Bio

Christopher E . Groves

Education:
Florence Academy of Art, Italy
CAA Atelier Colorado– Classical Academy
Lead Landscape Instructor CAA Atelier Colorado (2004-2008)
Colorado University, BFA Environmental Design/Architecture

Professional Affilations:
PAP-SE – Plein Air Painters of the Southeast
OPA – Oil Painters of America
AIS – American Impressionist Society

Selected Bib
Artists on Art – October 2012 Featured Article – Fall 2012 Issue
American Art Collector – Feature Article November 2010, Issue 61 - Life /Light of Italy
American Art Collector – Feature Article October 2010, Issue 60 - Reflection
American Art Collector – Feature Article November 2009, Issue 49
American Art Collector – Feature Article October 2009, Issue 48 - Tones
Garden And Gun Magazine – August 2009
American Art Collector - Feature Article –  March 2007, Issue 17 - - Mountains to Sea
Article – Post & Courier – July 2007 – “The Nine Portraits – Chris Groves”
Feature Article – Carolina Arts – “Chris Groves Mountains to Sea” March 2007

Honors and Awards
• OPA Eastern Juried Exhibition 2012, Bennington Fine Art, Bennington, VT
Awarded Silver Medal – for “At A Peaceful Pace”
• OPA National Juried Exhibition 2012, Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO
• The Bennington “Artists for the New Century”  Invitational  2012 – Bennington, VT
• CM Russell Museum STB Juried Invitational 2012 – Landscape- Great Falls MT

•Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts 2012 Juried Invitational - Montgomery AL

• American Impressionist Society  12th Annual National Juried t 2011, Carmel CA
• OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition 2011, Addison Gallery, Orleans, MA

•Salon International 2010, Still Life - San Antonio, TX

•Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts 2010 Art Auction - Montgomery AL

• International Autumn Painting Challenge and Competition".  First Prize – Oil
• CM Russell Museum Masters in Miniature 2009 – Still Life- Great Falls MT
• Salmagundi Club Open Exhibit, Still Life- New York NY
• Oil Painters of America Eastern, Still Life - Winner Top 100 – 2008
• Hilton Head Art League – National Juried Art Exhibit 2008 –
• Arts for the Parks – Top 100 – 2008 – Winner Jurors Award
• Selected Artist to paint 9th and 10th Bishops of Colorado (Denver)
• Rocky Mountain Plein-Air Painters Group – RMPAP - Invited Artist 2007
• Arts for the Parks – Top 100 Mini50 – 2007

Selections and Exhibits:

2012
OPA Eastern Juried Exhibition 2012, Bennington Fine Art, Bennington, VT
One Man Exhibit – October, 2012 - Anderson Fine Art, St Simons, GA
OPA National Juried Exhibition 2012, Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO
“Artists for the New Century”  Inv  2012 – Bennington Fine Art, Bennington, VT
Two-Person Show with Mark K Horton, City Art Gallery, 2012, Greenville, NC
Coutts Museum,Invitational July 2012 – ElDorado, Kansas
Four Sight, Horton Hayes – May 2012, Charleston SC
Two-Person Show with Mark K Horton, Shain Gallery, April 2012, Charlotte, NC
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Invitational, February 2012- Montgomery AL
Columbus Museum of Fine Art Auction, Columbus, GA

2011
One Man Show – The Classical Still Life - Horton Hayes Oct 2011 Charleston SC
Two Person Show – England - Horton Hayes - Nov 2010 Charleston SC
Two Person Show – Works Groves w/ Kudlow – Dec 2011 Anderson Gallery. GA
CAG Gallery – Groves, Beerman, Horton - Sept 2011, Greenville, NC

2010
Two Person Show – The Four Seasons w/ Judith Kudlow – Anderson Gallery. GA
One Man Show - Reflection - Horton Hayes Oct 2010 Charleston SC
Two Person Show - Light and Life of Italy - Horton hayes - Nov 2010 Charleston SC
Two Man Show - 4 Seasons - Anderson Fine Arts - St Simons, GA & NYC, NY
Two Man Show - Pit County - CAG - October 2010
Charleston Fine Art Auction – Invitational Auction - Nov 2010
Autumn Competition, Bucks County Gallery, New Hope, PA, Feb 2010
Birmingham Museum Auction Feb 2010
Portrait Alliance of America - March 2010 - Colorado
Group Mountain Show -  March 2010  - Boulder Colorado

2009
Charleston Fine Art Auction – Invitational Auction - Nov 2009
One Man Show – October 2009 – Horton Hayes
Two Man Show – “The Autumn Show” – Anderson Fine Art Gallery – St Simons, GA
Salmagundi Club – Juried Exhibit New York, NY July 2009
Summer Solstice – Fountainside Gallery – Wilmington, NC
Two Man Show “The Hunt” – CAGallery  Sept 2009
Two man Show - Time and Place  - Horton Hayes – May 2009
One Man Show - Crescent Gallery – Spartanburg, NC, March 2009
Introductions – Anne Irwin Gallery – Atlanta, GA – Feb 2009
CM Russell Museum – Masters in Miniature – July 2009 – Great Falls, Montana
Portrait Alliance of the Rockies – Invitational Show – Denver, Colorado -Jan 2009

2008
Oil Painters of America Eastern - Richland Fine Art, Nashville, TN. – Nov 2008
Arts for the Parks – National Traveling Exhibit – Kansas City. Mo – Nov 2008
One Man Show – “Tones” Horton Hayes – May 2008
Hilton Head Art League – National Juried Art Exhibit– Hilton Head, SC – June 2008
Two Man Show – “New Works” CA Gallery – Sept 2008

2007
Rocky Mountain Plein-Air Painters – RMPAP - Invited Artist – Winter Park, Colorado
One Man Show – Horton Hayes – Mountains to Sea – March 2007
Two Man Show ‘ Lost and Found” – CA Gallery – Sept 2007

Galleries:
Anderson Fine Art – St Simons, GA
Horton Hayes Fine Arts – Charleston, SC
Lagerquist Gallery – Atlanta, GA
City Art Gallery – Greenville, NC
Shain Gallery – Charlotte, NC
Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO