- education
- 1998 MFA:
Sculpture. Central Washington University
- 1995 BFA:
Sculpture. Sonoma State University
- selected exhibitions
- solo
- 2012 One Another One. Quicksilver Mine Co. Forestville, CA
- 2008 Pretty Sure.
Merced College. Merced, CA
- 2007 Secret Lick.
Quicksilver Mine Co. Forestville, CA
- 2006 Undercurrent.
Morris Graves Museum of Art. Eureka, CA
- 2005 Surfacing.
Tangerine Gallery. Ukiah, CA
- 2001 Depending on the Wall.
Focus Gallery, Bush Barn Art Center. Salem, OR
- 2001 Mechanical Solutions/Organic Dilemmas.
Linfield College. McMinnville, OR
- 2000 Sculpture.
Southern Oregon University. Ashland, OR
- 2, 3, and 4 person
- 2012 Beards, Black, & Lastufka. Phantom IV Gallery. Windsor, CA
- 2008 Chris Beards & Diza Hope.
Willits Center for the Arts. Willits, CA
- 2006 Chris Beards & Robert Herrick. Napa Valley College. Napa, CA
- 2005 Beards, Harris, Krikl, & Oakes. Western Oregon University. Monmouth, OR
- 2003 Nancy McHone & Chris Beards. Willits Center for the Arts. Willits, CA
- 2003 Clayton Merril & Chris Beards. 1078 Gallery. Chico, CA
- 2002 Four Artists Four Directions. Sanchez Art Center. Pacifica, CA
- 2002 Jimin Lee & Chris Beards. Monterey Pennisula College. Monterey, CA
- 2002 Beards, Christensen, Jonasson. MatrixArts. Sacramento, CA
- 2002 Beards, Grossman, Wilson. American River College. Sacramento, CA
- 2001 Chris Beards & Melinda Meeker. Gaurdino Gallery. Portland, OR
- 2000 Beards, Lancia, Wilkoff. Chemeketa Community College. Salem, OR
- 2000 Beards & Van Rostyne. Clatsop Community College. Astoria, OR
- group
- 2013 Small Works. Graton Gallery. Graton, CA
- 2012 The Last Hurrah. Quicksilver Mine Co. Forestville, CA
- 2012 Forward. Hammerfriar Gallery. Healdsburg, CA
- 2012 Face Me. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA.
Juror's Merit Award
- 2012 Slice: A Juried Cross Section of Regional Art. Pence Gallery. Davis, CA.
Juror's Third Place Award
- 2011 Memento Mori. Modern Eden Gallery. San Francisco, CA
- 2011 Bibliophoria II. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
- 2011 Boxed In: A Small Works Show. Quicksilver Mine Co. Forestville, CA
- 2011 Mendocino Coast Botanical
Gardens Sculpture Gallery. Fort Bragg, CA (June 2011 - April 2012)
- 2011 Off the Beaten Track: Unpredictable Landscapes of
Mendocino County. ACMC Gallery. Ukiah, CA
- 2010 Speaking of Solitude. Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. Navato, CA
- 2010 National Juried Exhibition. The Haggin Museum. Stockton, CA.
Richard H. Reynolds Award for Sculpture
- 2010 H2O. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
- 2010 National Juried Exhibition. ACCI Gallery. Berkeley, CA.
Juror's Award of Excellence
- 2009 Artists of Inland Mendocino County. Corner Gallery. Ukiah, CA
- 2009 Bibliophoria. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
- 2009 100% Compostable. ArtSpace404. Santa Rosa, CA
- 2009 Textile. Milk and Honey Art Gallery. Mill Valley, CA
- 2008 Innovations in Fiberart IV. Sebastopol Center for the Arts.
Sebastopol, CA
- 2008 Assemblage. Gallery 25. Fresno, CA. Curated by Karen LeCocq.
- 2007 Call for Small.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA.
Best of Show
- 2007 Beyond the 80s. Gallery One. Ellensburg, WA
- 2006 Innovations in Fiberart III. Sebastopol Center for the Arts.
Sebastopol, CA
- 2006 Catch-22. Pro Arts Gallery. Oakland, CA
- 2006 Bakers Dozen: 13 Bay Area Artists. Quicksilver Mine Co. Forestville, CA
- 2005 2,3,4...Art in Series. Plaza Arts Gallery. Healdsburg, CA
- 2005 Rivers & Bridges. Laredo Community College. Laredo, TX
- 2005 Members' Showcase. Berkeley Art Center. Berkeley, CA
- 2004 Valley Sculpture Artists Exhibit.
Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Sacramento, CA.
Best of Show
- 2004 Bold Expressions. Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Sacramento, CA.
Florence Ferrario Memorial Award
- 2004 Textures. Plaza Arts Gallery. Healdsburg, CA
- 2004 Members' Juried Show. Mendocino Art Center. Mendocino, CA.
Second Place Award
- 2004 Line in Art. Willits Center for the Arts. Willits, CA
- 2003 Sculpture. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
Award
- 2002 73rd Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition. Crocker Museum of Art. Sacramento, CA
- 2001 3-D: Eleven California Sculptors. San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA
- 2000 Open Walls. Portland Institute of Contemporary Art. Portland, OR
- 1999 Juried Art Exhibit. Allied Arts Gallery. Yakima, WA
- 1999 National Sculpture Exhibition. The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts. New Castle, PA
- 1999 18th Annual Juried Exhibition. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Santa Ana, CA
- publications
- 2012 "Chris Beards: One Another One"
Satri Pencak. www.satripencak.com. March 19
read
- 2009 "Yes indeed, something suspicious about..."
ArtSpace404 blog. February 20
read
- 2009 "Artists of Inland Mendocino County"
Ree Slocum. Blurb Books. page 12-13
read
- 2008 Turning Wheel Magazine. Summer/Fall. page 12
- 2008 "Somewhen" The Willits Nickel and Dime. September 5
read
- 2008 "It's Magic" Linda Williams. The Willits News. September 3
read
- 2008 "Art that clicks"
Donald Munro. Fresno Bee. June 22
read
- 2006 "Oak Gall Art"
Amy Stewart. www.gardenrant.com. September 18
read
- 2005 "Still Life in Motion"
Fae Woodward. The Willits News. August 26
read
- 2002 "Sanchez Art Center's Final Show of 2002: Four Artists Four Directions"
Emmanuel Williams. Pacifica Tribune. November 6
- 2002 "Voltaic Age Beauty"
Jackson Griffith. Sacramento News and Review. April 25
read
- 2001 "Art Gallery Opens in 3D"
Carolyn Sy Quito. Golden Gate Express. September 13
- 2001 "Alberta Streetwise"
Bob Hicks. The Oregonian. May 11
- 2001 "Portland Artist to Show Sculptures at Linfield"
McMinnville News-Register. March 1
- 2000 "Ambiguity Appeals to Artist"
Ron Cowan. Statesman Journal. March 30
read
- 1999 "Get It?"
Matt Cooper. Yakima Herald-Republic. June 19
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