Christopher Hudgens
Encyclopedia
Christopher Hudgens is a noted American
-born artist
working in Chicago, IL.
for ten years and later moved to three cities in North Carolina
, St. Louis, MO, Chicago, IL Carbondale, IL, & Detroit, MI. His work has been largely shown in Chicago, IL, St. Louis, MO & Detroit, MI. His work in Chicago with Bad at Sports
as the Operations Manager, Bridge Art Fair as Business Operations Manager & other work in the Chicago art scene with groups like Literago, Make Magazine, The Parlor and Madhatters Ball gave the base for his reputation in the Chicago arts as a competent Project Manager and Technology Adviser for the independent art world. Christopher received his BFA from Southern Illinois University
and lived for many years in Chicago
, Illinois, where his career in fine art expanded.
as well as Operations Manager. His work with the Bridge Art Fair up until the company closed in 2009 included shows in London, England; Miami Beach, FL; New York, NY; & Berlin, Germany. Helping to create shows that had yearly attendances over 100,000 and revenue over $4,000,000 USD.
The liveliest work on view, however, is in apexart’s window, where a monitor shows animated credits listing Bad at Sports’s contributors. Created by B@S member Christopher Hudgens in the style of designer and filmmaker Saul Bass, well known for his masterful film titles, the retro graphics, limited animation and jazz soundtrack mesh seamlessly, while managing to get in a dig at Flood for good measure.
Some names we recognize and like: Guerra De La Paz, Jeremy Deller, Tony Fitzpatrick, Liam Gillick, Christopher Hudgens and William Powhida.
United States
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-born artist
Artist
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working in Chicago, IL.
History
Raised in Bacliff, TexasBacliff, Texas
Bacliff is a census-designated place in north central Galveston County, Texas, United States, northwest of Galveston. The population was 6,962 at the 2000 census. Bacliff, originally called Clifton-by-the-Sea, began as a seaside resort town...
for ten years and later moved to three cities in North Carolina
North Carolina
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, St. Louis, MO, Chicago, IL Carbondale, IL, & Detroit, MI. His work has been largely shown in Chicago, IL, St. Louis, MO & Detroit, MI. His work in Chicago with Bad at Sports
Bad at Sports
"Bad at Sports" is a weekly podcast about art and culture in Chicago and across the globe. It is currently the only surviving program about the Chicago Art Scene. Previous publications included the New Art Examiner, and the PBS program Art Chicago. However, as an Internet broadcast, it has...
as the Operations Manager, Bridge Art Fair as Business Operations Manager & other work in the Chicago art scene with groups like Literago, Make Magazine, The Parlor and Madhatters Ball gave the base for his reputation in the Chicago arts as a competent Project Manager and Technology Adviser for the independent art world. Christopher received his BFA from Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University is a state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois, in the Southern Illinois region of the state, with multiple campuses...
and lived for many years in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois, where his career in fine art expanded.
Exhibitions and Events
Hudgens has been active nationally since 1996 & internationally as an artist since 2007, has won various awards, publications and exhibitions. As an Art Organizer, he is a frequent contributor to Chicago's Bad at SportsBad at Sports
"Bad at Sports" is a weekly podcast about art and culture in Chicago and across the globe. It is currently the only surviving program about the Chicago Art Scene. Previous publications included the New Art Examiner, and the PBS program Art Chicago. However, as an Internet broadcast, it has...
as well as Operations Manager. His work with the Bridge Art Fair up until the company closed in 2009 included shows in London, England; Miami Beach, FL; New York, NY; & Berlin, Germany. Helping to create shows that had yearly attendances over 100,000 and revenue over $4,000,000 USD.
External links
- Christopher Hudgens (official site)
- Bad at Sports, Internationally recognized Art Audio Interview Program & Magazine Site
- Review by ArtReview Magazine of NYC gallery show saying:
The liveliest work on view, however, is in apexart’s window, where a monitor shows animated credits listing Bad at Sports’s contributors. Created by B@S member Christopher Hudgens in the style of designer and filmmaker Saul Bass, well known for his masterful film titles, the retro graphics, limited animation and jazz soundtrack mesh seamlessly, while managing to get in a dig at Flood for good measure.
- L Magazine Review of NYC gallery show saying:
Some names we recognize and like: Guerra De La Paz, Jeremy Deller, Tony Fitzpatrick, Liam Gillick, Christopher Hudgens and William Powhida.
- Interview with Christopher Hudgens by Proximity Magazine
- 5.13.99 "Research on the Internet" Wall Street Journal; Marketplace Print interview with Hudgens in the Wall Street Journal