In her symmetrical and geometrically patterned abstract paintings and sculptures, Vibrata Chromodoris (b. 1967) explores rhythms, reflections, and hypnotic perceptual distortions, conveying movement and interconnections through crisply-edged gradients and iterated shapes. Meticulously planned and executed—blending materials such as acrylic and wood with digital tools—the artist uses repetition and structural harmony to invite transcendent, meditative mind states.

Born in Canada, Chromodoris graduated Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in 1992, earning the Mr. and Mrs. James MacAllan Munro Family Memorial Prize and the Lakehead University Student Union Purchase Award. Formally trained in traditional techniques yet self-taught in digital graphic arts, she spent years crafting immersive installations for multimedia festivals and visionary events—securing repeated production grants from False Profit LLC, the Do Lab, and the California Foundation for the Advancement of the Electronic Arts (2011–2019)—before anchoring her practice in a Vallejo, California studio.

Her achievements encompass a robust series of recent juried and group shows at the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, GearBox Gallery, Manifest Gallery, Arc Gallery & Studios, and The Berkeley Alembic (2023–2025). As a lecturer she has presented at the CoSM Visionary Painting Intensive in New York (2015) and Bicycle Day in San Francisco (2012), while her writings and imagery have appeared in the Entheogen Review and CoSM Journal of Visionary Culture, extending her geometric explorations into broader cultural and transcendent dialogues.

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
2012	Entropy - Old Crow Tattoo & Gallery, Oakland, CA (with Mario Ayala)
2010	Command+J - Old Crow Tattoo, Oakland, CA Univeral Parallels - Hotel Triton, SF, CA Vectorus Maximus - The Lightroom Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2004	String Theory - Braindrops, SF, CA Recent Work - Epoch, Berkeley, CA
2003	Life Lines - Melting Point Gallery, SF, CA
2001	Organized 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
2025	Optidelical - The Chambers Project, Grass Valley, CA
2024	Spell it Out - MoNCA, Chico, CA True North - di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa, CA (Lisa Crallé, Reniel Del Rosario, Justin Wyckoff) Joy - Arc Gallery and Studios, SF, CA (Karen M. Gutfreund) Abstract Dimensions - Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA (Diane Williams) Pint Size 2 - Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA (Ruth Santee) Modular - Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH 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