February 22nd, 7 PM
3216 Sessions Road, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Christopher Kardambikis is the third FAR and Away Resident of this season, presented by the Facility for Arts Research. He will be spending the week of February 19th-24th at FAR and will be connecting with Small Craft Advisory Press (SCAP) and the Printmaking area, local authors, and John Mann’s FLOATSINK. The residency is timed to overlap with the Tallahassee Zine Fest which takes place on Saturday, February 23rd. For our Research Night on Friday the 22nd Chris will give a presentation of his work and SCAP will hold an open house. The event starts at 7PM.
Christopher Kardambikis explores space, process, and form through books, printmaking, and drawing. He has co-founded three artist book and zine projects: Encyclopedia Destructica in Pittsburgh, Gravity and Trajectory in San Diego, and 90 Proof Press in Los Angeles. Christopher has been an artist-in-residence at The Wassaic Project, Crosstown Arts, Pioneer Works, The Art Students League, The Millay Colony, The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Vermont Studio Center. He received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA from the University of California, San Diego.
Christopher is the host of Paper Cuts, a podcast that documents the contemporary world of zines and DIY publishing. In the fall of 2016, Christopher joined the faculty at George Mason University as an Assistant Professor and the Director of Navigation Press.