Christopher Willard

Born in Bangor, Maine, Willard was raised in Vermont. He attended the Portland School of Art, renamed the Maine College of Art, and completed his education at Hunter College. He currently lives in Calgary, Canada and teaches at Alberta College of Art and Design.

Willard's art is associated with neo-op art and neo-conceptualism. Willard is also known as a writer, expert in color theory, and critic. His art is held in collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is currently the Head of Painting at Alberta College of Art and Design.[1]

Fiction Writing

• Garbage Head. Willard, Christopher. Garbage Head. Véhicule Press/Esplanade Books, 2005.
• Sundre. Willard, Christopher. Sundre. Véhicule Press/Esplanade Books, 2009.

Non-Fiction Writing

• Watercolor Mixing: The 12-Hue Method. Willard, Christopher. Watercolor Mixing: The 12-Hue Method. Rockport Press, 2000.

Poetry Writing

• Ship of Theseus. Willard, Christopher. Ship of Theseus. Crisis Chronicles Press, 2016.

Garbage Head

• Shortlisted for the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award, 2006
• Shortlisted for the Expozine Award, 2006
• Selected for Take a Joy Read Canada, 2006
• Longlisted for the ReLit Award, 2006
• Longlisted for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, 2006

• Véhicule Press, Sundre
• Meghan Fish Contemporary
• Shotgun Review
• Alberta Biennial, Art Gallery of Alberta
• Faculty Focus, Reconsidering Grading Students on Class Participation, February 22, 2010.
• Crisis Chronicles Press, Ship of Theseus