Christopher Fitzgerald
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Christopher Fitzgerald is an American transmedia
artist working primarily in painting, digital video and web-based systems
. Born in 1977, he graduated from Western Washington University
in 1999. After his college education, Fitzgerald spent the summer in Italy and France studying art and returned to Seattle where he first began exhibiting his paintings. His first solo show sold out in the fall of 1999 during the WTO protests. Austin Chronicle visual arts writer Rachel Koper listed him as one of her “favorite individual artists of 2004” and one of her “favorite artists by body of work in 2005.” Shortlisted for Austin Museum of Art's 22-To-Watch 2005 exhibition and the Arthouse Texas Prize in 2006, Fitzgerald then studied at the Yale University School of Art
in the summer of 2008. Leading up to his studies at Yale, the artist created the Public Paintings Project by distributing small paintings throughout the world for people to find in public places. In his ongoing series of projects Studies of Guaranteed Autonomy, Fitzgerald locates the relational
in situations of critical negotiation, rather than in the open-ended condition of individual works within gallery and museum spaces.
Transmediation
“Transmediation” can refer to the process though which individuals select and translate data to represent it in new media forms. It may utilize more than one media form. All the components of a transmediated work are interlinked with each other to form the whole network...
artist working primarily in painting, digital video and web-based systems
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
. Born in 1977, he graduated from Western Washington University
Western Washington University
Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:...
in 1999. After his college education, Fitzgerald spent the summer in Italy and France studying art and returned to Seattle where he first began exhibiting his paintings. His first solo show sold out in the fall of 1999 during the WTO protests. Austin Chronicle visual arts writer Rachel Koper listed him as one of her “favorite individual artists of 2004” and one of her “favorite artists by body of work in 2005.” Shortlisted for Austin Museum of Art's 22-To-Watch 2005 exhibition and the Arthouse Texas Prize in 2006, Fitzgerald then studied at the Yale University School of Art
Yale School of Art
The Yale School of Art is one of twelve constituent schools of Yale University. It is a professional art school, granting only Masters of Fine Arts degrees to those completing studies in graphic design, painting/printmaking, photography, or sculpture....
in the summer of 2008. Leading up to his studies at Yale, the artist created the Public Paintings Project by distributing small paintings throughout the world for people to find in public places. In his ongoing series of projects Studies of Guaranteed Autonomy, Fitzgerald locates the relational
Relational Art
Relational art or relational aesthetics is a mode or tendency in fine art practice originally observed and highlighted by French art critic Nicolas Bourriaud...
in situations of critical negotiation, rather than in the open-ended condition of individual works within gallery and museum spaces.