About

BIO

Chris Piascik is a New England artist, graphic designer, and illustrator. With 8 years of professional experience at award-winning firms in New England, he is currently working as a freelance designer and illustrator, and just presented his 6th solo exhibition. He holds degrees in Visual Communication Design and Art History from the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford, where he has moonlighted as an instructor of design courses. In 2008, the American Institute of Graphic Arts selected his poster design as a winning entry for its Get Out the Vote campaign. His other recognitions include Gold Awards, Silver Awards, Excellence Awards, Judges Award and the Spirit of Creativity Award from the Connecticut Art Director’s Club as well as a BoNE award from the AIGA. In addition his work has been published in numerous books and publications including Print and Communication Arts, the Logo Lounge series, Typography Essentials and Lettering, Beyond Computer Graphics and Bike Art: Bicycles in Art Around the World. Previous clients include: Chronicle Books, Nike, Goodbyn, Mayer Hawthorne, Odyssey, Gnarls Barkley, Monolith Music Festival, Eat Boston, and Theaterworks.

Represented in France by: Valérie Oualid

EDUCATION

Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford

BFA Visual Communication Design / Art History

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Alphabet Arm Design / Nov. 2006 – Mar. 2010 / Designer

Hartford Art School / Jan. 2006 – May 2007 / Adjunct Professor of Design

Group C Inc. / May 2005 – Nov. 2006 / Senior Designer

SELECTED CLIENTS

Chronicle Publishing / Goodbyn / Nike / American Greetings / Harvard Business School Publishing / Gnarls Barkley / Mr. Lif / Akrobatik / Mayer Hawthorne / Morgan & Milo / Stash / The Boston Conservatory / BzzAgent / Sims / Second Glass / Chop Shop / Hampton Court Palace / The Discovery Channel / Euromed / Stratégies / Telerama

PRESS

The Etsy Blog / 2012
The Oprah Blog / 2012
Kottke / 2012
Esquire / 2012
We Heart / 2012
Trend Hunter / 2012

LogoLounge Master Library, Volume 4 / 2011
Boing Boing / 2011
Core77 / 2011
BLDNGWLF / 2011
Letterhead and Logo Design 12 / 2011
Typography Served / 2011
Print Magazine / June 2011
The Daily What / 2011
The Tote Bag / 2011
DefGrip / 2011
Communication Arts – Typography Annual / 2011
LetterCult‘s Best of Lettering of 2010 / 2011

Los Logos 5: Compass / 2010
Dieline / 2010
TypoShirt One / 2010
BLDNGWLF / 2010
Embrocation Cycling Journal / 2010
LogoLounge 6 / 2010
The New Twenties / 2010
The Image Of Business Cards Today / 2010
Smashing Magazine / 2010
Lettering, Beyond Computer Graphics / 2010
My Love For You Is A Stampede Of Horses / 2010
LetterCult‘s Best of Lettering of 2009 / 2010

Boing Boing / 2009
Drawn / 2009
Design for Obama / 2009
Creative Quarterly Web / 2009
Typography Essentials / 2009
Affluent Magazine Web / 2009
1000 Garment Graphics / 2009

Los Logos 4 / 2008
Apartment Therapy / 2008
Mankind Magazine / Issue 3 / 2008
I Love Fake Magazine / Issue 9 / 2008
Vote Poster for AIGA distributed nationwide / 2008
Doodlers Anonymous / 2008

Logo A Lot / 2007
ONE Magazine / Volume 3, Issue 1 / 2007
Behance / December 2007

AWARDS

Connecticut Art Directors Club Spirit of Creativity / 2011
Connecticut Art Directors Club Gold Award / 2011
Connecticut Art Directors Club Silver Award / 2011
Connecticut Art Directors Club Silver Award / 2011
Connecticut Art Directors Club Silver Award / 2011

Connecticut Art Directors Club Gold Award / 2010
Connecticut Art Directors Club Silver Award / 2010
Connecticut Art Directors Club Excellence Award / 2010
Connecticut Art Directors Club Excellence Award / 2010

AIGA Best of New England Award / 2009

Connecticut Art Directors Club Excellence Award / 2006

Connecticut Art Directors Club Silver Award / 2006

Connecticut Art Directors Club Judges Award / 2005
Connecticut Art Directors Club Gold Award / 2005
Connecticut Art Directors Club Excellence Award / 2005

EXHIBITIONS

Year of the Dragon Group Show / FOE / MA/ 2012

Type Show / Lincoln Arts Project / MA / 2011
Look / FOE / MA / 2011
Solo Show / The Gallery of American Art / Hartford, CT / 2011
True Blue / Salamatina Gallery / NY / 2011
Stock Still / Salamatina Gallery / NY / 2011
Draw Drawings / Washington Street Art Center / MA / 2011

Solo Show / Grand / MA / 2011
10/10 Editions of Ten / Corduroy Gallery / ME / 2010
Hypo Typo / The Distillery Gallery / MA / 2010
Draw Drawings / Washington Street Art Center / MA / 2010

Spoke Count / Chorus Gallery / MA / 2010
Don’t Believe The Type / Ship of Fools / Netherlands / 2009

Art Velo / Go Means Go / WA / 2009
Solo Show / Chorus Gallery / MA / 2009
AIGA BoNE Show / Bakalar Gallery / MA / 2009
Solo Show / Tremont 647 / MA / 2008
Vote Poster Exhibition / National Design Center / NY / 2008

Hartford Art School Alumni Show / Joseloff Gallery / CT / 2008

Solo Show / Grand / MA / 2008
Solo Show / Fuel / CT / 2008