Christopher Cobillas-Ottinger (he/him) is an artist and educator currently residing in Oakland, CA. He earned his MFA in Visual Arts from Washington University in St. Louis and a BA at Columbia College Chicago in film/video directing. Cobillas-Ottinger's artistic interests include moving image, photography, sound, interactive media, and the history of media art. His work has been exhibited internationally, at galleries and institutions such as the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Laumeier Sculpture Park, the Museum London in Ontario, Canada, Bert Green Fine Art, ACRE Projects in Chicago, and the Chicago Artists Coalition. He has taught moving image, digital art, and sound at such institutions as the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Kentucky College of Art + Design, and San José State University. He is currently a tenure-track assistant professor of digital media art at Saint Mary's College of California. When he is not teaching or making art, Christopher enjoys cooking, playing music, and rigorously maintaining his entirely monochromatic wardrobe.
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