Chris Flodberg
With two parents as artists and instructors (Lorraine and Gilbert Flodberg), Chris’s practice began in high school in the mid-1990s with landscapes in acrylic and oil. After high school, Flodberg immediately commenced his formal training with two years at University of Calgary (1994-96), followed by a transfer to Alberta College of Art + Design where he graduated with a BFA (1998) in painting. Mentors included Stan Perrott (ACAD) and John Hall (U of C). In 2000, at the University of Alberta, he completed an MFA and followed up with his first solo exhibition at Edmonton Art Gallery (now Art Gallery of Alberta) featuring large landscapes. Other exhibitions in public institutions included selection for the Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art (2007) and solo presentations at Art Gallery of Calgary (2008), Military Museums (2014, Calgary AB) and a 2016 survey of his painting (1990-2014) at Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff AB.). A book, Chris Flodberg: Paintings was published by Douglas & McIntyre (Vancouver, 2016)