Christopher Loomis
Education
2007 California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA, MFA Wood/Furniture
1993 Parnham School For Craftsman in Wood
Summer education fellowship, Dorset, England
1993 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA Sculpture/Drawing
1990 Charles Stewart Mott Community College, Flint MI, Sculpture
Professional Experience
1995-Present Christopher Loomis Studios Alameda, CA
www.christopherloomis.net Studio Artist/Designer
2003-Present Alameda Point Studios, Alameda, CA
Co-founder and strategic partner
2008 Curator, “KEYS THAT FIT”, Oakland CA
Teaching Experience
2009-present Faculty, California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA Assistant Professor of
Furniture and First Year Programs.
2011 Visiting Professor, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing China
2011 Faculty, The Crucible, Oakland CA
Woodworking instructor
2011 Faculty, Fashion institute of Design and Merchandising, San Francisco CA
Woodworking design fundamentals
Residencies/Research
2019-20 Impact Research Fellowship, California College of the Arts, San Francisco California. A one year residency exploring the potentials of wood and wood waste as a source of cradle to cradle product design and artistic development. https://center.cca.edu/
2015 Montalvo Art Center, Lucas Artists Residency Program, Saratoga
California, United States (Private Collection)
California, United States (Private Collection)
2004 Artist in Residence, Shinrin Takumi Jyuku, Takayama Japan
2000 Astina Woodcarvers, Mas Village, Bali, Indonesia.
Public Speaking
Lecture, College of the Redwoods, Fort Bragg California
Lecture, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing China
Lecture, Takayama City Cultural Center Takayama Japan, 2004
Publications and Reviews
2010 SF Chronicle, New Benchmark, Vitus Seating from Barrels. March 7th.
Handful of Salt, Design Craft Hero, Christopher Loomis. April 8th. Web published.
2008 Slanted and Enchanted, The Evolution of Indie Culture
By Kaya Oakes, Henry Holt and Company, LLC
2008 East Bay Express, Improvised Territory, Christopher Loomis’ and Jeff
Eisenberg’s Total Fabrications. By Dewitt Cheng, June 11th. 2008
The Power Of The Prototype, Exhibition catalogue,2008
2007 East Bay Express, Critic’s Choice, November 14th
ArtBusiness.com http://www.artbusiness.com/1open/070607.html, July 6th.
ArtBusiness.com http://www.artbusiness.com/1open/051007.html May 10th
East Bay Express, The Little Show, December 14th
East Bay Express, Space and Light, October 10th
Woodwork Magazine, Gallery Highlights, February
San Francisco Bay Guardian, Artist Spotlight, May
Awards And Fellowships
2006 8th Annual Wornick Scholarship, California College of the Arts
2002 Sunset Magazine, Kitchen Design Award
1993 Parnham School For Craftsman In Wood, Dorset England, Travel Fellowship
Solo Exhibitions
2016 Sculpture Collision with Sound Installation. Vintage Wines, Berkeley CA
2007 Christopher Loomis, Assembled, Ego Park, Oakland CA
New Sculpture and Photographs, “KEYS THAT FIT”, Oakland CA
2006 Christopher Loomis, New Work From the Parapraxis Series, Ego Park,
Oakland CA
“KEYS THAT FIT”, Oakland CA
2000 3x6 Room, Kyoto, Japan
Group Exhibitions
2018 (Curator) Thinking Through Making: Faculty and Alumni Work From the
2017 Thinking Out Loud: A Show of Works on Paper. Tecoah Bruce Gallery at
the Oliver Art Center, Oakland CA
2013 Working Title, CCA, 2012 CCA Faculty Exhibition, Tecoah Bruce Gallery at
the Oliver Art Center, Oakland CA
2012 CCA Faculty Exhibition, Tecoah Bruce Gallery at the Oliver Art Center, Oakland
CA
2011 Family Tree: Fine Woodworking in Northern California, Petaluma Art Center
Campus
San Francisco Fine Art Fair, Fort Mason, SF, CA
2010 Dwell On Design, Los Angeles convention center
Shadowshop, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
2009 Very Public Art Project, Pop-Up Window installation, Oakland CA
2008 New West Coast Design: Contemporary Objects, San Francisco Museum of
Craft and Design
Improvised Territory: Jeff Eisenberg + Christopher Loomis, Swarm Gallery,
Oakland. CA
The Power Of The Prototype, Curated by Maria Mortati, Maker Faire, San
Mateo CA
2007 The Little Show, Swarm Gallery, Oakland CA
Brick And Mortar, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland CA
Future Tense, Gensler Architecture, San Francisco CA
California College of the Arts, MFA graduate thesis exhibition
2006 A Show To Show A Show Is Not Only A Show, Lobot Gallery, Oakland CA
Annual Wornick Scholarship Award, California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA
East Side Story, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco CA
OK City For Sale, Ego Park, Oakland CA
2004 Sonic Patterns, Mama Buzz Gallery: Oakland, CA
California Design 2004, 600 Townsend St. San Francisco CA
1999 Launch Design Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
1997 SOFA Chicago, Represented By Wood Street Gallery, Chicago IL
1996 47th. Avenue Gallery, Oakland, CA
SOFA Chicago, Represented By Wood Street Gallery, Chicago IL
Four Sculptors, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago IL
New Work, North Wing Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Spirit of Nature, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
Private Collections
Ron Wornick, Napa, CA
Michael Chabon, Berkeley CA
Sedge Thomson, Berkeley CA
Chaim Gur-Arieh, Oakland, CA
The Enrico Fermi Institute, Chicago, IL
Consolidated Chemical Works, Chicago IL