Quick Facts
Biography
Chris Pig (born Christopher Rogers, 1965) is a British printmaker. His work is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Rogers attended Exeter College of Art and Design (now Exeter School of Art) in the mid-1980s and began to refer to himself by the surname 'Pig' at this time; his stated reason being - as a (then) soi-disant anarchist - his anti-police sentiments (the term 'pig' being a derogatory British colloquialism for a policeman, dating from the 19th century). Chris Pig is a sometime member of East London Printmakers, "an artist group based in Hackney" that "boast[s] international names".
Critical response
In a review of a show in Atlanta, Catherine Fox wrote "Pig is a master of stagecraft. ... The crisp lines, bottomless black planes and complex details in these prints demonstrate his technical command."
Selected awards
Society of Wood Engravers 'Originals' 2009 Award (joint winner with Hilary Paynter)
Publications
- Ambit 196, 2009, illustration for "Listener" by Sonja Besford
- Ambit 195, 2008, front cover and "Mice"
- Ambit Magazine, Summer & Autumn 2006
- I couldn't Paint Golden Angels, autobiography of Albert Meltzer
- Despite Anything, short stories and other writings by Mark Whittaker
- Starting From Scratch, Printmaking Today, Summer 2005
- Culture Surfing, interview, Creative Loafing, Atlanta
- Beautifully Revealing, Concealing, by Jerry Cullum, Atlanta Journal