The artwork of Christopher “Chris” Cole is bold and colorful, just like his personality. Chris enjoys utilizing a wide array of mediums when creating. Regardless of the medium, however, Chris’s work always maintains a playful nature. Most often, Chris creates artworks featuring doe-eyed figures with big eyelashes and a smile that stretches from ear to ear. His artwork is sure to put a huge grin on anyone’s face.
Exhibition History
2023
Open Door Art Studio Collection – Watermark Intake/MUI
2022
Accessible Expressions Ohio – Art Possible Ohio
2021
Decades– Open Door Art Studio & Gallery
2019
Are You Afraid of the Art? – Open Door Art Studio & Gallery
Walk of Fame – Open Door Art Studio & Gallery
Vista: A Voyagers View – Franklin Park Conservatory
2018
Animal Kingdom – Open Door Art Studio & Gallery
Accessible Expressions Ohio – VSA
Open Door Art Studio Collection – Gahanna City Hall
Open Door Collection – 1650 Watermark
Horizons – Open Door Art Studio & Gallery
Prism – Open Door Art Studio & Gallery
2017
Efflorescence – Franklin Park Conservatory Cardinal Health Gallery
German Village Meeting Haus – Columbus, OH
Open Door Collection – 1650 Watermark
Masterpieces – Open Door Art Studio & Gallery
All You Can Eat – Open Door Art Studio & Gallery
All That Glitters – Open Door Art Studio & Gallery
2016
America – Open Door Art Studio & Gallery
Are You Afraid of the Art? – Open Door Art Studio & Gallery

Key Skills
Figurative Painting
Drawing
Hand-Built Ceramics
Self-Advocacy

Mediums
Acrylic & Watercolor
Graphite & Colored Pencil
Pastel
Ceramics
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