Chris Rossow is a fine artist and commissioned portrait painter with pieces in private collections and has had work accepted into exhibitions put on by the Oil Painters of America, The American Impressionist Society and The Salmagundi Club of New York.

Chris has honed his skills in fine arts the esteemed Watts Atelier, in Encinitas, CA, studying under master artist and educator Jeffery R Watts as well as instructors Erik Gist, Meadow Gist and Ben Young. Prior to that, Chris studied at The Art Students League of New York with Dan Thompson. Chris holds a bachelors degree in Fine Arts from Tufts University.

In a previous life he was an art director at several of New York's top ad agencies, including Ogilvy, DDB and McGarryBowen.

Originally from the east coast, Chris now resides in San Diego with his wife, Jacqueline, and daughter, Collette.