Artistic Resume
CHRISTOPHER JONES
EDUCATION
Lincoln Memorial University
Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing
The University of Tennessee
Bachelor of Fine Arts; Graphic Design
RESIDENCIES
February 2019
Baldwin’s Room Artist Residency; Johannesburg, South Africa
EXHIBITIONS & ACTIVATIONS
2023
August 2023
Impact Church Black Business Month Expo; East Point, GA
June 2023
Live Art at Linmoor Woods Pride Festival; Decatur, GA
2022
February 2022
SOCON Social Dinner Presents: Movers & Shakers; Atlanta, GA
2021
July 2021
Art in the Park 2021; West End, Atlanta
March 2021
Live Portrait Drawing at The Village Market Retail; Atlanta, GA
February 2021
A Marvelous Black Boy Art Show; Atlanta, GA
2020
August 2020
ARTiculateATL; Hybrid; Atlanta
June 2020
A Call to Activism – A 3-Part Conversation on the Role of Media in Activism, How to Use Your Voice to Create Change & Advocacy at the Community Level (A Space for Creators and 100 Black Men); Virtual
April 2020
Live Art – Soul Sessions; Virtual Event
February 2020
A Marvelous Black Boy Art Show; Atlanta, GA
January 2020
Portrait artwork featured in digital exhibition honoring Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered Children; City Hall; Atlanta, GA
2019
December 2019
Championship Winner of The Coldest Arts Live Art Competition ; Atlanta, GA
October 2019
Live Artist – The Race ATL mile marker activation (with ARTiculate ATL); Atlanta, GA
July 2019
Featured Visual Artist – Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. International Conclave; Las Vegas, NV
Live Art at Village Market ATL Summer Fest; Atlanta, GA
Live Art at ARTiculate ATL; Mason Fine Art Gallery; Atlanta, GA
June 2019
Teaching Artist; Evolving Arts of Atlanta/ Gill Gallery Summer Camp; Atlanta, GA
March 2019
Village Market ATL Spring Fest; Atlanta, GA
January 2019
11th – Live Art, Atlanta Black Chambers; Atlanta, GA
2018
December 2018
Live Art, UnPlug Art Experience Tour; WeWork; Miami, FL
Live Art, Basel B.A.E. (Black Art Experience); R House Wynwood; Miami, FL
Live Art, ATL Locals Pop-Up; The Gathering Spot; Atlanta, GA
Live Art, A December to Remember seniors holiday event sponsored by Mayor’s Office, City of Atlanta, and Fulton County Government
November 2018
Live Art, Private Event, Atlanta, GA
September 2018
RAW:natural born artists presents Envision; Brooklyn, NY
August 2018
UnPlug Art Experience Tour; The B Complex; Atlanta, GA
July 2018
Art Swim; W Hotel; Atlanta, GA
ARTiculate ATL; Mason Fine Art Gallery; Atlanta, GA
June 2018
National Urban League Day of Service: STEAM into the Future Workshop Facilitator; South Atlanta High School; Atlanta, GA
May 2018
Featured Artist; Storyboard Talk with Killer Mike; General Assembly; Atlanta, GA
Live Art; Urban League of Greater Atlanta Young Professionals Small Business Showcase; GA
April 2018
Muralist, Opportunity Hub Innovation Lab; Massey Leadership Building; Morehouse College; Atlanta, GA
February 2018
3rd- 4th: ARTricana; Gill Gallery; Atlanta, GA
11th: My Superheroes Are Black Art Show; Atlanta, GA
25th: Live Art; Azjio Gallery; Atlanta, GA
January 2018
RAW:natural born artists presents Envision; Washington, DC
December 2017
RAW:natural born artists presents Holiday RAWk; Miami
March 2016
RAW:natural born artists presents Signature; Atlanta
Nov. 2015
The Art of Giving Show; Atlanta, GA
Nov. 2014
League of Art Entrepreneurs/Art Is King; Atlanta, GA
Oct. 2014
Sounds of Atlanta/A3C Hip-hop; Atlanta, GA
May 2014
The Chocolate and Art Show; Atlanta, GA
October 2013
A3C Hip-hop Festival: UNITE; Atlanta, GA
October 2013
A3C Hip-hop Festival/ DunkXChange; Atlanta, GA
May 2008
UT Student Art Show
PUBLISHED WORK
Contributing Writer, RevisionPath.com
Knoxville CityView Magazine
The Alumnus Magazine
Phoenix Literary Arts Magazine
Arts & Kids Magazine
Music K-8 Magazine
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Mays High-School CTEMS Program: Advisory Board Member
National Black Arts Festival; Mays High School; Washington High School: Teaching Artist
Evolving Arts of America; West End Library: Teaching Artist
Impact Church Work with the church’s creative programming team to produce graphical multimedia presentations that help enhance the worship experience visually
Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Association Worked with another artist, community members, and students from Georgia State University to paint two murals in the neighborhood.
Invictus Mentorship Program Served as a career mentor to a student at the Kendezi School who had expressed an interest in drawing
North Georgia GNETS Program Led group of students from Atlanta University Center and Vertical Church in painting a mural in the school gym
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AIGA—the professional association for design
Atlanta Black Chambers
Emerging 100 of South Metro Atlanta
Urban League of Greater Atlanta Young Professionals
National Black MBA Association
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Toastmasters International
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
HATCH – C4 Atlanta
IGNITE – C4 Atlanta
AIM (Artists in the Marketplace) – C4 Atlanta
League of Art Entrepreneurs – Art Is King