Chris Clavio was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and received his BFA from the University of New Mexico. As a New Media Artist, his work explores the sublime using light and immersive environments.

He has shown work most recently in the group show Public Good, the first NFT Exhibit at an American State Capitol Building, along with Structured Light, his first solo show after working full time for Meow Wolf between 2015 and 2020. In his role there, Clavio managed the technology systems integration for all of the art in each of Meow Wolf’s exhibitions. He considers this experience instrumental in his development as an artist.

Clavio has shown work across the United States, including in Pittsburgh, PA with Energy Flow, a project in collaboration with Andrea Polli that highlights the Rachel Carson bridge with wind-turbine powered LEDs. He has also exhibited at Concept Art Fair which ran concurrently with Art Basel Miami, where he presented his interactive Fulldome piece, Mind Chimes, that uses a brainwave headset to visualize and sonify a viewer’s brainwaves in real time on a full dome theater.

He has produced work for the Electric Forest Music Festival in Rothbury, MI, Currents New Media Festival, and the University of New Mexico.

His current projects engage light and space to challenge the swiftness of our frenzied culture, requiring us to slow down and be present with our senses and the spaces we inhabit. Clavio currently lives and works in Denver, Colorado.

View Recent Artworks PDF here.
View Artist Resume/CV PDF here.

For inquiries please reach out to chris[at]clavionarts.com