vibrata chromodoris
Bio

Vibrata Chromodoris (Canadian, b. 1967) creates symmetrical, geometrically patterned abstract paintings and sculptures in the San Francisco Bay Area. Formally trained in traditional fine art techniques and self-taught in digital graphic arts, she has recently settled into a studio practice after years of contributing art at multimedia events and festivals. From 2012 to 2019, she was regularly awarded production grants by False Profit LLC, the Do Lab, and CFAEA. As a lecturer and presenter, Vibrata was featured at CoSM Visionary Painting Intensive in New York in 2015 and Bicycle Day in San Francisco in 2012. Her work has been featured in such publications as the Entheogen Review, and the CoSM Journal of Visionary Culture.

Vibrata practices in a transitional zone where low-tech analog and high-tech digital media intersect, mixing paint, wood, and paper with Adobe Illustrator, and employing machines as familiar as an office laser printer or as imposing as an industrial CNC router.

Rhythm, repetitive patterning and beguiling perceptual distortions appear in 2D and 3D pieces that are hypnotic and vibrating. The imagery gives an understated nod to 60s op art and post-painterly abstraction, while incorporating narrative elements. In observing her work, symbols often emerge, suggesting letters from an alien alphabet. This phenomenon hints at Vibrata's graphic design influence, creating an intriguing visual language.

CV
VIBRATA CHROMODORIS, (b. 1967, Canada)
Lives and works in Vallejo, CA
EDUCATION
1992 HBFA Visual Arts - Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
GRANTS / AWARDS
2022 CCI Quick Grant - Center for Cultural Innovation, Los Angeles, CA
2011 - 2019 Priceless Art Grant - False Profit LLC, SF, CA
2016 - 2018 Art Grant - The California Foundation for the Advancement of the Electronic Arts, SF, CA
2012, 2014 Art Grant - The Do Lab, Los Angeles, CA
1995 Best in Show - Gallery 215, Toronto, ON, Canada
1992 Mr. and Mrs. James MacAllan Munro Family Memorial Prize for Visual Arts - Lakehead University
Lakehead University Student Union Purchase Award for Academic Excellence - Lakehead University
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO / TWO-PERSON
2012Entropy - Old Crow Tattoo & Gallery, Oakland, CA (with Mario Ayala)
2010Command+J - Old Crow Tattoo, Oakland, CA
Univeral Parallels - Hotel Triton, SF, CA
Vectorus Maximus - The Lightroom Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2004String Theory - Braindrops, SF, CA
Recent Work - Epoch, Berkeley, CA
2003Life Lines - Melting Point Gallery, SF, CA
2001Organized Labor - Detour 888, SF, CA (with Manisha Patel)
1992 Sincerely, A Friend - Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada (Solo exhibition)
The Woman In Black - Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada (Solo exhibition)
JURIED / GROUP
2024 Pint Size 2 - Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA - FORTHCOMING
Modular - Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH - FORTHCOMING
Angels and Aliens - The Berkeley Alembic, Berkeley, CA (Krisztina Lazar)
Connected - Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA (Tavee McAllister Lee)
2023 The Lightning, Perfect Mind - The Berkeley Alembic, Berkeley, CA (Krisztina Lazar)
RefusÉs Of The Bay - Voss Gallery, SF, CA (Ashley Voss)
Within Sight Or From Imagination - Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA (Jeremy Morgan)
The Crucible - The Berkeley Alembic, Berkeley, CA (Krisztina Lazar)
The Bright Side - Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (Jen Tough)
Kaleidoscope - Arc Gallery & Studios, SF, CA (Ashley Voss)
New Beginnings - Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA (Renee Castro)
2013 Hacked Organic - Langton Labs, SF, CA
2012 Emeryville Celebration of the Arts – Emeryville, CA
2010 Emeryville Celebration of the Arts – Emeryville, CA
2009 Catalyzing Collective Creativity - Push Studio, SF, CA
2008 Simple Geometry - Monadnock Building, SF, CA
2006 Minds Wide Open - Around the Coyote, Chicago, IL
4th Annual Interdimensional Art Show – Tribe 13, Seattle, WA
Synergenesis III - Red Ink Studios, SF, CA
2005 Interdimensional Art Show - Gallery of the Senses, Seattle, WA
Minds Wide Open - Light Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 ArtSpan Selections 2003 - The Mills Building, SF, CA
Technology Creates - Danville Fine Art Gallery, Danville, CA
2002 Invention with Color - gallery >go<, SF, CA
1995 Images of Eros - Gallery 215, Toronto, ON, Canada
Juried Show - Gallery 215, Toronto, ON, Canada (Best in Show Award)
1993 Emergence/See Redux - Marina Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Annual Juried Members Show - Definitely Superior, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Regional Juried Show - Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
1992 Annual Juried Members Show - Definitely Superior, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Emergence/See - Marina Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
MULTIMEDIA EVENTS / PUBLIC ART
2019 Priceless – Belden, CA
2018 Friends and Family – Saratoga Springs, CA
2017 Wisdom 2.0 Conference – Palace of Fine Arts, SF, CA
Priceless – Belden, CA
Friends and Family – Saratoga Springs, CA
2016 Priceless – Belden, CA
Beloved Festival – Tidewater, OR
Friends and Family – Saratoga Springs, CA
2015 Vallejo Art Windows - The Dream Center, Vallejo, CA
Wisdom 2.0 Conference
- Marriott Marquis Hotel, SF, CA
Treasure Island Music Festival - Treasure Island, CA
SuperHero Street Fair - SF, CA
2014 Treasure Island Music Festival – Treasure Island, CA
Priceless – Belden, CA
Lightning in a Bottle – San Antonio Recreation Area, CA
Sunset Island Music Festival – SF, CA
Boom Festival – Museum of Visionary Art, Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
2013 Symbiosis – Woodward Reserve, Oakdale, CA
Priceless – Belden, CA
Burning Man – Black Rock Desert, NV
2012 Autumnal Equinox Celestial Celebration – CoSM, Wappingers, NY
Lightning in a Bottle – Silverado, CA
Priceless – Belden, CA
Burning Man – Black Rock Desert, NV
2011 Priceless – Belden, CA
Burning Man – Black Rock Desert, NV
2010 7th Annual Interdimensional Art Show - Madrone Studios, SF, CA
MAPS 2010 Conference
- Holiday Inn, San Jose, CA
Boom Festival ‘10 - Museum of Visionary Art, Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
2007 MetaMedia:Cooperation III - Eugene, OR
Transformations - SF, CA
2006 Soulclipse - Paradise Canyon, Turkey
Symbiosis ‘06 - Angels Camp, CA
SpringFest - Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, CA
Emrg+n+see - Ashland, OR
Burning Man - Black Rock Desert, NV
Boom Festival ‘06 - Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
2005 Worldspirit DVD Launch - IKHQ, SF, CA
Convocation - Soap Factory Annex, SF, CA
In:Flux - Vancouver, BC
Assa Con - Center for Sex and Culture, SF, CA
Synergenesis II - Cell Space, SF, CA
Mind States - Palace of Fine Arts, SF, CA
2004 Synergenesis - Cell Space, SF, CA
2003 Mind States - UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2017 Live Interview and Art Jam - Visionary Arts Academy, Online
2015 CoSM Visionary Painting Intensive - CoSM, Wappingers, NY
2012 Bicycle Day - Club 1015, SF, CA
2005 Psychedelic Psychosynthesis - Mind States , SF, CA
Visionary Artist’s Panel - Avatar, New York, NY
PUBLICATIONS
Wild Lands, Blurb, 2022
Fun Size, Blurb, 2022
CoSM: Journal of Visionary Culture, NY, Vol IX, 2015
Erowid Extracts, No. 23, Grass Valley, CA, November 2012
Jon Hanna, The Manual of Psychedelic Support, 1st Edition, SF, January 2015
Zahir Tales, Issue 9, Encinitas, CA, Spring 2006
The Entheogen Review, Sacramento, CA, Vol. XV, #2, Summer 2006
Vision Catalog, SF, Winter 2006
System Catalog, SF, Spring 2006
Medicine Catalog, SF, Spring 2005
Marisa Scirocco, CoSM Gallery, CoSM: Journal of Visionary Culture, NY, Vol I, December 2004
Synergenesis: Visionary Art Catalog, SF, November 2004
BLOGS
Wendy Tucker, "Vibrata Chromodoris: A Creative Force Behind Transform Press", News Feed, "Transform Press Blog", December 6, 2016, https://transformpress.com/vibrata-chromodoris-a-creative-force-behind-transform-press/
Caren Charles, "Vibrata Chromodoris Murals the Mushroom Cafe ," Mystic Rants, "CoSM Blog", 2015, https://www.alexgrey.com/blog/vibrata-chromadoris-murals-the-mushroom-cafe