I’m Chris - illustrator, performer. My practice centres around live collaboration and drawing, using texts, music and theatre, educational encounters.

Acting agent: Brown and Mills Entertainment

Coming up: Theatre of the Page narrative drawing course at Turner House Gallery, Penarth, five sessions 6 Oct - 3 November.

Recent highlights:

August 2025. World premiere of From Sidney, With Love, a short directed by East Elliot , executive producer Spike Lee, at the Telluride Film Festival Colorado. Film acting debut shot in Blaenavon, and I provided the poster illustration.

Exploring painting on a large scale: Haunted Forest backdrop and Maleficent’s Castle for local panto Sleeping Beauty and the Kingdom of Dreams (PODS).

BRASLUN/SKETCH group exhibition by resident artists at Oriel Canfas. Oct-Nov 2024. Paper theatre of sketchbooks and framed work. Photo: Inga Monika.

Violin and piano recitals with Marc Elton. Music from Pärt to Piazzola and my own pieces. Photos: Luca Paci.

Mentoring emerging artists from Iran and Lithuania under Arts Council Wales ‘Creative Steps’ programme.