Artist Biography:
Chris Stewart received his MFA in 1989 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his BFA in 1985 from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
Since 2024, Chris has served as a Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Tyler in Tyler, Texas. He has served as Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas, and as Professor of Art and Chair of the Art Department at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas.
Stewart regularly exhibits his work on the national and international levels. He has been awarded for his art and his teaching. Stewart has also led several summer study abroad trips to Florence, Italy
Artist Statement:
All My Own Stunts Through digital photographs of street art tags in Mexico and Italy, overlaid with my inner conversation, I capture fleeting expressions of identity and chance. These visual signatures reflect life’s unpredictability and the significance of serendipitous moments. My work sees tagging as both a personal statement and shared language—a record of how luck, intuition, and shared experience imprint themselves onto urban space.
