COMMISSIONS
Fillings and Extractions, Seattle, WA, completed April 2012
Version No. 12, Reno, NV, completed December 2011
Krane with a K, Oklahoma City, OK, commissioned by Science Museum of Oklahoma, completed August 2008
Sconces, Sammamish, WA, commissioned by Macpherson Construction & Design LLC, completed April 2004
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2012 Bellwether 2012: reGeneration, Bellevue City Hall, Bellevue, WA
2010 10th Biennial Bellwether Artwalk, Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue, WA
2008 Flash Forward: Coupling VI, Ouch My Eye, Seattle WA
2007 Redmond Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Redmond Town Square, Redmond, WA
2006 Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, Bellevue City Hall, Bellevue, WA
Art Outside, Enchanted Forest, Austin, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Crank-E-Joes, The Firm, Seattle, WA
2008 Modern Convenience, Grey Gallery and Lounge, Seattle, WA
2002 Process Physics, Vital 5 Productions, Seattle, WA
Industry, Forgotten Works Gallery, Seattle, WA
2001 Industry, Secluded Alley Works, Seattle, WA
SELECTED INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2012 Mini Maker Faire, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2011 Projects, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
*Not To Scale, Smoke Farm, Arlington, WA
Gallery (206), Occidental Park, Seattle, WA
Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA
2010 Art Outside, Apache Pass, Austin, TX
Artopia, The Firm, Seattle, WA
Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA
The Official Ouch My Eye 2nd Annual International Invitational, Seattle, WA
2009 Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
The Heavens Reflect Our Labors, Fulcrum Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2008 Artopia, Georgetown, Seattle, WA
Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA
Art Outside, Enchanted Forest, Austin, TX
GO!, Grey Gallery and Lounge, Seattle, WA
2007 Artopia, Georgetown, Seattle, WA
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Empire Polo Fields, Indio CA
2006 Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle WA
One Night Stand, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Sea-Tac, WA
Burning Man Festival, Black Rock Desert, NV
Dorkbots at the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
The Henry Bash, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Georgetown Invasion, All City Coffee, Seattle, WA 2004
101 ways to remove a president from power, COCA, Seattle, WA
2003 Art at Work, Tacoma, WA
Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
Man:Made: Witness the mundane transformed, Colorgraphics, Seattle, WA
Dorkbots at COCA, COCA, Seattle, WA
Urban Art Installations at The Woolworth Windows, Tacoma, WA
2002 Consequence, Bemis Building, Seattle, WA
2001 Art at the Bemis, Bemis Building, Seattle, WA
Seclusion, Secluded Alley Works, Monroe, WA
Brewtown Arts, Georgetown, WA
COLLECTIONS
2011 A53, private collection, Seattle, WA
2010 Coil, private collection, Seattle, WA
2009 Modern Convenience, Redmond City Hall as part of the city’s permanent collection, Redmond, WA
ASTM A5, private collection, Seattle, WA
SCAL, private collection, Seattle, WA
2006 Technology, private collection, Seattle, WA
2005 Gear Set, private collection, Seattle, WA
2003 Slide, private collection, Seattle, WA
EXPERIENCE
2009 Instructed Creative Mechanical Movement class at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, WA
Seattle Metals Guild Lecture Series, Guest Speaker, Seattle, WA
2006 Dorkbots, Guest speaker, Seattle, WA Chapter
2003 Dorkbots opening reception, Guest speaker, Seattle, WA Chapter
2000-2002 Sculpture Studio Coordinator/Monitor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
HONORS, AWARDS AND GRANTS
2011 Bumbershoot, funded project, Seattle, WA
4 Editor's Choice Awards, Maker Faire, San Mateo, CA
2009 Artist Trust Grants for Artist Projects (GAP), Seattle, WA
Merit Award of Excellence, 8th Annual PONCHO Invitational Fine Art Auction, Grow Art, Seattle, WA
Juror’s Choice Award, Pratt Fine Arts Center’s 27th Annual Fine Art Auction, Seattle, WA
2009 Bumbershoot, funded project, Seattle, WA
2007 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, funded project, Indio, CA
2006 Bumbershoot, funded project, Seattle, WA
2005 Burning Man LLC., grant, San Francisco, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Wilkins, Matt. "McMullen's Machines," film for MTV's Seattle Scene: B-Side Docs About Seattle (January 2011)
Miller, Brian. “Touch My Crankshaft,” Seattle Weekly (June 24, 2009)
Lang, Kirk. “Lecture by Chris McMullen,” Seattle Metals Guild (March/April 2009)
Pfeifle, Chris and McMullen, Michele. “The Machine,” Book (published 2009)
Farr, Sheila. “Clever kinetic sculptures and witty one liners,” The Seattle Times review (August 1, 2008)
City of Bellevue Arts Commission. " Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition 2006," Catalogue (June 17, 2006)
Martin, Nick. " Seattle's "Machine" a metaphor in motion for Burning Man fest, “The Seattle Times (August 6, 2005)
Catalini, Stefano. "The Last Judgment Project," Catalogue (August 2003)
Muse, Alexandra. "Man:Made: Witness the mundane transformed: Art show at Colorgraphics," Catalogue (August 6, 2003)
Fefer, Mark D. "Process Physics," Seattle Weekly (August 1, 2002)
Esquivel, Karla. "Chris McMullen's 3-D Physics at Vital 5," Tablet (July 25-August 7, 2002)
EDUCATION
Associates Degree of Applied Science in Graphic Communication from Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nevada
One Year of animation study at The Art Institute of Seattle, Washington
Continuing study in Sculpture at Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, Washington
Fillings and Extractions, Seattle, WA, completed April 2012
Version No. 12, Reno, NV, completed December 2011
Krane with a K, Oklahoma City, OK, commissioned by Science Museum of Oklahoma, completed August 2008
Sconces, Sammamish, WA, commissioned by Macpherson Construction & Design LLC, completed April 2004
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2012 Bellwether 2012: reGeneration, Bellevue City Hall, Bellevue, WA
2010 10th Biennial Bellwether Artwalk, Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue, WA
2008 Flash Forward: Coupling VI, Ouch My Eye, Seattle WA
2007 Redmond Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Redmond Town Square, Redmond, WA
2006 Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, Bellevue City Hall, Bellevue, WA
Art Outside, Enchanted Forest, Austin, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Crank-E-Joes, The Firm, Seattle, WA
2008 Modern Convenience, Grey Gallery and Lounge, Seattle, WA
2002 Process Physics, Vital 5 Productions, Seattle, WA
Industry, Forgotten Works Gallery, Seattle, WA
2001 Industry, Secluded Alley Works, Seattle, WA
SELECTED INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2012 Mini Maker Faire, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2011 Projects, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
*Not To Scale, Smoke Farm, Arlington, WA
Gallery (206), Occidental Park, Seattle, WA
Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA
2010 Art Outside, Apache Pass, Austin, TX
Artopia, The Firm, Seattle, WA
Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA
The Official Ouch My Eye 2nd Annual International Invitational, Seattle, WA
2009 Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
The Heavens Reflect Our Labors, Fulcrum Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2008 Artopia, Georgetown, Seattle, WA
Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA
Art Outside, Enchanted Forest, Austin, TX
GO!, Grey Gallery and Lounge, Seattle, WA
2007 Artopia, Georgetown, Seattle, WA
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Empire Polo Fields, Indio CA
2006 Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle WA
One Night Stand, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Sea-Tac, WA
Burning Man Festival, Black Rock Desert, NV
Dorkbots at the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
The Henry Bash, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Georgetown Invasion, All City Coffee, Seattle, WA 2004
101 ways to remove a president from power, COCA, Seattle, WA
2003 Art at Work, Tacoma, WA
Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
Man:Made: Witness the mundane transformed, Colorgraphics, Seattle, WA
Dorkbots at COCA, COCA, Seattle, WA
Urban Art Installations at The Woolworth Windows, Tacoma, WA
2002 Consequence, Bemis Building, Seattle, WA
2001 Art at the Bemis, Bemis Building, Seattle, WA
Seclusion, Secluded Alley Works, Monroe, WA
Brewtown Arts, Georgetown, WA
COLLECTIONS
2011 A53, private collection, Seattle, WA
2010 Coil, private collection, Seattle, WA
2009 Modern Convenience, Redmond City Hall as part of the city’s permanent collection, Redmond, WA
ASTM A5, private collection, Seattle, WA
SCAL, private collection, Seattle, WA
2006 Technology, private collection, Seattle, WA
2005 Gear Set, private collection, Seattle, WA
2003 Slide, private collection, Seattle, WA
EXPERIENCE
2009 Instructed Creative Mechanical Movement class at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, WA
Seattle Metals Guild Lecture Series, Guest Speaker, Seattle, WA
2006 Dorkbots, Guest speaker, Seattle, WA Chapter
2003 Dorkbots opening reception, Guest speaker, Seattle, WA Chapter
2000-2002 Sculpture Studio Coordinator/Monitor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
HONORS, AWARDS AND GRANTS
2011 Bumbershoot, funded project, Seattle, WA
4 Editor's Choice Awards, Maker Faire, San Mateo, CA
2009 Artist Trust Grants for Artist Projects (GAP), Seattle, WA
Merit Award of Excellence, 8th Annual PONCHO Invitational Fine Art Auction, Grow Art, Seattle, WA
Juror’s Choice Award, Pratt Fine Arts Center’s 27th Annual Fine Art Auction, Seattle, WA
2009 Bumbershoot, funded project, Seattle, WA
2007 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, funded project, Indio, CA
2006 Bumbershoot, funded project, Seattle, WA
2005 Burning Man LLC., grant, San Francisco, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Wilkins, Matt. "McMullen's Machines," film for MTV's Seattle Scene: B-Side Docs About Seattle (January 2011)
Miller, Brian. “Touch My Crankshaft,” Seattle Weekly (June 24, 2009)
Lang, Kirk. “Lecture by Chris McMullen,” Seattle Metals Guild (March/April 2009)
Pfeifle, Chris and McMullen, Michele. “The Machine,” Book (published 2009)
Farr, Sheila. “Clever kinetic sculptures and witty one liners,” The Seattle Times review (August 1, 2008)
City of Bellevue Arts Commission. " Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition 2006," Catalogue (June 17, 2006)
Martin, Nick. " Seattle's "Machine" a metaphor in motion for Burning Man fest, “The Seattle Times (August 6, 2005)
Catalini, Stefano. "The Last Judgment Project," Catalogue (August 2003)
Muse, Alexandra. "Man:Made: Witness the mundane transformed: Art show at Colorgraphics," Catalogue (August 6, 2003)
Fefer, Mark D. "Process Physics," Seattle Weekly (August 1, 2002)
Esquivel, Karla. "Chris McMullen's 3-D Physics at Vital 5," Tablet (July 25-August 7, 2002)
EDUCATION
Associates Degree of Applied Science in Graphic Communication from Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nevada
One Year of animation study at The Art Institute of Seattle, Washington
Continuing study in Sculpture at Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, Washington
