A life filled with joy 1966-2017
Chip Dunahugh's work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, including the Harwood Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Loyola Marymount University and the Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, Missouri. In addition, his prints have been included in the exhibition "Survey of Contemporary American Prints", sponsored by the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, and the "1996 National Print Biennial Exhibition" at the Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan, Connecticut. In April of 2011 Dunahugh completed a large scale commission for the new Children's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as a commission for the lobby of Nestle-Purina Corporation offices in St. Louis in 2003.
Chip received his Masters in Fine Arts degree from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 1999, a BFA from Washington University in 1990, and was the recipient of a fellowship award for study at Yale University's Norfolk program in painting. He also took part in numerous American Institute of Architects, AIA, award-winning building renovations in St. Louis, serving as a design consultant, general contractor and sub-contractor. Some of the projects he was involved with include "Pablo's Bar", a Regional AIA award winner and winner of the City of St. Louis Landmarks Association Most Enhanced Sites award; "Louis London" and "Total Development Training", both National AIA award winners for commercial renovation; and "Paradowski Graphic Design", a National AIA and Best in Nation for Urban Renewal Award winning project.
Truly a generous and gifted individual, his vibrant and joyful art reflects his spirit. Chip Dunahugh cycled through Europe twice, lived throughout the United States and in Paris, France; Florence, Italy; and the Tuscan mountains. He served as a blind skier guide in Colorado. He received a scholarship to play football at Washington University and played rugby throughout his life for teams in St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Santa Fe. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Romi Sloboda.
Chip received his Masters in Fine Arts degree from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 1999, a BFA from Washington University in 1990, and was the recipient of a fellowship award for study at Yale University's Norfolk program in painting. He also took part in numerous American Institute of Architects, AIA, award-winning building renovations in St. Louis, serving as a design consultant, general contractor and sub-contractor. Some of the projects he was involved with include "Pablo's Bar", a Regional AIA award winner and winner of the City of St. Louis Landmarks Association Most Enhanced Sites award; "Louis London" and "Total Development Training", both National AIA award winners for commercial renovation; and "Paradowski Graphic Design", a National AIA and Best in Nation for Urban Renewal Award winning project.
Truly a generous and gifted individual, his vibrant and joyful art reflects his spirit. Chip Dunahugh cycled through Europe twice, lived throughout the United States and in Paris, France; Florence, Italy; and the Tuscan mountains. He served as a blind skier guide in Colorado. He received a scholarship to play football at Washington University and played rugby throughout his life for teams in St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Santa Fe. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Romi Sloboda.
