Chris Wheeler grew up in Philadelphia and stayed in the northeast until he graduated from St. Joseph’s university. Shortly after, he began to travel to Europe for months at a time. He spent most of his days in the art museums and galleries storing ideas and absorbing the creativity. At the age of 26 he moved to
Seattle where he began painting and sculpting in a small studio.
Chris spent three years in the Northwest working various jobs and searching for his art form. When he moved to Asia he found an art form that
truly appealed to his creative side. He moved to Tainan City, Taiwan
where he lived for five years. While in Taiwan he studied art, specifically Chinese landscape painting and calligraphy, but more importantly
he learned how to mount works on paper for scrolls and shoji screens.
With this skill the artist was able to stretch and manipulate paper in ways
very few people can. Almost instantly he began creating his own art using
these techniques. He had found his art form and the discoveries he made
in Tainan during those years made all of his future work possible.