Southern Illinois University alumni Painters from Chicago 20th-century American male artists