Craig Alan Anderson
Born in 1973 and lives in Fort Collins, CO.
Education
2000- University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS: MFA in Painting
1996- Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH: BFA in Painting
1992- Lawrence High School, Lawrence, KS
ProfessionalActivities
2023- Adjunct Faculty for Drawing at Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO
2022- Research in analog recording and synthesizer/ instrumental discovery.
2021- COVID childcare as a stay at home dad
2020- Adjunct Faculty for Painting at Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO
2019- Adjunct Faculty for Painting at Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO
2018- Adjunct Faculty for Painting at Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO
2017- Adjunct Faculty for Painting at Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO
-"Paper and Pots" Group Exhibition at Scarlow's Galley, Casper, WY
2016- Support Local Culture group show, Downtown Artery, Fort Collins, CO
-KRFC- Noosa Support Local Culture Artist, Fort Collins, CO: KRFC/SLC-CraigAlanAnderson
-Flash show at One-One Gallery, Bath, OH
2015- Collaborative works with Gunner Fox included in his book for the Oscar's gift bags
2014- Established the new Craig Anderson Studio: www.craigandersonstudio.com
2013- Founded www.chaliceskates.com
2012- Created ArtBerserk: www.artberserk.com
-Made the AB paintings (1-6): Series cut short by the High Park Fire
2011- Represented by Aeon Art Projects Gallery, Niwot, CO
2010- Postcard Show at the A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2009- Created Idea Ghost: www.ideaghost.com
2008- Art Collision at Namaste Hospice Gallery, Denver, CO
-Art Collision at the Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
-Exhibit at Gallery Obscura, Eugene, OR
2007- 10 years of C.B.P at the Millworks Gallery, Akron, OH
2006- Art Collision: Garage Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, & Space Gallery, SF,CA
2005- Paragraph Gallery: Black Holes and Hollywood Snow, KCMO
-Solo Exhibit at the Bean Cycle, Fort Collins, CO
2004- Solo Exhibit Hiawatha: at Tallyns Reach Library, Aurora, CO
-Group showing at COCOA, Fort Collins, CO
2003- Established Fresh Paint Job, Fort Collins, CO
2002- Worked with C.B.P in Lawrence, KS and Estes Park, CO
2001- AmeriCorps Vista with Van-Go Mobile Arts, Lawrence, KS
2000- New Works by Craig Anderson at Sakaroff's, Lawrence, KS
-Welcome to C.B.P: MFA thesis exhibition at KU, Lawrence, KS
-Graduate Instructor of record at KU, Lawrence, KS
-Staff position at Marie Walsh Sharpe in Colorado Springs, CO
1999- Graduate Student Exhibition at KU, Lawrence, KS
-Graduate Instructor of record for KU, Lawrence, KS
-Staff position at Marie Walsh Sharpe in Colorado Springs, CO
1998- Scholarship Show at KU, Lawrence, KS
-Commissioned mural for J. Krizman, Lawrence, KS
-Solo Exhibition at the Jazz House, Lawrence, KS
-Staff position at Marie Walsh Sharpe, Colorado Springs, CO
-Solo Exhibition at Sakaroff's, Lawrence, KS
-Solo Exhibition at Bourgeois Pig, Lawrence, KS
-Metal art fabricator at Celestial Ironworks, Lawrence, KS
1997- Solo Exhibition at Jester's, Lawrence, KS
-Staff position at Marie Walsh Sharpe, Colorado Springs, CO
-Benefit Show at Acme Art Co, Columbus, OH
-Established Custom Brand Painting (C.B.P.), Columbus, OH
1996- BFA Exhibition: Cerebral Landscape at CCAD, Columbus, OH
Collaborations
2015- Collaborative works with Gunner Fox included in his book for the Oscar's gift bags
2011- Continued work with Gunner Fox on Colab series 3: Los Angeles, CA
2007- CoLab series 2 paintings with Gunner Fox: Lawrence, KS
2005- Began a new series of CoLab works with Gunner Fox: Ft. Collins, CO
1999- Lighted painting done via mail with Niomi Plotkin: Brooklyn, NY
1997- Homage to Beuys and Duchamp: Halloween performance, Lawrence, KS
1996- Three editions of lithographs with Jeremiah Ketner: Columbus, OH
Awards
1999- Hollander Foundation Grant while at KU, Lawrence, KS
1998- Art department scholarship from KU, Lawrence, KS
1995- Department scholarship from CCAD, Columbus, OH