Verizon Totally Subjective Opinion Awards Winner

After a city-wide vote in September, followed by votes cast in the downtown Verizon store throughout October, we have a winner of the Totally Subjective Arts Contest and he is... Christopher Bryce Morris - founder of the Central District Art Walk and represented by the Columbia City Gallery.  Christopher wins $1000 and a Pantech 4G phone courtesy of Verizon! Congrats Christopher.

Born in South Central Los Angeles, Christopher Bryce Morris grew up with a passion for drawing and painting.  Drawn to the works of old masters, especially those of Peter Paul Rubens and Caravaggio, their works fueled his love for depicting shadows and flesh. 

After an early education in the city's magnet schools, he attended Otis College of Art & Design. While there Christopher was chosen to be a part of a student group representing the institution in an exhibit entitled "MAKING" at the LA County Museum of Art and won the Jury Prize for his video "The Loneliest Boy in The World" during its 2002 senior show.  Shortly after graduating with a BFA in Painting, he was honored to have that same video shown at Hollywood's historically significant Egyptian Theater. 

After a brief stint working under the critically-acclaimed multimedia artist Doug Aitken, Christopher moved to Seattle.

In 2010 along with four other artists, he co-founded Second Saturday - The Central District Art Walk.  The goal of this monthly event is to support local artists and businesses by bringing people into the Central District to discover the artistry hidden in this historic area of Seattle.  Now in its second year the event continues to grow, it has been covered in the Seattle Times and now counts Garfield Community Center and several Central Area businesses as partners.