ABOUT
Christopher Wormald has been working as a professional photographer and videographer for over a decade and specializes in documenting visual and performing arts in and around Los Angeles. Well-versed in video, still photography and audio recording, Christopher is known for capturing and conveying the experience of being in the midst of multimedia art exhibitions, immersive performances and experimental music and dance. He is an award winning artist and published photographer who has his work featured in numerous exhibition catalogues and art publications.
(For more information about Christopher’s visual art and music visit: christopherwormald.com)
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Born - Twin Peaks, CA, 1987
Lives and works in Southern California.
Education
2012 | B.F.A in Sculpture, CSU Long Beach
2009 | Certificate in Photography, OCC
Residencies
2019 | Arvia LA
2018 | Grand Central Art Center
Internships
2012 | Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
Professional References
Photographer - https://www.fulcrumarts.org, https://www.resite-studio.com, https://welcometolace.org, https://lamag.org, https://www.amanogoods.com, https://theredarrowgallery.com, http://www.bxwdllc.com, https://www.makeroom.la
Digital Tech - https://khachadoorian.com ; https://www.gabrielsweet.me ; http://carbon38.com
Photo Assistant - https://khachadoorian.com ; https://www.gabrielsweet.me ; https://shaughnandjohn.com
Set Stylist - https://www.luckybrand.com ; https://khachadoorian.com ; http://rockmanpro.com
PA/Coordinator - https://needemproductions.com ; http://rockmanpro.com ; https://www.sirlennox.com ; https://www.luckybrand.com
Exhibitions
2023 - YOU + AI = AIM, GCAC, CA
2022 - A Year After the Storm, Bordeaux Library, TN
2021 - Group Show, Gallery Smyth, TN
2021 - Two Ribbons, A Promise, Madison Library, TN
2021 - Andy Harding’s Arrokoth, Tinney Contemporary, TN
2020 - Breathless, The Red Arrow Gallery, TN
2019 - Pass The Stick, Spring Break Art Show, CA
2018 - Confessional Drones, GCAC, CA
2018 - Idle Idol Hands, GCAC, CA
2016 - Neither Here nor There, Dojo, CA
2014 - AxS Festival, Sphaerae, Pasadena, CA
2014 - Snog, Almost Holden Collective, CA
2012 - Fissures, Max L. Gatov Gallery, CSULB, CA
2012 - Unofficial, Chora Gallery, CSULB, CA
2012 - Miniatures, Dutzi Gallery, CSULB, CA
2012 - Untitled (Installation), Dr. Maxine Merlino Gallery, CSULB, CA
2010 - Untitled Portrait, Long Beach Arts, CA
2010 - Red Light, Nomadic Image Gallery, CA
2009 - Detach, Nomadic Image Gallery, CA
2009 - Battlestar Abstractica, Nomadic Image Gallery, CA
2009 - Best In Show, Koos Art Gallery, CA
2008 - Refracting and Warp, OCC Fine Arts Photography Gallery, CA
2008 - Mass Appeal, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, CA
2007 - Mass Appeal, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, CA
2004 - Art Off The Wall, Irvine Fine Arts Center, CA
Photography of Visual and Performing Arts
2025
01/2025 - Midnight Gardens, Group Exhibition, Nazarian / Curcio, CA
2024
11/2024 - Chasing the Black Bird, Daniel Gibson, Nazarian Curcio, CA
11/2024 - Les Tres Gracias, Jimena Sarno, Pitzer College, CA
11/2024 - Could Be Gardens, Vincent Pocsik, Nazarian Curcio, CA
09/2024 - Earth Alchemy, Group Exhibition, Folklore Studio, CA
09/2024 - Friction, Naama Tsabar, Nazarian Curcio, CA
09/2024 - Unwilded, Annie Lapin, Nazarian Curcio, CA
07/2024 - One Eye Shut, Reuven Israel, Nazarian Curcio, CA
04/2024 - 38th Anniversary Gala, Proyecto Pastoral, St. Vibiana’s, CA
04/2024 - Orange Sunrise with Flowers, Fruits and Vessels, Daniel Gordan, Nazarian Curcio, CA
03/2024 - Live Performance at Oracle Egg, CA
03/2024 - Dance In The Waterfall, Group Exhibit, Red Arrow Gallery, TN
02/2024 - Between Lapses of Histories, Gala Porras-Kim, Pitzer College, CA
2023
10/2023- Tell Your Heart That I’m The One, Joey Veltkamp, Monte Vista Projects, CA
10/2023- WELCOME, Suzy and Fred, GCAC, CA
10/2023- Nico’s Playhouse, Marlos E’van, Red Arrow Gallery, TN
09/2023- Who Is Afraid of Matter, Heid Schwgler, Monte Vista Projects, CA
08/2023- No Song Unsung, Group Exhibition, Supercollider X Brea Gallery, CA
07/2023- Heat Advisory, Group Exhibition, Make Room, CA
06/2023- Nothing But Light, Marie-Luce Nadal, GCAC, CA
05/2023- Born-Porcelain, Yassi Mazandi, Make Room, CA
05/2023- Self Devourer, Xin Liu, Make Room, CA
02/2023- Plague Archives, Maya Gurantz, Pitzer Art Galleries, CA
02/2023- Arise and Seek, Britt Ransom, Pitzer Art Galleries, CA
2022
12/2022 - In the Vast Toothpick Cities of the Future, Group Exhibition, Make Room, CA
10/2022 - in my experience the spider is the smallest… Astra Huimeng Wang, Make Room, CA
10/2022 - House of the Muses, Cammie Staros, Pitzer Art Galleries, CA
09/2022 - Mountain of the Collapse, Aimee Goguen, JOAN, CA
09/2022 - Fulcrum Festival. Various Artists and Locations. CA
06/2022 - Bonnaroo Skylights. Group Exhibition. TN
05/2022 - As Above, So Below. Group Exhibition. Modfellows, TN
05/2022 - A Piece of Pie. Meg Pie. Modfellows, TN
05/2022 - Mundus Inversus. Group Exhibition. The Red Arrow Gallery, TN
04/2022 - In The Making. Group Exhibition. Modfellows, TN
04/2022 - Limbic Slang. Georganna Greene. The Red Arrow Gallery, TN
03/2022 - Here For A Good Time… Lauren Gregory. The Red Arrow Gallery, TN
03/2022 - Show Catalogue. Kelly Williams. David Lusk Gallery, TN
03/2022 - Spring 22. Cash Color. Nashville, TN
02/2022 - Show Up. The Red Arrow Gallery. The Parthenon, TN
01/2022 - Interior Exterior. Group Exhibition. The Red Arrow Gallery, TN
2021
11/2021 - Shannon Cartier Lucy. Interview. Massimo De Carlo, Hong Kong
07/2021 - We Are Stewards of Earth. Bonnaroo Skylight Exhibitions. Arts at the Airport, TN
07/2021 - Poems of Positivity. Bonnaroo Skylight Exhibitions. Arts at the Airport, TN
07/2021 - Radiare. Bonnaroo Skylight Exhibitions. Arts at the Airport, TN
04/2021 - Time Machine. Eliza Evans. APSU, TN
02/2021 - Group Exhibition. Werthan Lofts, TN
01/2021 - Merging Headwaters. Interview. The Red Arrow Gallery, TN
2020
11/2020 - Perpetual Flux. RE:Site Studio. Allen Event Center, TX
10/2020 - I Must Keep Reminding Myself of This. Hamlett Dobbins. David Lusk Gallery, TN
08/2020 - Kit Reuther. Assembly. David Lusk Gallery, TN
07/2020 - Lyrical Journeys. RE:Site Studio. Nashville International Airport, TN
06/2020 - Online - In Home Pt.2. Group Exhibition. The Red Arrow Gallery, TN
05/2020 - T-Shirts for Yeah Rocks. Marlos E’van. Julia Martin Gallery, TN
04/2020 - Online - In Home Pt.1. Group Exhibition. The Red Arrow Gallery, TN
04/2020 - Neon Believer. Harry Underwood. Julia Martin Gallery, TN
02/2020 - In Media Res. Julia Martin. Julia Martin Gallery, TN
01/2020 - Merrilee Challiss IN THE KEY OF MOON + Kevin Reilly SUPERABUNDANCE. Julia Martin Gallery, TN
2019
09/2019 - Internatural 1 (pt.2). Nina Waisman. Mono Lake, CA
09/2019 - Paroxysm of Sublime. Group Show. FLAX and LACE, CA
07/2019 - Internatural 1 (pt.1). Nina Waisman. Mono Lake, CA
07/2019 - To Oblivion: The Speculator’s Eden. Sandra de la Loza. LACE, CA
05/2019 - Pasadena Laser: Force Field. Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand. Fulcrum Arts, CA
04/2019 - Unraveling Collective Forms. Group Show. LACE, CA
02/2019 - Pass the Stick. Group Show. Arvia LA and Spring Break Art Show, CA
01/2019 - Take My Money Take My Body. Group Show. LACE, CA
2018
12/2018 - What is to Cure. Karen Lofgren. Royale Projects, CA
11/2018 - Here is My Name. Patricia Fernández. Todd Madigan Gallery, CA
11/2018 - AxS Festival: City as Wunderkammer. Art Festival. Fulcrum Arts and The City of Pasadena, CA
11/2018 - Fluxus: Fluxconcert. Group Performances. Walt Disney Concert Hall, CA
10/2018 - A grammar built with rocks. Group Show. HRLA, CA
08/2018 - The Parks: Nicholas Shake. Arvia, CA
07/2018 - CAVERNOUS: Young Joon Kwak & Mutant Salon. LACE, CA
07/2018 - Common Ground. Milton Davis and Vickie Uyeda. Beta Main, CA
05/2018 - outside the length of a room | OR | diving into the blue sun. Kim Zumpfe. GCAC, CA
05/2018 - The Archival Impulse: 40 Years at LACE, CA
02/2018 - The Rebel Body. Johanna Breiding. Angels Gate Cultural Center, CA
02/2018 - Death Production: The Archive of Janna Flessa. Nick Flessa. LACA, CA
02/2018 - Other Words; Ripples Become Waves. Dora de Larios; Rigo 23. Beta Main, CA
01/2018 - Coastal/Boarder. Jimena Sarno. Angeles Gate Cultural Center, CA
01/2018 - Spring Exhibition. Group Show. PMCA, CA
01/2018 - Gifts of the Spirit. Sean Griffin & Ron Athey. Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, CA
01/2018 - Names Printed in Black. Group Exhibition. Curated Emily Butts. LACE, CA
2017
12/2017 - Office Hours + In Focus. Rachel DuVall. Beta Main, CA
10/2017 - A Configuration Reconstituting Itself. Rebecca Bruno. San Diego, CA
08/2017 - Imprint. Bryony Roberts. OCMA, CA
07/2017 - Conquest of the Universe or When Queens Collide. Tyler Matthew Oyer. HRLA, CA
06/2017 - home away from. Jimena Sarno. Curated by Daniela Lieja Quintanar. LACE, CA
06/2017 - Quartet for the End of Time. Susan Silton. LAND at Factory Pl., CA
06/2017 - live performance. Yann Novak, Steve Roden & Fabio Perletta. VOLUME at HRLA, CA
05/2017 - Are You Skeptical? Lucio Muniain. GCAC, CA
05/2017 - vessel for the memory of movement. Rebecca Bruno. HomeLA at Neutra VDL House, CA
05/2017 - Master Bedroom. Fleurette West. The Homer Project, CA
05/2017 - China House Great Journey. Pilar Quinteros. California - Pacific Triennial. OCMA, CA
04/2017 - live performances. Ashley Bellouin, Robert Crouch and Lawrence English. Presented by VOLUME at PØST, CA
03/2017 - SquigAlert. Group Exhibition. Co-curated by Meghan Kate Corso and Justin Waugh. Cordesa Fine Art, CA
03/2017 - Making Plans. Group Exhibition. Organized by Kyle Bellucci Johanson and Matthew Lax. HRLA, CA
03/2017 - Electroacoustic Drawing. Davy Sumner. Presented by Christopher Wormald and Grand Central Art Center, CA
03/2017 - i can call this progress to halt. Group Exhibition. Curated by Suzy Halajian. LACE, CA
02/2017 - SanTana’s Fairy Tales. Sarah Rafael García. GCAC, CA
02/2017 - Ours is a City of Writers. Group exhibition, feat: Scott Benzel and Patricia Fernandez. Organized by Suzanne Hudson, Simon Leung and James Nisbet. Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, CA
02/2017 - Repose. Yann Novak. Live Performances by Rebecca Bruno, Sarah Rara, and Geneva Skeen. Curated by Suzy Halajian. Human Resources, CA
01/2017 - Psychopomp. Group Exhibition. Curated by Anthony Bodlović, Ana Ruth Castillo, Thilini A. Abeygunaratne and Martha Cowley. Laband Gallery, CA
01/2017 - The Ecstasy of Mary Shelley. Group Exhibition. Curated by Virginia Broersma, Nick Brown and Kio Griffith. LACE, CA
2016
10/2016 - Haunted Formalism. Curated by Jared Baxter. Del Vaz Projects and Volume, CA
09/2016 - DISSENT: what they fear is the light. Group Exhibition. Curated by Shoghig Halajian and Thomas Lawson. LACE, CA
09/2016 - Open Air Prisons. Hailey Loman. Curated by Kelman Duran. LACE, CA
09/2016 - Spectrum. Yann Novak and Robert Crouch. Commissioned by Monkey Town LA. Monkey Town LA, CA
08/2016 - A Stranger in My Grave. Liz Craft, Mathis Gasser, Fabian Marti, Jim Shaw, and Jeffrey Vallance. Co-curated by Evergreene Studio and Véronique Bacchetta. Four Six One Nine, CA
08/2016 - Mountain, Fire, Holding Still. taisha pagget and Yann Novak. Curated by Audrey Chan. The Getty Villa, CA
07/2016 - The Long Take. Mariah Garnett and William E. Jones. Curated by Suzy Halajian. LA Contemporary Archive, CA
07/2016 - mas gestos y mas caras. Rafa Esparza, Yann Novak and Robert Crouch. Made In LA at Hammer Museum, CA
07/2016 - Add A + A to XIX. Andreas Dobler and Anna Kanai. Curated by Evergreene Studio. XIX Studios, CA
06/2016 - we are inseparable there is no time. Rebecca Bruno, Mak Kern, Samantha Mohr, Odeya Nini, Yann Novak, Emily Batson and Drew Denny. Curated by Laura Watts. Honor Fraser Gallery, CA
06/2016 - Verse Chorus Verse. Jibade-Khalil Huffman. Curated by Shoghig Halajian. LACE, CA
06/2016 - Here Somewhere. Miya Strukelj. LACE, CA
05/2016 - Neither Here Nor There. Gabriel Luis Perez, Christopher Wormald, Chelsea Mosher, Andrew Phillip Cortes, and Michael Rollins. Curated by Anne Taylor. The Dojo, CA
02/2016 - Scalar Fields. Yann Novak. Presented by VOLUME. South of Sunset, CA
01/2016 - Notes from the Front Line. Olga Lah and Jason Wallace Triefenbach. Curated by Ed Gomez. LACE, CA
01/2016 - Customizing Language. Group Exhibition. Curated by Idurre Alonso and Selene Preciado. LACE, CA
01/2016 - Dancing is a little too romantic for me. Satoe Fukushima and Kimberly Zumpfe. Curated by Jennifer Frias. Culver Center of the Arts, CA
01/2016 - Modern Living. Gerard & Kelly. Presented by Mak Center and The Glass House. Schindler House, CA
2015
12/2015 - Sonolevitation. Evelina Domnitch, Dmitry Gelfand and Richard Chartier. Presented by VOLUME. South of Sunset, CA
12/2015 - The Recorder Was Left On, Or The Closer I Get To The End The More I Rewrite The Beginning (02). Group Exhibition. Curated by Suzy Halajian. Human Resources, CA
10/2015 - School for the Movement of Technicolor People. taisha paggett with WXPT, Ashley Hunt and Kim Zumpfe. Curated by Robert Crouch. LACE, CA
09/2015 - Resonant Forms. Simon Scott, Bethan Parkes, Jen Boyd, Mike Harding, Lawrence English, Alessandro Cortini, Paul Clipson, Steve Roden, Lawrence English, Rafa Esparza, Raquel Gutiérrez and Nikki Darling. Presented by VOLUME and LACE at LACE, CA
09/2015 - Marc Kate, Robert Crouch, Virons. MATA Noise, CA
08/2015 - The Recorder Was Left On, Or The Closer I Get To The End The More I Rewrite The Beginning (1). Doa Aly, Alejandro Cesarco, Yann Novak and Steve Roden. Curated by Suzy Halajian. LA Contemporary Archive, CA
07/2015 - I Have Never Been Here Before. Rafa Esparza. LACE, CA
03/2015 - Drowning and Swallowing this Text. Group Exhibition. Curated by Shoghig Halajian and Suzy M. Halajian. LACE, CA
02/2015 - Mamiffer, William Fowler Collins, Jon Mueller. MATA Noise, CA
02/2015 - Sky-lit: Volume, Light and Sound. Yann Novak. The Broad, CA
2014/13/12
09/2014 - AxS Festival "Curiosity." Cocky Eek, Evelina Domnitch, Dmitry Gelfand, Lucky Dragons, William Basinski, Richard Chartier, Yann Novak, Steve Roden, Intimatchine, Christopher O'Leary, Francisco López, David O’Brien, France Jobin, Fabio Perletta, Mattia Casalegno, James Elaine, Eric Parren, Theun Karelse, Jeff Cain, Julie Tolentino, Offing, and Virons. Presented by Pasadena Arts Council, CA
01/2014 - Trajectory Object C. 2000-2050. Karen Lofgren. High Desert Test Sites, CA
01/2014 - Far and High. Laure Prouvost, David Douard, Tamara Henderson, Alicja Kwade, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Vincent Ganivet, David Gilbert. FahrenheitFLAX, CA
11/2014 - Immersound_LAX. Tim Hecker, M. Geddes Gengras, France Jobin, Akira Rabelais and Christopher Bissonnette. Presented by VOLUME at Human Resources, CA
??/2014 - Wall to Wall Floor to Ceiling (pre-install). Alex Schweder. Los Angeles, CA
10/2013 - The End of the Night. Julio Le Parc, Florian & Michael Quistrebert, Isabelle Cornaro and Pierre-Laurent Cassière. Curated by Martha Kirszenbaum and designed by Marianne Zameczni. LACE, CA
10/2013 - Medium. Julie Tolentino with Faither Coloccia and Aaron Turner (Mamiffer). Organized by VOLUME and hosted by Night Gallery, CA
10/2013 - Interference. Nathalie Pozzi and Eric Zimmerman. LACE & Track 16 Gallery, CA
08/2012 - Blue Remix. Yann Marussich with David Schafer and Dominick Fernow. Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), CA