Education
2000 Northwestern University, Evanston IL - MFA Painting, June 2000
1992 Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus OH – BFA, May 1992
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Might and Main, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017 I Love Humanity This Much, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, IL
2016 Paintings, The Ohio State University, Lima, OH
Paintings, University Club of Chicago, Chicago IL
2015 University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2014 Enlightened, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, IL
Enlightened-NYC, Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC, NY
2013 SUPER-ficial (catalogue), South Shore Arts, Munster, IN
2012 American Metal, Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC, NY
2010 Apocalypse, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 Fresh, Lyonswier-Ortt, NYC, NY
2006 Civic-minded, Gescheidle, Chicago, IL
2005 Recent Paintings, Dolby-Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco
Recent Work, Lyonswier Gallery, NYC, NY
2004 Deflated, Gescheidle, Chicago, IL
2003 New Paintings, Gescheidle, Chicago, IL
New Paintings, Dolby-Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 Dreams, Lyonswier Gallery, NYC, NY
2001 Colorforms, Gescheidle, Chicago, IL
Cast, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Hammond, IN
Group Exhibitions
2017 Toy Box, Illinois State Art Museum, Lockport, IL
It’s Not Funny, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester NY
Luminance, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
Can’t Lose, Metropolitan Capital, Chicago, IL
GAME ON!, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2016 Summer Session, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
Chicago Paints, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2015 Hybrid’s Paradise, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
The Mayfair Exhibition, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
Art by America, Jurors: James Yood, Ginny Voedisch, The Art
House, Chicago, IL
2014 National Contemporary Painting Exhibition, Weatherhead Gallery,
University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
Summer Session, Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC, NY
MIA in MIA, Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC, NY
2011 Here and Now, Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC, NY
2010 Angels, KunzVisGonzales, Chicago, IL
Midnight Snacks: Chicago, 1366 Space, Chicago, Curated by Brian
Hubble, Amie Cunat, Travis Wyche
2009 Endless Summer, Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC
Another Damn Good Painting Show, Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC
Upscale/Downsized, Bowling Green University, Bowling Green OH
The Art Of Play, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Playing Around, Brattleboro Museum, Brattleboro, VT.
2007 Ground Breaking: New Space, New Perspective, Lyonswier-Ortt,
NYC, NY
Unseriously/Serious, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL
Representation 2007, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, NYC, NY
2006 10 Years – A Retrospective, Dolby-Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco,
CA
2005 Domestic Disturbance, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Sinister, Tarble Art Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
2004 The Reflected/Refracted Self, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Artist as Collector, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster,
IN (catalogue)
American Realism, Plus One Plus Two Galleries, London, UK
Meat Market, Lyonswier Gallery, NYC, NY
Fantastical Memories, NURTUREart Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Exhibition of American Art, Juror: James Rondeau
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2003 Group Show, Dolby-Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Young Painters Competition, Juror: Buzz Spector
Miami University, Oxford, OH
60th Annual Salon Show, Juror: Michael Rooks
Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, IN
2002 Here and Now, Cultural Center (catalogue), Chicago, IL
Harboring Beauty, Gesheidle Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Snowglobe Invitational, Gescheidle, Chicago, IL
Pin-up, Lyonswier Gallery, NYC, NY
Welcome to My Dollhouse, Zolla-Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Subject Matters, Standard Gallery (catalogue), Chicago, IL
Artists/Alumni, Block Museum, Northwestern University (catalogue),
Evanston, IL
Narrative Sampler, Lyonswier Gallery, Chicago , IL
15th Annual Juried Exhibition, Juror: Dana Miller
Nexus Gallery, NYC, NY
Narration: Emblem and Sequence in Contemporary Art, Juror:
Robert Taplin
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
2000 Les Chemical Carnales, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Shake the Coat, North Park University, Chicago,IL
Union League Civic and Arts Foundation Scholarship Exhibition,
Chicago, IL
1999 Union League Civic and Arts Foundation Scholarship Exhibition,
Chicago, IL
Votive Offerings, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Awards
2016 Finalist-Manifest Prize, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2015 Juror’s Award, The Art House, Chicago
2003 Juror’s Award $500, Northern Indiana Art Association
2001 Finalist award $700, Illinois Art Council
2000 Scholarship $4,000, Union League Civic and Arts Foundation,
Chicago
Scholarship $1,000, The Eugene Myers Graphics Artist’s
Program
1999 Scholarship $5,000, Union League Civic and Arts Foundation,
Chicago
1998-2000 Teaching Assistantship, Northwestern University, Evanston IL
1988 Scholarship $4,000, Columbus College of Art and Design,
Columbus OH
Reviews and Publications
2017 Top V. Weekend Picks (6/22-6/28), Bad at Sports
RoCo’s Exhibit Approaches Serious Subjects With Merry Media,
Rebecca
Rafferty, RochesterCityNewspaper.com
2015 Seeing the Art for the Trees, Philip A. Hartigan, Hyperallergic
2014 Portrait of the Artist: Chris Cosnowski, Maria Girgenti, NewCity.com
Jason Foumberg, Chicagomag.com, “21 Art Gallery Exhibits to See in
Chicago”, New American Paintings.com. Must See Painting Shows:
March
2013 New American Paintings #107, Midwest Edition (cover image)
2012 Oscar A. Laluyan, Arte Fuse, “The Luster of Metal and a Little Monster
Arts Observer”, American Metal: Chris Cosnowski’s Trophies
Symbolize More Than Athletic Victory
Soalife.com, “Momento: Chris Cosnowski’s American Metals”
New American Paintings, “Must See Painting Shows: March”
2011 Philip McCluskey, Scallywag and Vagabond, “Here and Now at
Lyons Wier Gallery”
Malorie R. Medellin, ChicagoLawyerMag.com, “Using Office Art to
Convey A Firm’s Culture”
2010 Phil Morehart, Chicago Journal, “Smiling Through the Madness”
2008 LiftingFaces.com
Big Mind, Dennis Genpo Merzel, Tricycle
2006 Flavorpill CHI, online review, “Civic-minded”
The Edge of Realism, American Art Collector, December 2006
Christine Newman, Open House, Chicago Magazine, August 2006
2005 Myrna Petlicki, Diversions, “A Male View of ‘Domestic’ Life”
2004 Fred Camper, Chicago Tribune, “Look into the mirror, and what do you
see?”A Spotlight on Living Artists, Crow Woods Publishing
2003 Margaret Hawkins, Chicago Sun Times, Gallery Glance
Mario Naves, New York Observer, “Stand up painter”
New York Sun, “Toy Story”
Alan Artner, Chicago Tribune, Here and Now
2002 New American Paintings #35, Midwest Edition (cover image)
2001 Margaret Hawkins, Chicago Sun Times, “Boys and Their Toys”
John Brunetti, New Art Examiner, Welcome to My Dollhouse
Margaret Hawkins, Chicago Sun Times, Welcome to My Dollhouse
2000 Cara Glatt, Hyde Park Herald, “Chemical brothers: an arresting
exhibit”
1999 Cara Glatt, Hyde Park Herald, “Art as devotion and sacrament”
Collections
Beth DeWoody, NYC
John Cain, Crown Point, IN
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Kirkland & Ellis, San Francisco, CA
Teaching
2003-Present Faculty – Advanced Painting, Basic Drawing, Intermediate
Drawing, Anatomy American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
2002-2003 Instructor - 2-Dimensional Design, Basic Drawing
Triton College, River Grove, IL
1999-2000 Instructor - Basic Painting, Basic Drawing
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
1998-2000 Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL