About

Chris Follows, Artist and Researcher


Artist and co-founder of artsXR, an immersive production studio. Emerging Technologies lead at University of the Arts London (UAL), exploring the integration of new technologies into arts practice, including design, performance and art. Chris established the Digital Maker Collective in 2016 and was invited to be a Tate Exchange associate in 2017, where he curated several large-scale creative tech events, over four years at Tate Modern and Tate Britain.

Chris has Mesh Paintings in corporate and private collections and has exhibited at the National Maritime Museum and Cork Street, London. Chris's digital mesh paintings can be found in web3 collections across multiple blockchains, his digital works have been exhibited at NFT Paris, Feb 2023, Beeple studio in Charleston, SC, Sept 2023 and will be shown at NFT NYC, April 2024.

Read more about my art journey here: Art a journey or destination?

Artwork

Artwork: Exploring emergent technologies and the relationships to traditional arts practice. Work in corporate & private collections.

Projects

Projects: I'm co-founder at artsxr.co.uk an immersive production studio and founder of Digital Maker Collective, a voluntary creative tech Research & Development (R&D) group.

Events

Events: Curated and delivered high profile creative tech projects and events at national arts institutions including Tate and BFI, engaging over 20k+ members of the public.