Background
Janney, Christopher Draper was born on March 14, 1950 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Frederick Wistar and Mary (Draper) Janney.
Janney, Christopher Draper was born on March 14, 1950 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Frederick Wistar and Mary (Draper) Janney.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1973. Postgraduate, Dalcroze School Music, New York City, 1974. Master of Science in Environmental Art, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978.
Member, designer, Haus-Rucker Company, Inc., New York City, 1972-1973; member technical staff, The Plastics Factory, New York City, 1974-1976; fellow, senior consultant, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1990; research affiliate, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1992-1993; chairman, Institute for Performance Sculpture, Inc., since 1987; vice president, artistic director, PhenomenArts, Inc., since 1980. Visiting artist Massachusetts College Art, Boston, 1984-1985, Sound/Performance, State University of New York, Purchase, 1987. Visiting professor Cooper Union School Architecture, New York City, since 1990, Rhode Island School Design, since 1995.
Recipient Gyorgy Kepes prize Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Grantee Polaroid Corporation, 1979, 81, National Education Association, 1983, 84, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Council on the Arts, 1979, 81, 82, 85, 86, Massachusetts Cultural Council, 1991, National Education Association, 1991, Artists Foundation, 1992, Mary Flagler Charitable Trust, 1993, others.
Married Terrell Lamb, July 7, 1987. Children: Frederick, Lilian.