SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Lucidum, Tierra Mar Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2019
Pattern Disruption, Mark White Fine Art, Santa Fe NM
2018
Rhythm of the Afterlife, Aspen Art Gallery, Aspen CO
2018
Shapeshift: An Introspection, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada CO
2016
Sentience, Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2015
Clarity, Aspen Art Gallery, Aspen CO
Out of the Darkness, The Gallery at 350 Bleecker Street, New York NY
Running From Time, Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2014
Subconscious Space, Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2013
The Fortune Tellers, Horizon Fine Art, Jackson Hole WY
Absorb and Connect, Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2012
Anchored and Drifting, Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2011
Howard Schepp Fine Art, Palm Desert CA
Horizon Fine Art, Jackson, WY
2010
Vickers Collection, Aspen CO
2009
VC Gallery of Fine Art, Sedona AZ
Vail Village Arts, Vail CO
2008
Vickers Collection, Beaver Creek CO
Wood River Gallery, Ketchum ID
Vail Village Arts, Vail CO
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Sightlines, Melissa Morgan Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
Fractional Confluence, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
Group Exhibition, Tierra Mar Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2021
Hypercosmic, Melissa Morgan Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
2018
Reality Under Construction, The Collective, Denver, CO
2017
50th Arts International Exhibition 2017, International Museum of Art, TX
Governor’s Art Show, (Receipt of second place award and prize) Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
27th Annual ArtsThrive: Art Exhibition & Benefit, formerly Miniatures & More, 2 2 Albuquerque, NM
2016
Fall Group Exhibition, Thornwood Gallery, Houston TX
Gala and Exhibition, Taos Art Museum at Fechin House, Taos NM
FRESH! The Modern Portrait, JanKossen Contemporary, New York NY
Branches, Bramble and Roots: an Exhibition Celebrating Trees, View, Old Forge, NY
ArtPrize 2016 - Grand Rapids MI
First Peek: Inaugural Exhibition, Southern Utah Museum Of Art, Cedar City UT
Cambridge National Prize Exhibition (Receipt of national prize for painting) Cambridge MA, Juror: Paul Ha
The City, Susquehanna Art Museum - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Jurors: Elody Gyekis and Tanya Garcia
80x80: An Art Show, Mint Museum - Charlotte NC
Spring Exhibition, Thornwood Gallery, Houston TX
Social Justice: It Happens to One, It Happens to All, Gutfreund Cornett Art Exhibition, St. Mary’s College Museum of Art, Moraga CA
Stanthorpe Global 2016, Queensland, Australia, Juror: Ron Ramsey
2015
Holiday Group Exhibition, Thornwood Gallery, Houston TX
Annual Contemporary Art Survey, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins CO
Holiday Show, Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe NM
30th Annual International Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL
Portrait Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft NJ
Art of Our Century, Woodbury Art Museum, Utah Valley University, Orem UT
Expressions West 2015, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay OR, Juror: Brian Hoover
X Florence Biennale, Florence Italy, Artistic Director: Rolando Bellini
Incite Insight, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins CO, Juror: Ivar Zeile
Murmurations, Hinge Modern, Culver City CA, Curator: Caspar Martin
Less is More, The Mitchell Gallery at St. John’s College, Annapolis MD, Juror: Dominic Iacono
International Sculpture Exhibition, Middle Tennessee State University, Todd Art Gallery, Murfreesboro TN, Juror: Michael Aurbach
2013
Landscapes, Light Space and Time Gallery, online exhibition
Mythical Beasts, One Mile Gallery, Kingston NY
Scapes, Studio 12 Gallery, Denver CO
2012
Fish, University of Oklahoma, School of Art and Art History NNAC, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander WI
2011
Fools Gold, Sasha Noe, New York NY
Illuminations, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder CO
2010
Haro Gallery, Culver City, California *Art In Bloom, The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky, Lexington KY
2007
Tour D’Arte, Unspoken Word, Boulder CO
2006
The Art of Living, Colorado Springs CO
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Meow Wolf, Denver, Colorado
City of Houston: Rockstar Energy Bike Park, Houston, Texas
Private Residence, Aspen, Colorado (multiple acquisitions)
State of New Mexico, New Mexico State University (multiple acquisitions)
Colorado Mesa University: Tomlinson Library, Grand Junction, Colorado
Oil and Gas Corporation: Houston, Texas
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, California
Wisdom Tree Investments, New York, New York
William Low, New York, New York
Jeff & Lis Coors, Golden, Colorado
Edward Burton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Nancy Zeckendorf, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lynn Kagan, Vancouver, British Columbia
St. Julien Hotel, Boulder, Colorado
Richard Avanzino, Danville, California
John & Sharyn Clark, Queensland, Australia
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Denver, Colorado
Chris Daughtry, Recording Artist
Christopher Dean, Olympic Gold Medalist
Hale Westfall, LLP, Denver, Colorado
Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance, Memphis, Tennessee
Face & Body Cosmetic Surgery, Miami, Florida
Amesur Eye Associates, Ridgewood, New Jersey
El Paso Animal Hospital, El Paso, Texas
Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, Boulder, Colorado
Steamboat Orthopedics, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Sacha Millstone, Millstone Evans Group, Boulder, Colorado
Steve & Cindy Laporta, (multiple acquisitions) Newtown, Connecticut
Debbie Birkhauser, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Boulder County Open Space Building, (multiple acquisitions) Boulder, Colorado
Goodwill Industries, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jefferson County Laramie Building, (multiple acquisitions) Golden, Colorado
Central Bank and Trust, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Broomfield Event Center, Broomfield, Colorado
Law Offices of Thompson & Thompson, Denver, Colorado
Ron D. Thoman, DDS, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dave & Kelly Mecartney, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Tony Horton, Television Personality
Jae Hyung Cho, Billiards Champion
Horan and McConaty, (multiple acquisitions) Denver, Colorado
Colorado Precision Machining, Arvada, Colorado
Distant Cellars Vineyard, Fiddletown, California
AWARDS
2016
The Cambridge Art Association National Prize for Painting - Cambridge, Massachusetts, Juror: Paul Ha
2013
Landscapes, International Art Competition, Light Space and Time Gallery, Jupiter, Florida
2012
Fish International Art Competition, Lightwell Gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, Curator: Cedar Marie
2012
Northern National Art Competition, Audience Choice Award, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Juror: Sarah McKenzie
2012
Northern National Art Competition, Special Merit Award, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Juror: Sarah McKenzie
2008
Southwest Art Magazine, Featured Artist: 21 Under 31 Emerging Artists, National
1998
Most Promising Artist Scholarship Award, Jefferson County, Colorado
PUBLICATION
2021
Meow Wolf, “Christopher Owen Nelson: Crystal Future,” Mini Docs (video). August Tiney Ricciardi
The Denver Post, Colorado Artists bringing Denver’s Meow Wolf to life,” May 20, 2021
2017
Vine Leaves Literary Journal, Issue #19, November 2017
Whitefish Review, “Rising Voices”, Fall 2017
Rumble Fish Quarterly, Fall 2017
Ground Fresh Thursday, November 2017
Cover, New Mexico Bar Bulletin, the official publication of the New Mexico State Bar, July 2017
Rathalla Review , Summer 2017
LandEscape Art Review, London, England, May 2017
Woven Tale Press, May 2017
A5 Magazine, April 2017
WotisArt Magazine, April 2017
Gravel: A LIterary Journal, Spring 2017
CODAworx, CODAmagazine, Transformative Walls III, March 2017
Cover, New Mexico Bar Bulletin, the official publication of the New Mexico State Bar, January 2017
Dancing Flame featured in episode of "Bull" - CBS Television Studios (Steven Spielberg executive produced)
2016
Museum Catalog “Social Justice: It Happens to One, It Happens to All”, Saint Mary's College Museum of Art, Moraga, CA
Saatchi Art: Inspired by Klimt Collection - Christopher Owen Nelson, selected by Chief Curator Rebecca Wilson of Saatchi London, July 2016
Heart and Mind Zine, Publication: Summer 2016
Saatchi Art: Artist Of The Day - Christopher Owen Nelson, selected by Chief Curator Rebecca Wilson of Saatchi London, May 2016
Temenos: Returning Home, Summer 2016
Willow Creek Journal, 25th Anniversary Season, Creede Arts Council, Creede, Colorado
Advocate For The Arts by John O’Hern, American Art Collector, June 2016, Issue 128, Scottsdale, Arizona
Cover, New Mexico State Bar Bulletin, the official publication of the New Mexico State Bar, March 2016
Fredericksburg Literary And Art Review, Spring Edition 2016, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Creative Loafing, 80x80: An Art Show named Best Exhibit of Charlotte, North Carolina
The Saltlake Tribune, “Iconic building to house new Southern Utah Museum of Art”, Ellen Fagg Weist, June 24, 2016
USA Today Network: Cincinnati!com, “Five exhibits open at new Southern Utah Museum of Art”, Brian Passey, July 2, 2016
MLive, “ArtPrize 2016 Top 100 public favorites: Installation entries”, John Serba, September 27, 2016
The Detroit News, “ArtPrize 2016”, Daniel Mears, September 2016
Reporter-Herald: Loveland News, “2016 brings new artwork, programs to Loveland museum”, Jessica Benes, January 2, 2016
Southwest Art, “Show Preview | Governor’s Art Show”, April 2016
Northern New York Living Magazine, “Five Things Friday event calendar – June 24”, June 23, 2016
The Charlotte Observer, “2016-17 visual arts preview: Look for zing in small places”, Justine Miller, September 7, 2016
Manhattan Arts International, “Social Justice Art Exhibition Curated by Gutfreund Cornett Art”, Renee Phillips, September 18, 2016
The Northern Daily Leader, “Guyra art on show at Stanthorpe Art Festival”, May 26, 2016
Harrisburg Magazine, “Susquehanna Art Museum”, Tony Conte, June 30, 2016
2015
Coast Explorer, “Coos Art Museum, Expressions West 2015”, March 5, 2015
Oregon Today, “Coos Art Museum, Expressions West 2015 Exhibition at Coos Art Museum, April 24”, April 2015
Saatchi Art: New This Week, featured artist Christopher Owen Nelson, selected by Chief Curator Rebecca Wilson of Saatchi London, October 2015
Coast Explorer Magazine, Coos Art Museum, Expressions West 2015, March 2015
The World Link, Winners at Coos Art Museum, Expressions West 2015 Named, May 2015
Painted Sky: 106 Artists of the Rocky Mountain West, E. Ashley Rooney, December 2015
Cover, New Mexico State Bar Bulletin, the official publication of the New Mexico State Bar, August 2015
Saatchi Art: New This Week, featured artist Christopher Owen Nelson, selected by Chief Curator Rebecca Wilson of Saatchi London, September 2015
Studio Visit Magazine, Winter 2015 Edition
Itch: The Creative Journal, featured artist Christopher Owen Nelson, Issue #15
On View Magazine, 30th Annual International Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, July 2015
MA-CO Italia s.r.l. macoitalia.it, featured artist Christopher Owen Nelson, July 2015
The Rising Artist magazine, featured artist: Christopher Owen Nelson, projected
2014
Western Art Collector, Preview: Christopher Owen Nelson, July, pages 102-103
Southwest Art Magazine, Where Are They Now, May, page 101
Luxe Interiors and Design, Volume 12, Issue 1, Winter 2014
Green Art: Trees, Leaves and Roots, E. Ashley Rooney, pages 124-125, 228
2013
Western Art And Architecture, Illuminations, October, pages 54,55
Jackson Hole News And Guide, September 5th
2012
Santa Fean, review, April, page 43
American Art Collector, May issue
2009
Denver Syntax, Issue 17, Spring 2009 Featured Artist
2008
Vail Daily, Front page and feature article, December 20th
Plum TV Interview, Vail, Colorado
Southwest Art Magazine, 21 Under 31 Emerging Artists
2007
TV 8 Interview, Beaver Creek, Colorado
Wood River Journal, Ketchum, Idaho