​Chris received his BFA from the University of Tennessee and his MFA from the University of Florida.   Chris served as a long term Resident Fellow at the Archie Bray Foundation from 2012 to 2014, and was the Barbara Rittenberg Fellow at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY from 2015-2016. Chris resides in Pocatello, Idaho, and serves as an Assistant Professor of Art at Idaho State University.