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My work is a reaction to and meditation on the tempest of the inner landscape. Sourcing elements tied to cycles from North Florida’s subtropical sphere of shifting winds, warm rains, water, celestial cycles, and lush flora, these natural phenomena become symbols of expression related to mental health, spirituality, and physical presence. Central to my practice is drawing; its immediacy and adaptability effectively capture internal ephemera into visual language. Each mark, pattern, and representation carries symbolic weight, forming a hazy eye into the clandestine landscape.
b.1989
Christopher Stephen is an educator and artist native to Jacksonville, Florida. His work serves as both a reaction to and meditation on the tempest of the inner landscape. Rooted in the discipline of drawing, he applies these methods to various media, including printmaking and cyanotype.
Christopher has experience teaching at both secondary and higher education levels and is currently instructing courses in drawing and foundations of art at The Bolles School. He holds a BFA in Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking from the University of North Florida and an MFA in Visual Art from Jacksonville University.
He resides in his childhood home with his partner, two children, and six cats.
Voyage Jax- Conversations with Christopher Stephen: https://voyagejacksonville.com/interview/conversations-with-christopher-hicks/
Christopher Stephen Hicks
Curriculum Vitae
E: cshicks26@gmail.com
W: www.christopherstephen.net
Education
MFA, Visual Art
Jacksonville University, 2015-2017
2800 University Blvd N, Jacksonville FL, 32011
BFA, Drawing Painting Printmaking
University of North Florida, 2008-2012
1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville FL, 30026
Professional Experience
Instructor of Foundations of Art, Drawing, Printmaking
The Bolles School, 2020 - Present
7400 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville Fl, 32217
Adjunct Instructor: Foundations Seminar
Jacksonville University, 2019
2800 University Blvd N, Jacksonville FL, 32211
Adjunct Instructor: Drawing
Jacksonville University, 2018 -2019
2800 University Blvd N, Jacksonville FL, 32211
Assistant Director of Admissions for the Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts
Jacksonville University, 2018-2020
2800 University Blvd N, Jacksonville FL, 32211
Visiting Assistant Professor of Design
Jacksonville University, 2017-2018
2800 University Blvd N, Jacksonville FL, 32211
General Museum Educator
MOCA Jacksonville, 2016-2017
Laura St N, Jacksonville FL, 32202
Visual Art Instructor at PACE School
Cathedral Arts Project, 2016-2017
Laura St N, Jacksonville FL, 32202
2-D Art Teacher
Fletcher Middle School, 2013-2016
3rd Street N, Jacksonville FL, 32250
Awards, Panels, Publications
Pa Scholastic Arts and Writing, Drawing Portfolios
Jacksonville FL, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Pu Out of Step Books, Under the Sea
Berkeley California, 2016
Pu Fiction Fix Literary Journal
The University of North Florida, Jacksonville FL, 2014
A North Florida Art Educators Association, 2nd Place
Jacksonville FL, 2014
Group Exhibitions
2024
Echoscape
FSCJ South Gallery, Jacksonville FL
2023
Tides and Terrain
Larimer Arts Cetnter, Palatka FL
2017 - 2024
Nelson Mullins Law Firm
Nelson Mullins, Jacksonville FL
2020
Imagination Squared 2
MOCA Jacksonville/ Jacksonville Main Public Library, Jax FL
2018
"Trump's China"
NCECA Conference, Minneapolis, MN
2017
Iconography: New Illustrations
Chamblin's Uptown, Jacksonville FL
2016
MFA: In the Works
Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville FL
2014
NEFAEA Duval Art Teachers Exhibition
Schultz Center, Jacksonville FL
Gallery 1037, Jacksonville FL
2013
DATA Exhibition: Duval Art Teachers
FSCJ South Campus, Jacksonville FL
2012
Under No Form
CoRK Studios, Jacksonville FL
Lufrano Gallery
The University of North Florida, Jacksonville FL
2011
Imagination Squared
Jacksonville Main Branch Public Library, Jacksonville FL, 2011
Art in Public Places
“Fletchers Fish”
Reclaimed wall at Jacksonville Beach FL, 2013
“Jellyfish Partition”
Temporary Installation at Jacksonville Beaches Branch Library, 2014
The University of North Florida Special Topics: Permanent Installations
Osprey Mural #3
UNF Osprey Café, Jacksonville FL, 2012
Osprey Mural #2
UNF Building 2, Jacksonville FL, 2011
Osprey Mural #1
UNF English/ History Building, Jacksonville FL, 2010
Mosaic Column: Florida Storm
UNF Alumni Square, Jacksonville FL, 2009
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