Christopher Lee Gilmer

Christopher Lee Gilmer is a self-taught American-Filipino artist known for his surreal and dreamlike paintings. His work often explores themes of mental health, mythology, and the human condition. Gilmer's art career began after a period of hospitalization for depression and hallucinations. During this time, he was inspired by the work of Salvador Dali and began to use art as a form of catharsis.
Chris is inspired by data moshing, quantum mechanics, and the oversaturation of images of life as he creates artwork that explores the psychological effects of each physical mutation as if multiple universes merge in time one after another. He explores the disparate outcomes of candid moments as one singular reality by using a cubist framework. Often blurring the lines between realism and expressionist art, sometimes adding primitive line art to entangling almost parallel poses.

Except for a few classes in ACC, self-taught.

2024 Affordable Art Fair Austin,Tx
2023 Shalom, charity, Austin, Tx
2020 Wally Workman Gallery, 40 of 40 group show, Austin,Tx
2018 Wally Workman Gallery- Austin, TX.
2018.Gallery Lucid, Surreal Summer Visions- Austin, Tx.
2018 Artspace- Get the Lead Out- Round Rock,Tx
2018 Artspace- Summer Splendor. Round Rock, Tx.
2018 Arterotica- Austin, Tx.
2017 East and West tour Austin, Tx.
2015- 16 Art on 5th: Bombay Sapphire Artisan semi-finalist- Austin, Tx.
2012 Phoenix Trades Depot: Art in October- Austin, Tx.
2012 Phoenix Trades Depot: Summer Eclectica - Austin, Tx.
2012 Rawartist’s: Soltice at The Parish -Austin,.Tx
2007 Austin Figurative Gallery -Austin, TX
1997 711 William st. Gallery, -Houston, TX
1997 Scorpion Studio, -Houston,TX
1992 Tito's Gallery, -Las Vegas,NM
Recognitions and Awards
2012 Purchase award, Art majors exhibit at ACC- Austin, TX
1991 1st Place, Women in Art -LasVegas, NM
1990 1st Place, Art Fair, – Terrel, TX