Chris Dahlquist learned to use a cam­era and the dark­room as she was learn­ing to ride a bicy­cle and write in cur­sive.  She has held a cam­era in her hands ever since.

Chris spent the early part of her career in com­mer­cial pho­tog­ra­phy, film, and teach­ing chil­dren photo basics.  Since 1998 she has focused on her stu­dio prac­tice full time. Chris’ art has won many awards, is in hun­dreds of pri­vate col­lec­tions, and is in many cor­po­rate & munic­i­pal col­lec­tions, includ­ing Win­ter Park, Florida, Pacific Uni­ver­sity, H&R Block and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa.

Chris is cur­rently a facil­i­ta­tor in Artist Inc. a pro­fes­sional devel­op­ment work­shop for artists funded by Linc, Lever­ag­ing Invest­ments in Cre­ativ­ity. Chris has served as a juror for national fine art fes­ti­vals, includ­ing the Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City and the Orig­i­nal Ann Arbor Fine Art Fair in Michi­gan.  She is a Cre­ative Cap­i­tal Pro­fes­sional Devel­op­ment Work­shop Grantee, received an Inspi­ra­tion Grant from the Arts Coun­cil of Met­ro­pol­i­tan Kansas City , and is the cofounder and for­mer owner of Locust Fac­tory LLC, a col­lab­o­ra­tive stu­dio and gallery. Chris is cur­rently rep­re­sented by Per­low Stevens Gallery in Colum­bia, MO.