We are all connected in some way – through networks of friends and family, electronic networks, connections to nature and the universe, business connections, as well as millions of connections throughout the human mind and body. My current body of work explores those connections – be it in the macrocosm or the microcosm. My mark making is intuitive and filled with energy and action. The palette used reflects our diversity in life – warm and cold, bright and bold, tranquil and muted, monochromatic and full of color. I feel there is an energy that emerges from the movement in this work. I think of it somewhat as a cosmic flow.
After applying layers and layers of paint, I have carved into the painting with wood carving knives and other tools to achieve the final image. Each painting has its own unique characteristics depending on the dryness of the paint when carved into, the heaviness or lightness of the carving, the number of different colors applied, and the tools used.
I try to abandon intention and embrace discovery, allowing the process to reveal what is there. That is when the painting becomes what it wants to be.
I think of my work as peaceful and meditative with a sense of mystery. I want the viewer of my art to feel like they can walk into and through my paintings and have a never-ending journey.
Chris Cox is a Philadelphia-area abstract artist. In 2021, she had two paintings featured in Woodmere Art Museum’s 79th Annual Juried Exhibition and was a featured artist for the Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia’s Virtual Exhibition. This past year, Chris was in Wayne Art Center’s “Attraction to Abstraction” and “Regional Spring Open Exhibition.”
She was selected to be the featured artist for Bluestone Fine Art Gallery at the inaugural Philadelphia Fine Art Fair held in 2019 and was also one of seven artists featured by Bluestone in the Hamptons Virtual Art Fair in 2020. Also, in 2020, her series of paintings and sculptures titled, “Spiritual Journey -- A Visual Narrative,” was exhibited as part of Abington Art Center’s 2020 Fall Solo Series.
In 2018, Chris had three paintings selected for one of the movie sets for the film Creed II. Her work was also selected for Art of the State 2015 and an Invitational Exhibition at the Art Association of Harrisburg.
Chris has had nine solo exhibitions. She also has had many paintings in juried shows, including the Delaware Contemporary, Cerulean Arts, GoggleWorks, Tri-State Artist Equity, PA Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Woodmere Art Museum, New Hope Art League, Main Line Art Center, Lancaster County Art Association, Abington Art Center, Cheltenham Center for the Arts and Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists.
Chris received a Juror’s Award at the Main Line Art Center’s 2015 Spring Gala Exhibition and an Honorable Mention Award in 2013 at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Juried CE Student Exhibition.
News articles about the artist and her work have appeared in the Chestnut Hill Local, the Harrisburg Patriot News, Hamptons.com, the PGN, the Art Association of Harrisburg Newsletter and pennlive.com. Chris also co-authored an article that was published in Professional Artist Magazine in 2014.
She has been a member of Tri-State Artist Equity and a Professional Artist Member at Main Line Art Center. Chris’ paintings are in private collections in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Florida, Michigan, Washington, Rhode Island and Alaska. Her work is also featured on InLiquid.com and Artsy.net.
Her Masters and Bachelor degrees are from Penn State University.
Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA
MPA, BA
Woodmere Art Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Main Line Art Center
Wayne Art Center
2015
Juror’s Award, Spring Gala Juried Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2013
Honorable Mention Award, CE Student Juried Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
“Philadelphia-Based Gallery, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery, Joins The Hamptons Virtual Art Fair With Impressive Line-Up of Artists,” Sydney A Braat, Hamptons.com, August 27, 2020
“Virtual Art Fair,” The Chestnut Hill Local, September 3, 2020
Lear, Len. "Hill artist featured in major art fair this weekend", The Chestnut Hill Local, Philadelphia, PA, April 4, 2019
"2019 Guide Museums Galleries Artists", Art in America, August 2019
"2018 Guide Museums Galleries Artists", Art in America, August 2018
"2017 Guide Museums Galleries Artists", Art in America, August 2017
"2016 Guide Museums Galleries Artist", Art in America, August, 2016
“The State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces Finalists for Annual ‘Art of the State’ Exhibition, Awards Set for June 28,” PR Newswire, June 9, 2015
Hughes, Ellen, “Textures in Nature and Architecture Stand Out,” The Patriot News, Harrisburg, PA, October 23, 2014
Hughes, Ellen, “Textures in Nature and Architecture Stand Out in Art Association of Harrisburg’s Invitational Exhibition,” Penn Live, October 20, 2014
“Juror’s Discussion: Dr. Donald Kuspit on Painting 215/610 Annual Juried Exhibition,” Philadelphia Magazine Online, September 2013
“Diverse Media Set to Dazzle Viewers in Eclectic Show,” Art Association of Harrisburg Newsletter, Fall 2014
“Studio Visit: What’s Your Creative Inspiration?” Artsy Shark, January 2015
Paintings are in private collections in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Michigan, Florida, Washington, Rhode Island, and Alaska
Professional Artist Program, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Philadelphia/Tri-State Artists Equity Association, Havertown, PA
The Art of Promotion, Professional Artist Magazine, June/July 2014
2024
Color Fields, InLiquid at The National, Philadelphia, PA
2021
Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia Virtual Exhibition, Cosmopolitan Club, Philadelphia, PA
2020
Abington Art Center Fall Solo Series Exhibition, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
2019
Featured Artist, Philadelphia Fine Art Fair/Bluestone Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018
SYNERGY/Contemporary Landscapes, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Artist Talk Exhibition, Bluestone Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
InLiquid Exhibition, The Courtyard by Marriott at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Gallery at Second, Harrisburg, PA
Invitational Exhibition, Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
2011
Pagus Gallery, Norristown, PA
2023
Regional Juried Spring Open Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Invitational Exhibition, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022
Attraction To Abstraction, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2021
Seeing The Story, The Woodmere Annual 79th Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
Attraction To Abstraction, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2020
Hamptons Virtual Art Fair/Bluestone Fine Art Gallery (one of seven gallery featured artists)
2019
2019 Professional Artist Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Annual Juried Exhibition, Tri-State Artist Equity, Wallingford, PA
2018
2018 Professional Artist Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Annual Juried Exhibition, Tri-State Artists Equity, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Annual Juried Exhibition, New Hope Art League, Doylestown, PA
2017
Annual Juried Exhibition, Tri-State Artists Equity, Wallingford, PA
5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
11th Annual Juried Exhibition, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
Spring Gala, Juried Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
6th Annual Juried Show, Artists of Yardley, Yardley, PA
Professional Artist Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2016
Spring Gala (Juried Exhibition), Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Annual Juried Show, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
Annual Juried Exhibition, Tri-State Artists Equity, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
2015
Art of the State (Juried Exhibition), State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Spring Gala (Juried Exhibition), Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Juror’s Award
National Juried Exhibition, Lancaster County Art Association, Strasburg, PA
Art+Science Taubman Institute Benefit, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
2014
5-Artist Invitational Exhibition, Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Navigation Puzzle (Juried Exhibition), Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE
215/610: Juried Painting Exhibition of Regional Emerging Artists, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
2013
Sea and Sky National Juried Exhibition, Liz Afif Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
85th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Art Association of Harrisburg, PA
CE Student Juried Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Honorable Mention Award
2012
84th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Art Association of Harrisburg, PA
69th Annual Juried Painting Show, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
Annual Community Exhibition, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
The World of the Professional Artist Juried Exhibition, Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artist, Conshohocken, PA
2011
Annual Juried Show, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
Memory, Pagus Gallery, Norristown, PA
148th Annual Small Oil Paintings Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
68th Annual Juried Painting Show, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2010
Absolutely Abstract Juried Exhibit, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
And You Shows Us Yours, Nichols Berg Gallery, Chestnut Hill, PA
2008
Annual Juried Show, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
