Chris Lael Larson
Chris is a multidisciplinary artist based in Portland, Oregon. Working across photography, painting, sculpture, and installation, Chris’s work dissolves the boundaries between the photographic and the painterly, creating works defined by layered perspectives, vibrant color, and an emphasis on depth. His practice centers on constructing temporary, altar-like installations from photographs, paint, found objects, and natural elements, which he then photographs with a hyperreal lighting. The photographs become canvases themselves, painted on and reintegrated into new works alongside their original source materials.
Chris has exhibited at the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, Carnation Contemporary, and Nationale (Portland); Specialist (Seattle); Field Projects (New York); and REDCAT (Los Angeles). His work is held in notable collections including Soho House Portland and the collection of Christopher Rauschenberg. He has participated in Spring/Break LA, the Seattle Art Fair, the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, and programs with the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
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AMcE Exhibtions
Sum of Its Parts, June 2026
LAndSEA, co-curated by Koplin del Rio x AMcE, November 2025
Seattle Art Fair 2025
Cascades 11, 2024
Archival inkjet print
30 x 20 in.
30 ¾ x 20 ¾ in. framed
Edition 1/4
Cascades 12, 2024
Archival inkjet print
30 x 20 in.
30 ¾ x 20 ¾ in. framed
Edition 1/4
Lost Lake 01, 2025
Archival pigment print in a birch float frame
30 x 20 in. image size; 32 x 22 x 2 in. frame size
Ed. 2 of 5
Lost Lake 03, 2025
Archival pigment print in a birch float frame
30 x 20 in. image size; 32 x 22 x 2 in. frame size
Ed. 2 of 5
Lost Lake 10, 2025
Archival pigment print in a birch float frame
30 x 20 in. image size; 32 x 22 x 2 in. frame size
Ed. 2 of 5
Lost Lake 07, 2025
Archival pigment print in a birch float frame
30 x 20 in. image size; 32 x 22 x 2 in. frame size
Ed. 2 of 5
Lost Lake 04, 2025
Archival pigment print in a birch float frame
30 x 20 in. image size; 32 x 22 x 2 in. frame size
Ed. 1 of 5
Lost Lake 11, 2025
Archival pigment print in a birch float frame
30 x 20 in. image size; 32 x 22 x 2 in. frame size
Ed. 2 of 5
Lost Lake 13, 2025
Archival pigment print in a birch float frame
30 x 20 in. image size; 32 x 22 x 2 in. frame size
Ed. 2 of 5
Lost Lake 19 (Rock), 2026
Archival pigment prints with matte, water-resistant UV varnish, wood, acrylic
35 x 29 x 12 in.
Lost Lake 20 (Flora), 2026
Archival pigment prints with matte, water-resistant UV varnish, wood, acrylic
41 x 30 x 19 in.
Cascades 10-029, 2024
Archival inkjet print
19 x 12 in.
22 ¼ x 19 ¼ in. framed
Edition 1/4
Cascades 10-077, 2024
Archival inkjet print
19 x 12 in.
22 ¼ x 19 ¼ in. framed
Edition 1/4
Cascades 09-3029, 2025
Archival Inkjet Print Edition of 10 + 2AP
21 in x 14 in image size; 23 in x 16 in framed sold
Cascades 01-2855, 2025
Archival Inkjet Print Edition of 10 + 2AP
21 in. x 14 in. image size; 23 in x 16 in framed
Cascades 08-158, 2024
Archival inkjet print
19″ x 12″
Edition of 4
Cascades 08-193, 2024
Archival inkjet print
19″ x 12″
Edition of 4