Résumé
Select Solo Shows
- 2017, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, WA
- 2017, 2016: Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- 2016, 2014: IFC Mall Gallery, Shanghai, China
- 2015: Lieutenant Governor’s Art Council, Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- 2013: Washington Center for the Performing Arts Gallery, Olympia, WA
- 2012: Evergreen Hospital, Kirkland, WA (63 pieces)
- 2011: Washington Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA
Select Group Shows
2017
- Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
- Southeast Wildlife Expo, Charleston, SC
- Coors Western Art Show, Golden, CO
2016
- Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival, Thomasville, GA
- Art and the Animal, Society of Animal Artists' 56th Annual Exhibition, Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX; Canton Art Museum, Canton, OH, Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ, and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
- Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
- Western Visions, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, WY
- Bodies + Beings, Abmeyer & Wood, Seattle, WA
- Art Aspen, CO
- Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon Island, WA
- Southeast Wildlife Expo, Charleston, SC
- Coors Western Art Show, Golden, CO (People’s Choice Award)
2015
- Art Miami, NOW Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
- Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wassau, WI
- Art and the Animal, Society of Animal Artists' 55th Annual Exhibition, Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown, NY (Merit Award)
- Adaptations, Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seattle, WA
- Of a Feather: Artists, Birds and the Northwest, White River Valley Museum, Auburn, WA
- Artists for Conservation, Annual Exhibit, Grouse Mountain Resort, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
- Compositions, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
2014
- Artists for Conservation, Annual Exhibit, Grouse Mountain Resort, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
- Animals in Art, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (Honorable Mention)
- Birds in Art, Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
- Crow/Raven: Magic and Mystery, artEAST Art Center, Issaquah, WA
2013
- Garden, Arts West, Seattle, WA
2012
- Birds in Art, Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2011
- Washington State Department of Ecology
Commissions
- 2017: Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, china
- 2017: Philips Arena, Atlanta Hawks Team Owler's Lounge
- 2013–2016: White Bird Dance Awards, Portland OR
- 2013: City of Olympia, WA
- Private commissions throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe; Japan, China, New Zealand; Australia
Awards
- 2017: finalist, Art Olympia, Tokyo, Japan
- 2016: People’s Choice Award, Coors Western Art Show, Denver, CO
- 2015: Merit Award, Society of Animal Artists, NY
- 2015: Conservation Artist Award, Artists for Conservation, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 2014: Honorable Mention, Animals in Art, Baton Rouge, LA
Appearances
- “The World in a Feather,” TEDx Talk, Washington Center for Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, 2015
- "Olympia man transforms feathers into art," New Day Northwest, KING-5 TV, December 8, 2015
- Talk, Tacoma Art Museum, 2014
- Keynote, Audubon Annual, 2013
- REI, Adventure & Conservation Speaker Series, 2013
Select Publications
- Chris Maynard, Feathers, Form and Function: what feathers are, how they work, and why we find them alluring. Art and text by Chris Maynard. Aviva Publishing, NY, November 2014
- Professional Artist, Cover and article, December-January 2017-2018
- Sandu Cultural Media, Alchemy—The Art and Craft of Illustration, Gingko Press, 2016 (featured artist)
- Western Art and Architecture: On a Wing, February-March, 2017
- Covey Rise: Rendering Feathers, February-March, 2017
Select Collections
- Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, China
- Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Winslow, WA
- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
- Group Health Orthopedics, Olympia, WA
- Marriott Park Lane Hotel, London
- Park Hyatt hotel, Mallorca, Spain
- City of Olympia, University of Washington Medical Center
- Private collections in the North America, Europe; Australia, China, Costa Rica; Japan; New Zealand
Select Press
- "The Man Who Reincarnates Feathers," Audubon, July 29, 2016
- "Bohemian Rhapsody: Olympia, Washington," American Craft, July 15, 2016
- "Olympia artist finds inspiration in a light-as-air material," Seattle Times, December 20, 2015
- "A Comforting Gentleness–Interview with Feather Artist Chris Maynard!" Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 11, 2015
- "Plume Perfection: Chris Maynard’s Feather Art," American Lifestyle, November 2014
- "Beautiful Artwork Cut Out of Feathers," Smithsonian, January 10, 2013
- "Chris Maynard’s Feather Art On Reddit Is Having Us Question Our Crafting Skills," Huffington Post, December 21, 2012
Education
- 2012, EDGE Professional Development Program, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
- 1987, B.A., The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA