Artist Biography

T. Chick McClure is a lens-based artist living in Los Angeles. His work has been exhibited internationally, including The Portfolio Parade curated by Erik Kessels at MIA Photo Fair in Milan. He holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Artist’s CV

SOLO  EXHIBITIONS

2025    Tell Me How to Get to Oz, ALTAR - Los Angeles - Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CA

2024    UNSEEN, START GALLERY - Los Angeles - Mid-City, Los Angeles, CA

2019    City of Angels, The Hive Los Angeles - Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA

2019 Botanicals, The Hive Los Angeles - Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 LA Stories, The Ren Gallery in DTLA - Los Angeles, CA

2026 Portfolio Parade, curated by Erik Kessels, MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas -- Milan, Italy.

2026. Reservoir: Loneliness and Well-Being 2026, The LA Center of Photography - Los Angeles, CA

2024 Projecting LA 2024, The LA Project - Los Angeles, CA

2023 Apophenia, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery - Los Angeles, CA

2023 Brand 51 National Juried Exhibition, Brand Library & Art Center - Glendale, CA

2022  Blurring the Lines, bG Gallery - Santa Monica, CA

2017      Spectrum Gestalt, bG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

AWARDS / GRANTS

2025 Reservoir: Loneliness and Well-Being Mentorship, Erik Kessels, Selected Artist

2025    Courtney/Kolanach, Grant Recipient

2024    Chaspen Foundation for the Arts, Grant Recipient

2003 Latin Grammy Award, Best Animated Music Video

2003 Video Music Award, Best Animated Music Video

ARTIST’S PANELS

2024     START GALLERY - Los Angeles - “UNSEEN” - Artist/Speaker

2022     bG Gallery - Santa Monica - “Blurring the Lines” - Speaker

INTERVIEWS/PUBLICATIONS

2021 NPR - “StoryCorps” - Growing Pains

2020     NPR - “StoryCorps” - A Road Trip And Lost Time: A Father And Son Reconnect After 30 Years

2019      NPR - “Kind World Podcast” - The Road to Reconnection

2018      PAPER Magazine - A Transgender Man Captures His Journey Through Photographs

EDUCATION

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA