Chris Zinn is a native Californian and lives in Calistoga. He honed his artistic skills by working 23 years in retail advertising and 16 years as a free-lance graphic designer in San Francisco. He decided to pursue his lifelong desire to be an artist after retiring from the commercial art world in 1997. Chris has been concentrating on his colored pencil drawings since 1989, when he started attending drawing classes at Napa Valley Community College, and his work is now in private collections across the country. He became a member of the Colored Pencil Society of America in 1991 and was awarded signature status in 1993. EXHIBITIONS: Calistoga Art in the Park, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Napa Valley Open Studios, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Wine Country Artists, Spring Show, Yountville CA,2001 “Ode to the Napa Valley,” Napa Valley Museum, Yountville CA, 2001 “Celebrate Spring,” Schools of the Sacred Heart, San Francisco CA, 2002, 2003
Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) 9th International Exhibition, San Francisco CA, 2001 10th International Exhibition, Fort Worth TX, 2002 11th International Exhibition, Brea CA, 2003 Signature Member Showcase Exhibition, Delray Beach FL, 2006 16th International Exhibition, Seattle WA, 2008 chris.zinn@comcast.net
"Beauty", colored pencil on paper by Chris Zinn
Calistoga Art Center 1435 North Oak Street PO Box 197 Calistoga, CA 94515 (707) 942-2278
