Chris Gibbons

photo work exhibited:
little tree gallery, june 2007

dance/video projects:
“Maintenant Vous Savez” (1996), low budget short contemporary dance
film (producer and director). made in collaboration with charemaine
seet, choreographer.
“Breakdown” (1992), dance/video project submitted to Arts Council
(UK), co-director and editor. made in collaboration with charemaine
seet, choreographer, and anna williams, dancer.

education:
1982-1984, Social Psychology and Video Production - North East London
Polytechnic (renamed University of East London)

Karen Ruenitz
www.karenruenitz.com

EDUCATION
2005 B.F.A., California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California
Painting and Textile Printing
1998 B.S., Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Ithaca, New York
Textile and Apparel Design
1996-97 Parsons School of Design, study abroad, Paris, France
Fashion Design

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
July – Aug. 2007 Other Worlds: Fact and Fiction, juried exhibition.
(Forthcoming) Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, Connecticut
June 2007 “What are you made of?” two person exhibition.
Little Tree Gallery. San Francisco, California
May 2007 Breaking Ice: Bay Area Artists Consider the African Diaspora: A Visual Passport, juried exhibition.
ArtworkSF Gallery. San Francisco, California
May 2007 101 Dresses, juried exhibition.
Artspace Gallery. New Haven, Connecticut
Dec. 2006 Post-Postcard 10, open-invitational exhibition of innovative small format works based on a postcard format.
The Lab. San Francisco, California
Oct. 2006 Art Explosion 2006, Fall Open Studios.
San Francisco, California
Sept. 2006 On Making, faculty exhibition,
Oliver Art Center. Oakland, California
Sept. 2005 Hotel Biron, 4 person group show.
San Francisco, California
April 2005 Habillements, solo show,
South Gallery, California College of the Arts. Oakland, California
Mar. 2005 State of Mind, a juried textile exhibition,
South Gallery. California College of the Arts. Oakland, California

PUBLISHED WORK
Sept. 2006 Soma Magazine, “What ever happened to the Fashion Avant Garde?” by
Franklin Melendez. San Francisco, California

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Sept 2005 - present Fashion Illustration Lecturer, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA.
Oct. 2006 - present Fashion Design Instructor, Fashion Institute of Design And Merchandising, San Francisco, CA.
Jan. – Mar. 2006 Apparel Design Lecturer, University of California, Davis, CA.
May 2005 - 07 Painting and Drawing Teacher, Life Academy, Oakland, CA.
June 2005 - 07 Fashion Design Instructor, SFArts Summer Program, San Francisco, CA.
July- Aug. 2005 Bilingual Fashion Design Instructor, Mission Urban Arts, San Francisco, CA.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2001-03 Accessory and Shoe Designer, Helmut Lang Design LLC, New York, NY.
Designed and coordinated men’s and women’s accessories, small leather goods and shoe
collections for renowned fashion designer.
1998-2000 Sourcing Assistant to Mr. Lang, Helmut Lang Design LLC, New York, NY.
Researched specific design inspirations and fabrics worldwide to be used in Ready-to-Wear,
Accessories and Home Collections.