Chris Buening

Christopher Buening earned a BFA from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 1997. He relocated to Seattle two years later, and is a long-standing member of the Seattle artist collective SOIL and has, during the past 15 years, actively exhibited his art throughout the U.S., most recently in the Northwest at Gallery4Culture, Seattle/Tacoma International. Airport and Prole Drift. His work is represented in the Washington State, King County, and City of Seattle public art collections.

Buening mostly works in mixed mediums on paper but also creates sculptures and installations from made and found objects. His works speaks to issues around memory and identity, particularly his sexuality.