About the Artist
Chris Brizzard started his formal training in drawing and design with Michael Mentler at The Society of Figurative Arts in 2013. From 2014 to 2017, he studied at Studio Incamminati under instructors trained by Nelson Shanks. He currently teaches at The Oklahoma Academy of Classical Art and Edmond Fine Arts, both in Edmond, OK, and at Oklahoma Contemporary in Oklahoma City.
Chris is currently an Associate Member of the American Impressionist Society and Oil Painters of America.
Awards:
June 2026: 2nd place, Chisholm Trail Art Council's annual Paint in the Park Event, Duncan, OK
Nov 2025: Fav15%, BoldBrush Painting Competition for painting “Lonesome Cowboy Bill”
May 2025: Fav15%, Boldbrush Painting Competition for painting "Tried and True"
April 2025: 1st place, Boldbrush Painting Competition for painting "Silver vase in purple and blue"
Jan 2025: Fav15%, Boldbrush Painting Competition for painting "Caught in Between"
Nov 2024: Honorable Mention, Boldbrush Painting Competition for painting "Hello Bernard"
Oct 2024: Honorable Mention, 25th Annual American Impressionist Society show, Rockport, MA for painting "Silver Vase and Gravy Boat"
Aug 2024: Fav15%, BoldBrush Painting Competition for drawing “Scream”
Mar 2024: Fav15%, BoldBrush Painting Competition for painting “Father, who are you?”
Jan 2024: Merit Award, OK Art Guild 2024 Small Works Show
Feb 2021: Honorable Mention, Paseo Arts Association Member Show, Oklahoma City, OK
May 2018: 3rd place in oil category, Richardson Civic Art Society 52nd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition
March 2018: Honorable Mention, Texas Visual Arts Association Open Call
2016-17: Studio Incamminati Scholarship
2015-16: Urania Christy Tarbet Scholarship
2014-15: Studio Incamminati Scholarship
Juried Shows:
2026: Stampede, Terra Rosa Art Gallery, Guthrie, OK
2026: The Shanks Family Tradition, 1515 Lincoln Gallery, OKC
2026: Chisholm Trail Arts Council 50th Anniversary exhibit, Duncan, OK
2026: Oil Painters of America National Salon, Hamilton, MT
2026: 27th Annual American Impressionist Society Show, Bend, Oregon
2026: Nature Morte, 1515 Lincoln Gallery, OKC
2026: Backroads and Byways, Terra Rosa Art Gallery, Guthrie, OK
2026: Body of Art: Exploring the Human Form, 1515 Lincoln Gallery, OKC
2026: Wait 5 Minutes - Oklahoma’s Dynamic Weather, Terra Rosa Art Gallery, Guthrie, OK
2026: Various Views: Artists Eye the Landscape, 1515 Lincoln Gallery, OKC
2025: 26th Annual American Impressionist Society Show, Hamilton, MT
2025: 55th Annual Goddard Juried Exhibit, Ardmore, OK
2025: Life in Black and White, 1515 Lincoln Gallery
2025: People, people, people, 1515 Lincoln Gallery
2025: Studio School Exhibition, Oklahoma Contemporary, OKC
2024: American Impressionist Society 5th Annual Online All Member Exhibition
2024: 25th Annual American Impressionist Society show, Rockport, MA (Honorable Mention)
2024: Oklahoma Art Guild Small Works Show, Paseo Gallery One, OKC (Honorable Mention)
2021: Paseo Arts Association Member Show, Paseo Arts and Creativity Center, OKC (Honorable Mention)
2020: Small Art Show, Paseo Arts and Creativity Center, OKC
2020: Adult Art Show, Fine Arts Institute, Edmond, OK
2020: Seven-State Biennial Exhibition, Nesbitt Gallery, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasaw, OK
2019: Oklahoma Art Guild 2019 Small Works Show, Paseo Gallery One, OKC
2018: "Around the World," The Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2018: Richardson Civic Art Society 52nd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition (3rd place in oil category), Richardson, TX
2018: March Open Call, Texas Visual Arts Association (Honorable Mention), Dallas, TX
2018: ART7 Small Works Show, ART7 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
