Chris Conard
He likes to hug cacti and make cool shit.
Chris is an Austin and Albuquerque based designer and overall wizard for theater, events, and installations. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with an MFA in Live Entertainment Design in 2021. His undergraduate degree is from Santa Fe University of Art and Design in Santa Fe, NM with a BFA in Technical Theater Design in 2014.
Chris has worked on a variety of projects.
He enjoys dreaming up an idea with collaborators, and then making it a reality.
Chris like to consider himself a jack of all trades.
Unfortunately, he is very bad at documentation.
For the past ten years, He has designed for companies in Austin, Santa Fe, and LA.
Chris serves as the technical director and production designer for the international Performing Arts and Arts Festival: Fusebox, in Austin Texas.
Chris co-founded Interactive Nature Studio in June of 2021, a company that he continues to design and make a wide variety of dope digital/physical work with.
Chris created original devised work with the Frank Wo/Men Collective, a company he co-founded in Austin from 2016-2021.
Chris is not a website designer.
Here are some awards Chris has received:
2019 B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
2018 Austin Critics Table award winner for Best Set Design
2017 Austin Critics Table award winner for Best Set Design
2017 B. Iden Payne Award Winner for Outstanding Scenic Design
2017 B. Iden Payne Award Nominee for Outstanding Lighting Design
Here are some of Chris' skills:
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Communication
Problem Solving
Team Leadership
Delegation
Project Management
Budgeting
Labor Management
Scheduling
Conflict Resolution
Team Building
Flexibility
Polymath
Dependable
Collaborator
Active Listening
Conflict Management
Public Speaking
Empathy
Teammate
Working with Others
SKILLS
SOFTWARE
3D modeling
3D Rendering
Drafting
Digital Fabrication
Mechanical System design
Engineering
3D printing
Laser Cutting
Carpentry
Scenic Painting
Faux Painting
Lighting Design
Scenic Design
Technical Direction
Furniture Design
Red-Lining Architectural Drawings
Construction
Upholstery
Low Voltage Electrical
Plumbing
Electrical
Sewing : Hand & Machine
Mig Welding
Rigging
Digital Drawing
Drawing
Kit Bashing
System Diagrams
Vectorworks
Blender
Unreal Gaming Engine
Touchdesigner
Adobe Suite
Cura
OBS
Microsoft Office
Mac & PC
Google Sketch Up
8th Wall
EOS Lighting Software
Raspberry Pi
Google Suite
Airtable
Slack
Discord
Asana
Fusion 360
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Here is a random self-portrait gif Chris made:
