b. 1983 Mount Kisco, New York
2007 MFA, SUNY New Paltz
2005 BFA, Manhattanville College
Lives and Works in Brookfield, CT
Selected Exhibitions (*Solo and two-person exhibitions):
2026
Coded Truths, Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT.
Light on Cut Paper, Kolaj Institute × New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA.
Evolving Freedoms, Maguire Art Museum, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA.
In-Security, Hudson Valley MOCA, Peekskill, NY.
Bending the Arc, Perry Lawson Fine Art, Nyack, NY.
2025
Shortest Day: Longest Night, KUDIRKA, Glasgow, UK.
KinoSaito Annual, KinoSaito, Verplanck, NY.
Works on Paper: Chris Manning and Randy Williams, Berger Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY (two-person exhibition).
Telescopic!, Azarian McCullough Art Gallery, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, NY.
2024
Hunters and Gathers, Artspaces @ Krasdale, White Plains, NY; curated by Kirsten Kucer.
2023
Christopher E. Manning and Randy Williams, Berger Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY (two-person exhibition).
Hiding in Plain Site, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY; curated by Jessica Brier.
2022
I Hope You Feel a Whole Lot Better, Today, Mariboe Gallery, The Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ (solo exhibition).
2021
Who Really Cares?, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, NY; curated by Helen Toomer.
Instant, Society of Scottish Artists, Glasgow, UK; curated by Sarah Kudirka and Alastair Cook.
2020
Stay Home, Make Art, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY.
What Now?, Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT.
2019
Kept Moments Quite Fragile, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT (solo exhibition).
2018
Der Zauder der Verwandlung, Villa Streccius, Landau, Germany.
Instant Gratification, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC (traveling exhibition).
2017
Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us), traveling exhibition curated by Jeffery Cortland Jones; venues in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia.
2016
Everything, As Perfect As It Seems, Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY (solo exhibition).
Christopher E. Manning, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY (solo exhibition).
Instant Works, The Impossible Project, Berlin, Germany.
2015
Art, Manning & Williams LLP, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY.
2010
Archipelago, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, NY; curated by Kathy Goodell.
What Matters Most?, ecoartspace at Exit Art, New York, NY.
2007
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, NY.
Press
New York Times
Queens Chronicle
AINT-BAD Magazine
Polaroid Originals Magazine
Kolaj Magazine
Impossible Magazine
Uncontaminated Sound
PhotoKlassik
Two Coats of Paint
Young Space
The Auction Project
Scandale Project
Collections
The Susan D. Goodman Collection, New York
Manhattanville College
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Visiting Artist Engagements, Lectures, Panels & Workshops
2025
Manhattanville University, Works on Paper with Randy Williams.
Ridgefield Academy, The Instant, Visiting Artist.
2023
Ridgefield Academy, The Polaroid Project, Visiting Artist.
2022
The Peddie School, Visiting Artist and Critic.
Ridgefield Academy, The Chandelier Project, Visiting Artist.
2021
Western Connecticut State University, Visiting Artist.
2020
Getting Contemporary Art: Artist Talk with Chris Manning, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.
Spectrum: Visions 2020, Carriage Barn Art Center with Danielle Ogden.
2019
Confronting Vulnerability, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum with Jennifer Caviola and Nell Waters. Moderated by Danielle Ogden.
2018
Ridgefield Public Schools and The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The IDEA Project, Visiting Artist.
2017
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum and Ridgefield Public Library, Thriving Through the Arts: Visual Arts Specialist Speaker.
Briarcliff High School AP Arts Salon, Keynote Speaker.
Five Points Gallery, Panelist/Exhibiting Artist.
Canterbury School, Exhibiting Artist/AP Portfolio Critic.
2016
Westchester Community College, Exhibiting Artist Panel Discussion/Guest Lecturer.
Western Connecticut State University at The Aldrich, Lecturer.
2015
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Portfolio Lecturer with Penelope Umbrico.
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Circumstance/STEAM Lecturer.
SUNY New Paltz, MFA & BFA Visiting Artist/Critic.
Catskill Art Society, Exhibiting Artist/Panelist.
2014
The Wassiac Project, Visiting Critic.
2013
New York State Summer School for the Arts, Visiting Artist.