Who is Chris Tutty?

Chris Tutty is a local boy, born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His love of the arts could be observed in every school he attended: poetry books, yearbook covers, coloring contests, large murals, paintings, and his participation in various school productions and talent shows.   After high school Chris stopped painting and drawing all together to pursue a Geology degree. It seemed more practical to follow his father's footsteps into the oil and gas field. 

Chris has also sold real-estate, and has worked on many different movie projects, and commercials throughout the years, from The Assassination of Jesse James to Passchendaele. Currently he is co-producing a television show called the Chevy Boyzzz with co-star David “Shark” Fralick of The Young and the Restless and The Hollywood Way.

Over the years Chris rarely had a spare moment to explore and express his truly passionate side through art. With the passing of three incredibly influential people in his life, Chris found himself drawn back to what always helped him convey his raw unfiltered emotions-ART!

 With several events, newspaper, magazine articles as well as showings under his belt, Chris decided to go back to school. He was the top student in his Graphic Arts and Design program and was awarded the class Valedictorian.

In 2015, over two hundred thousand dollars was raised for local Charities in Calgary through a partnership with Bill Brown of Elevated Auctions, and Steve Gilliss of Guitars for Vets. Chris’s charitable activities were also recognized in October 2015 by Vigor International with a Humanitarian Award.  

Today, Chris has several celebrity clients and continues to contribute to charities. Chris has worked with the Kennedys Waterkeepers Alliance in which he was the feature artist, and was able to show his work along with actor Pierce Brosnan. Celebrities from Cheech and Chong to Metallica, Khalid, Alice Cooper ,Kiss, Sebastian Bach, Catharine Bach, John Schneider, Kevin Sorbo, Danny Trejo, Steve Vai, The Trailer Park, Wayne Gretzky, Theo Fleury .Jon Hamm, Morgan Freeman, Cole Hauser and Kevin Costner are just a few of the people that have signed his works for Charity.

Chris also has a book of poetry called Changeling which features his art with co-author Anna Casamento Arrigo available on Amazon. Chris’s art will also be featured on the cover of the new biography of actress Terry Moore. Chris is also currently working with Morgan Freeman and the Tallahatchie River Foundation, and recently Chris worked with Kevin Costner last year when he got Kevin to sign a portrait and donated all the money to the Veterans association.

Chris has an amazing ability to express art in a diverse range of mediums: from exact photorealism to the inimitable abstracts. More often than not, his pictures are a unique blend of both. What people love best about his work is... the vivid emotions Chris feels when creating his audacious color combinations. We have only seen the tip of his natural, raw, untapped talent.