Christopher Neyen
Associate Professor of Art and Graphic Design, CMA Gallery Coordinator, and Chair of the Division of Communication, Art, and Digital Media
Bio
A multidisciplinary artist and designer, Associate Professor Neyen's work has been exhibited in NY, San Francisco, Pennsylvania, and Charlotte. As an award winning visual communicator, he has served as art director and design director for numerous national publications. In addition, he co-founded Perfect Pitch Creative, a strategic marketing and advertising agency.
Degrees
Master of Fine Arts, Academy of Art University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts
Courses
ART 1020 01 Basic Drawing Techniques
ART 1700 01 Graphic Design Principles I
ART 2110 01 Dynamics/Color-Design
ART 4015 01 Women Artists
Specialization/Areas of Research Interest
Rooted in exploration and evidence, Chris Neyen’s work examines the formal and thematic evidential aspects of nature and man, placing focus on the forgotten or overlooked in subjects that are often well within our range of vision. His interest in perspectives not traditionally associated with these subjects seeks to reveal the allure of the known.
Memberships and Professional Associations
College Art Association
Beacon Fine Arts
Orange County Arts Council
Achievements / Awards
Feature Shoot • Recognition
Communication Arts Magazine • Award of Excellence
Media Industry Newsletter • 2005 Integrated Marketing Awards
Bicycling Magazine • Service Award
CAVA • Award for Non-Representational Photography
Renoarto • Honorable Mention – Photography
Pam McFadden Memorial • Art Scholarship
Publications
Obsolescence • Grit Works • Newburgh, NY
Arboreal • Scenic Hudson River Center, Beacon, NY
Nix Besser • Funk
Lost & Found • Bridge Street Studio and Gallery
Light and Darkness • Bridge Street Studio and Gallery
Push Moon, Close Door • Alvin H. Butz Gallery
Proximities • A.J. Eastwood Art Gallery
Inside View • Jason Groupp Studio
Unseen • C.A.N. Gallery
Bau Gallery Benefit • Beacon, NY
Feature Shoot • Foley Gallery • NYC
20/20 Vision • Holland Tunnel Gallery • Newburgh, NY
Small Works Show • Catalyst Gallery • Beacon, NY
Impressions Of Life • SK Gallery, White Plains, NY
Beacon Arts • Hudson Beach Glass Gallery, Beacon, NY
Small Is Great • Jadite Gallery, NYC
Photographia • Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
Goldberg/Neyen • CMA Gallery, Newburgh, NY
F-Stop Magazine • “Land, Sea, Air” Exhibit
F-Stop Magazine’s “Altered Image” Exhibit
Feature Shoot • 20 Beautiful, Uncommon Photos of Flowers
Architectonic • C3Lab Gallery
Pop Up • Bridge Street Studio and Gallery
Faculty Exhibition • Granberry Gallery
The Light Factory • Manor Theater Gallery
Member Show • McCall Center for Art and Innovation
Photographs and Ceramics • CAVA Gallery
Art Without Limits • The Gallery At Mayfair
Search The Surface • Lachaise Gallery
Group Show of 8 • Soft Machine Gallery
Salon de Refuge • 625 Gallery
Spring Exhibition • 79 Gallery
Birthday Suite Show • C.A.N. Studio
Emergence • The Antonio Salemme Foundation Gallery
Luminations • Touchstone Theatre Gallery
Faculty Show • Payne Gallery
Velocity • Allentown Art Museum, Community Gallery
Hamilton For Rent, The Second Leg
Mayoral Exhibit • Headquarters
Momentum • 927 West Hamilton • Curated by Kiki Nienaber
Interconnected • CMA Gallery
kuh-myoo-nik-kay-shun • CMA Gallery
Explorations in Form • CMA Gallery
Complex Ecologies • CMA Gallery
Female Leads • Granberry Gallery
Emergence • Antonio Salemme Foundation Gallery
Feature Shoot • 20 Beautiful, Uncommon Photos of Flowers
“Unseen: Contemporary Urban Research in the European City,” EuropeNow, issue 17, May 2018
Times Herald Record • A hole in the Gate – Looking Closer
Featured Artist on the online site Contemporary Museum ‘Tuesday Tapped’
A Magazine • Academy of Arts Alumni Magazine, Out There
Print Magazine • Design Annual
Media Industry Newsletter • Feature