Vibrata Chromodoris (Canadian, b. 1967) creates symmetrical, geometrically patterned abstract paintings and sculptures in the San Francisco Bay Area. Formally trained in traditional fine art techniques and self-taught in digital graphic arts, she has recently settled into a studio practice after years of contributing art at multimedia events and festivals. From 2012 to 2019, she was regularly awarded production grants by False Profit LLC, the Do Lab, and CFAEA. As a lecturer and presenter, Vibrata was featured at CoSM Visionary Painting Intensive in New York in 2015 and Bicycle Day in San Francisco in 2012. Her work has been featured in such publications as the Entheogen Review, and the CoSM Journal of Visionary Culture.

Vibrata practices in a transitional zone where low-tech analog and high-tech digital media intersect, mixing paint, wood, and paper with Adobe Illustrator, and employing machines as familiar as an office laser printer or as imposing as an industrial CNC router.

Rhythm, repetitive patterning and beguiling perceptual distortions appear in 2D and 3D pieces that are hypnotic and vibrating. The imagery gives an understated nod to 60s op art and post-painterly abstraction, while incorporating narrative elements. In observing her work, symbols often emerge, suggesting letters from an alien alphabet. This phenomenon hints at Vibrata's graphic design influence, creating an intriguing visual language.

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