Education
Sculpture, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, MFA, 2003
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, MS, 1993
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, BS, 1991
Selected Exhibitions
2012 "Solo Exhibition," Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, California
"Random Acts of Time," Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
2011 "Auto Ink - ArtPadSF," Michael Rosenthal Gallery, San Francisco, California
"31st Annual Fall Auction," San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
"What Machines Dream," Ars Electronica Center, Linz, Austria
2010 "30th Annual Fall Auction," San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
2009 “Light Haiku - Cabrillo,” Solo show art installation, Cabrillo Gallery, California
"29th Annual Fall Auction," San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
2008 "28th Annual Fall Auction," San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
2007 "27th Annual Fall Auction," San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
"Light Haiku - San Jose," Public art installation, San Jose California
2006 "Obsessive Nature," Heritage Fine Arts Collaborative, San Jose, California
"Bay Area Annual," Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, California
"Multiple Choice," Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, California
"Marin Society of Artists National Juried Show," Marin Society of Artists, Marin, California
"Will’s Creek Survey," Saville Gallery, Cumberland, Maryland
"26th Annual Fall Auction," San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
2005 "Solo Exhibition," Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery, Monterey, California
"Mayhem," Southern Exposure, San Francisco, California
"New Work," Finer Things Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
"The eBay Art Project," Works San Jose, San Jose, California
"A Token of my Affection," Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, California
"25th Annual Fall Auction," San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
2004 "The Ceremony of Tea," Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California
"SOFA Chicago," Finer Things Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Sixth Annual Furniture Show," Finer Things Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
"New Art ‘04," Kingston Gallery, Boston Massachusetts
"Marin Society of Artists National Exhibition," Ross, California
"Bill Gould Design," San Jose, California
"24th Annual Fall Auction," San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
2003 "Solo Exhibition," Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, California
"Artisans 2003 National Exhibition," Artisans, Mill Valley, California
"The 23rd Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show,"Stamford Art Association, Stamford, Connecticut
"The World Council for Arts & Culture International Exhibition," Herbst Exhibition Hall, San Francisco, California
"Fall Exhibition," The Heritage Fine Arts Collaborative, San Jose, California
"21st Annual Juried Exhibition," Pleiades Gallery, New York, New York
"46th Annual International Exhibition," San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California
"Indoor Sculpture Exhibition," City of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California
"Night Moves: Perpetual Labor," Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
"Phantom Galleries: Grind," POPULUS presents, San Jose, California
2002 "Fall Exhibition," The Heritage Fine Arts Collaborative, San Jose, California
"Night Moves: Grind," Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
"Phantom Galleries: Infested," POPULUS presents, San Jose, California
"Phantom Galleries: Scarab," POPULUS presents, San Jose, California
2001 "Introductions South," Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
"Night Moves: Scarab," Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
"Night Moves: Infested," Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
"Night Moves: Whirlin’ Girl," Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
"Night Moves: Perpetual Labor," Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, California
2000 Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, California
1999 Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, California
1998 Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino, California
Selected Bibliography
2011 Wired UK, "Mechanical sculpture creates endless to-do list", Olivia Solon, 14 Sept. 2011.Â
<http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-09/14/chris-eckert-todo>.
KQED Arts, "The San Francisco Triple Fair Affair", Aimee Le Duc, May 24.
<http://www.kqed.org/arts/visualarts/article.jsp?essid=55184>
Huffpost Impact, "DON-8r, Dona, Gimme -- Meet The New Generation Of Charity Robots", May 12.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/charity-robots_n_860667.html>
Square Cylinder, "SF’s ‘Art Mecca Weekend’: May 19-22", May 11.
<http://www.squarecylinder.com/2011/05/sfs-art-mecca-weekend-may-19-22/>
CNET, "Artist draws up tattooing bot in name of religion", Christopher MacManus, March 8.
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20040730-1.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody;2n>
Wired UK, "Robot tattooist inks randomly-assigned religious symbols", Olivia Solon, March 11.
<http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-03/07/auto-ink-tattoo-robot>
Juxtapoz, "The Robotic Tattoo Machine that Randomly Tattoos Your Favorite Religious Symbol", March 7, 2011. <http://www.juxtapoz.com/Tattoo/the-robotic-tattoo-machine-that-randomly-tattoos-your-favorite-religious-symbol>
Make: Online, "Automatic Tattoo Machine Inks Random Tats", John Baichtal, 4 March. 2011. <http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/03/automatic-tattoo-machine-inks-random-tats.html>.
Popular Mechanics - Russia, "The Dark Passion of Chris Eckert: Religion", Tim Skorenko, January 2011.
2010 CNET, "One-eyed 'Gimme' robot wants your money", Leslie Katz, October 4.
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20018512-1.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody;1n>Â
Make: Online, "Gimme, a Panhandling Robot.", John Baichtal, 24 Sept. 2010. <http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/09/gimme_a_panhandling_robot.html>.
2007 Rose Garden Resident, "Artist puts poetry in motion with light show," Mary Gottshalk, December 13, 2007.
2006 American Art Collector - West, Thomas Palmer, Ed.Â
Artweek, "‘eBay Art project’ at Works/San Jose", Lindsey Westbrook, November.
2005 Metro Silicon Valley, "Something Fishy", October 19-25.
American Art Collector - West, Thomas Palmer, Ed.
2004 The Boston Globe, "Three shows shake up summer art doldrums," Cate McQuaid, August 20.
2003 Rose Garden Resident, "SJ Institute of Contemporary Art will soon be cleaned out," H. Zimmermanx, October 8.
San Jose Mercury News, "Artists fill in the blanks in downtown S.J.," Jack Fisher, January 19.
2001 inform: Institute of Contemporary Art, "Night Moves," Summer.
Selected Private Collections
Susan Hillhouse, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at The Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, California
Rex and Elaine Cardinalie, Los Gatos, California
Michael and Jennifer Cuneo, Palo Alto, California
Ralph an Sheila Pickett, Saratoga, California
Sherry Force, Nashville, Tennessee
Christian Joos, San Francisco, California
Martin and Annette Burke, San Jose, California
Shannon Eagle, San Jose, California
Bill Gould, San Jose, California
Alvin Smith & Elena Lebedeva, Saratoga, California
Alice and Steve Lopes, Los Gatos, California
Jeff Martinez, Palm Springs, California
David and Diane Pace, Los Altos California
Byron and Elizabeth Ryono
Mario Pinedo, San Jose, California
Professional Organizations
Vice President, Board of Directors, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 2010 - Present
Board of Directors, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 2004 - Present
Artist Talks
Arizona State University, October 20-21, 2011
Grantmakers in the Arts, October 9, 2011
San Jose State University, February 15, 2010
Monterey Peninsula College, July 6, 2010
San Jose State University, April 13, 2010
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, February 9, 2006
Awards
Artist Laureate, Silicon Valley Arts Council, 2012
Individual Grant, Belle Foundation for Cultural Development, 2004