Born in Belleville Ontario, Chris moved to Vancouver as a teenager in the 60s and attended the Vancouver School of Art (now the Emily Carr Institute of Design) and played drums in the popular west coast psychedelic blues band My Indole Ring. The band was a regular fixture at The Retinal Circus in Vancouver and opened for visiting acts including The Velvet Underground, The Doors, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells and Bo Diddley.

Chris is an award-winning art director and designer whose credits include Maclean's Magazine, Vancouver Magazine, Western Living Magazine and Trek – The Magazine of the University of British Columbia. An accomplished artist, his work can be found in the collections of the Vancouver Art Gallery, The National Gallery, Canada Council Art Bank, The City of Vancouver and numerous private collections. The artwork included in this site is available for purchase unless otherwise stated.