Chris received his BFA in sculpture from the College of FIne Arts at Boston University.
In 1995, Chris opened his own commercial bronze casting foundry, RDK Studios in West Palm Beach, FL. A few years later, he began teaching figurative sculpture at the Armory Art Center. Shortly after he decided to sell his foundry and concentrate on his work and teaching. In 2007, Chris was named the Director of the Sculpture Department and Foundry Manager. He set up a small foundry at the Armory and began teaching the fine art of bronze casting.
For a number of year his work dealt with the figure in bronze. Recently, he has started to work less in bronze and more in clay. His figures are one of a kind, fired clay with underglazes. For years his color palette was that of the limited bronze patina finishes. Working in clay has opened up new doors to his work with the unlimited color palette available with glazes.
In 2002, Chris created a memorial for CeeCee Lyles, a flight attendant who was on board Flight 93, on Sept. 11. The memorial is located in her home town, Ft Pierce, FL. He designed and fabricated the award for the Nashville Scene’s Iron Fork Award as well as the Judge Knott Award for the Palm Beach County Historical Society and the Arthur R Marshall Foundation Award. In August of 2010, Chris was accepted into the National Sculpture Society as an elected member
