Chris Trueman graduated with an MFA from Claremont Graduate University (2010) and a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute (1999). Trueman has shown his work extensively in exhibitions at venues in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Milan, Italy. While at CGU he was the recipient of numerous awards including the Ann Peppers Foundation Fellowship, a Claremont Graduate University Merit Fellowship Recipient and received the faculty recommended Dedalus Foundation Fellowship Nomination. Trueman’s work was included in the recent New American Paintings MFA edition (87).