Christopher Deris

Christopher Deris has extensive experience in the art preparation and education sectors, currently serving as a Preparator and Associate Preparator at The Historic New Orleans Collection since July 2015. Prior to this role, Christopher held a faculty position at Loyola University New Orleans from January 2007 to July 2015. Earlier in their career, Christopher worked as a Painting Department Technician and an Environmental Health and Safety Technician at the Rhode Island School of Design from August 2003 to August 2006. Academically, Christopher earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design, where attendance spanned from 2001 to 2003, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the Atlanta College of Art, completed between 1994 and 1998.