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| EDUCATION |
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| 1979-84 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Jefferson Hospital Gross Anatomy, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1983 |
European Travel Fellowship |
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| 1981 |
Independent Studies, Florence, Italy
Frudakis Academy of Sculpture, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1980 |
Ridge Fresco Project, Glendale Springs, NC |
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| 1970-79 |
Dunedin Fine Art and Cultural Center, Dunedin, FL
Florida Gulf Coast Museum, Belleair, FL |
| RECENT PUBLIC COMMISSIONS |
| 2008 |
Commissioned by Ruth Eckerd Hall, 25th Anniversary painting |
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| 2007 |
Commissioned by JMC Communities, two paintings for the Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater Beach, FL |
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| 2005 |
Commissioned by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority to complete a painting and sculpture for Tampa International Airport's Airside C |
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| 1999-2004 |
Commissioned by the Florida House of Representatives, ten murals for the House Chambers |
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| 1998 |
Commissioned by State of Florida to paint official Governor's Portrait for the late Governor Chiles |
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| 1998 |
Commissioned by the City of St.Petersburg, two paintings for the Commission Chambers, Art in Public Places, City Hall |
| AWARDS |
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| 2007 |
One of Florida's Most Intriguing People, Florida Magazine |
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| 2006 |
Certificate of Special Recognition for "outstanding and valuable service to the community" from Congressman Michael Bilirakis |
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| 2006 |
Best Artist in Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay Magazine |
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| 2005 |
Doris Leeper Award for Arts Education Arts for a Complete Education/Florida Alliance for Arts Education |
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| 2005 |
Artwork featured for Florida Heritage Month |
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| 2004 |
One of Florida's Most Intriguing People, Florida Magazine |
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| 2004 |
Florida Art Education Association award for dedication to arts education |
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| 2003 |
State of Florida House of Representatives House Resolution No. 9015 honoring Christopher M. Still for artistic achievements and for outstanding contributions to the State of Florida and to the Chamber. |
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| 2002 |
City of Tarpon Springs recognition of exceptional contributions to the enhancement of quality of life in the community |
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| 1984 |
Pennsylvania Governor's Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Fine Art |
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| 1983 |
William Emlen Cresson Memorial European Travel Fellowship |
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| 1983, 1984 |
Cadwalader Prize for Landscape Painting |
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| 1984 |
Thoron Prize for Composition |
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| 1984 |
Edna Penny Packer Stauffer Memorial
Packard Zoological Drawing Award |
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| 1979 |
National Hallmark Honor Award |
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| 1975 |
American Legion Citizenship Award |
| SCHOLARSHIPS |
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| 1981-84 |
Full Tuition Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
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| 1979-80 |
Full Tuition Scholarship, National Scholastic Art Awards |
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| 1976-79 |
Dorothy F. Curtis Memorial, Dunedin Fine Arts and Cultural Center |
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| 1976-79 |
Florida Gulf Coast Art Center |
COLLECTIONS
Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL
Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.
University of South Florida, Special Collections, Tampa, FL
State of Florida Collection, The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL
Florida Governors Mansion, Tallahassee, FL
Art in Public Places, The City of St.Petersburg, FL
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa, FL
Heritage Park Museum, Largo, FL
Schiele Museum, Gastonia, NC
City of Tarpon Springs, FL
City of Nigano, Japan
Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO
RCA Corporation, Cincinnati, OH
The Museum of Florida's Art and Culture, Sebring, FL
The Florida House, Washington D.C.
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SELECT PUBLICATIONS AND REFERENCES
"Christopher Still: Coming Home," 2008, 32 pgs, Retrospective Catalog, Gulf Coast Museum of Art
"Return to Picnic Island," 2007, 42 mins, DVD, Sandpearl Resort
WEDU "Up Close with Cathy Unruh: Christopher Still," March 2008
Tampa Tribune, October 2007, "Still's Artistry Runs Deep" by Steve Kornacki
Tampa Bay Magazine, November/December 2007, "Return to Picnic Island: The Art of Christopher Still," frequently featured in Tampa Bay Magazine since 1989
St. Petersburg Times, June 2007, "Artist Christopher Still has an Eye for History" by art critic Lennie Bennett
Florida History and the Arts, Winter 2005, "The Art of Christopher Still"
"Our Florida Legacy: Land, Legend and Leadership," 2004, 153 pgs, Florida Research Center and Museum (FLRCM)
"Painting Our Florida Legacy," 2003, 23 mins, DVD, FLRCM
"Exploring the Christopher Still Murals in the Florida House of Representatives: A Teacher's Resource Guide" 2004, CD-ROM, FLDOE/ACE
Southern Living, September 2002, Florida Living :"What's the Buzz in Tallahassee, Florida?"
St. Petersburg Times, November 2001, "Florida's Michelangelo" by Jeff Klinkenberg
St. Petersburg Times, March 2000, "In the Master's Footsteps" by Jeff Klinkenberg
"Reflections from Life", catalog, 1997
American Artist, January 1993, "Florida Subjects, Dutch Style"
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| EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2008 |
"Christopher Still: Coming Home," One Man Retrospective, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL |
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| 2007 |
"Return to Picnic Island," One Man Show, Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater Beach, FL |
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| 2004 |
"Beneath the Surface," One Man Show, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL |
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| 2002 |
"Forever Florida," One Man Show, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL |
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| 1999 |
"More Beautiful With Time," The Renaissance Vinoy Resort, St.Petersburg, FL |
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| 2004 - present |
Permanent Exhibit at Heritage Village, "Clues to Florida's History and Natural Beauty: Prints by Christopher Still," Largo, FL |
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| 2004 - present |
Permanent Exhibit at Heritage Musuem, Tarpon Springs, FL |
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| 2004 |
"34689," Cultural Center, Tarpon Springs, FL |
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| 1998 |
Florida Gulf Coast Museum, Biennial III, Belleair, FL |
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| 1997 |
"The Passing of One Day," One Man Show, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL |
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| 1997 |
Under Current/Overview, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL |
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| 1997 |
Art Americas, Miami Beach, FL |
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| 1996 |
"Reflections from Life," Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL, Christopher Still with works by M.C. Escher |
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| 1996 |
"Works on The Wild Side," Chin, Escher, Indianos and Still, The Vintage Theatre, Winston Salem, NC |
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| 1996 |
"Visions of Paradise," Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL |
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| 1996-97 |
Exhibit of C.M. Still's painting "Changing Tides," Museum of Florida History, Tallahassee, FL |
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| 1996 |
Florida Secretary of State's entry and office, The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL |
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| 1995 |
Florida Governor's Office Entry, The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL |
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| 1995 |
"The River's Path," One Man Show, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL |
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| 1993 |
American Contemporary Artists, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL |
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| 1992 |
Schiele Museum, Gastonia, NC
Heritage Park, Largo, FL
Florida's Major Artist Invitational, Foster Harmon Gallery of American Art, Sarasota, FL |
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| 1990-94 |
Annual Studio Exhibition, Tarpon Springs and Clearwater, FL |
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| 1989 |
Syd Entel Galleries, Safety Harbor, FL |
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| 1986 |
"New Expressions," Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL |
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| 1985 |
"Philadelphia Connection," Cudahy's, Richmond, VA |
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| 1984 |
"Figurative Paintings," Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1983-84 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1978 |
Union Carbide, New York, NY |
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