Biographical
Statement
Chris
Fulmer is a graduate of North Texas State University (MA in art
history), Trinity University (BA in art and English), and the University
of Texas at Austin (BFA in Art Education). She also has accumulated
a substantial amount of graduate studio hours from Texas Tech University.
She
is a professor of art at North Lake College, Irving, Texas. Past
experiences include: consultant for Binney & Smith, public school
art educator, art instructor for The Art Annex (Coppell, Texas),
and curriculum development for Laguna Gloria Museum (Austin, Texas).
As
an artist, Chris creates mixed media work on paper and panel. Often
including three-dimensional objects and areas of texture, she executes
thematic works dealing with literature, symbolism, or personal experiences.
Her award winning work has appeared both nationally and locally
in a variety of shows and juried exhibitions. Her work is also included
in corporate and commercial collections, including Texas Instruments,
Falling Rock Resort, The Woodlands Convention Center, and the DFW
Executive Center. Her writing and illustrations have been published
by The Austin American-Statesman, The Dallas Morning News, North
Lake College's Gateways, The Irving News' ARTimes, What Canst Thou
Say, and Artist's Magazine. A thirty minute documentary was produced
and televised by Irving Community Television Network.
Most
recently her work has been on exhibition at The McKinney Avenue
Contemporary Gallery, The Art Corridor (Tarrant County College Southeast),
Texas Tech University's International Affairs Gallery, The University
of Dallas's Haggerty Gallery, The Gallery at the Guadalupe Arts
Center (Austin, Texas), The Center for Spirituality in the Arts
(Incarnate Word, San Antonio), The Laredo Arts Center, The ArtCentre
of Plano, The Warehouse Living Arts Center (Corsicana, Texas), San
Jacinto Tower, Coppell Arts Center, Unit Instruments, The Bath House
Cultural Center, Irving Art Association Center for the Arts, North
Lake College, Dallas Visual Arts Center, The Art Annex of Coppell,
Mountain View College, The Dallas City Hall, The Bill J. Priest
Center, Mountain View College, and Irving Arts Center.
Her
work is represented at Carson Arts in Dallas, Texas [1710 Hi Line
Drive
Dallas TX 75207, (214) 747-3055].