About Chris

Christopher Madden is an artist living and working in the eastern United States. His focus is now primarily on painting (oils), but in his long career he has been an Illustrator for the U.S. Army, a cartoonist/caricaturist, a teacher, and most impressively one of the very few Engraving craftsmen in the world trained and charged with creating the intaglio engraved images that adorn U.S. paper currency. During Christopher’s career, he also engraved postage stamps and the official portrait of President Barack Obama. He retired in 2019 as the Lead Banknote Picture Engraver for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington DC.

Christopher now paints full time at his studio in Augusta, WV, and also maintains a residence and teaching practice in New Market, Maryland. He also is the President of the Master Art Copyists- a group of dedicated painters selected to study (in person) the master works in the National Gallery of Art. Christopher’s work is represented by TAGtheartistsgallery in Frederick Maryland USA.

PRICES FOR ART ARE ALL BY REQUEST- PLEASE DIRECT INQUIRIES TO THE ARTIST.. THANKS!