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Chris LaPorte
Portfolio
Chris LaPorte’s portfolio features monumental graphite drawings and large-scale commissioned figurative works that investigate history, collective memory, civic identity, and the stories embedded within institutions and communities. Through archival research, historical reconstruction, and a deliberately labor-intensive process, his work transforms drawing into a powerful medium for public storytelling, commemoration, and institutional presence.
This body of work includes independent studio practice, site-responsive commissions, and institutionally scaled projects developed for public art initiatives, educational environments, corporate collections, and private acquisition.
'Shenanigans '
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
13 ft H x 20 ft W
2025
In Permanent Collection at Silva
'Homage'
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
10 ft H x 16 ft W
2020
In Permanent Collection at Aquinas College
'Masonic Lodge'
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
13 ft H x 13 ft W
2020
In Permanent Collection at Alma College
'Dominican Sisters of Aquinas'
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
8 ft H x 12 ft w
2018
In Permanent Collection at Marywood/Dominican
'Icebreakers'
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
8 ft H x 12 ft W
2016
In Permanent Collection at East Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Building
'City Band'
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
13 ft H x 23 ft w
2012
Available for Acquisition
'Family Room'
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
9 ft H x 10 ft W
2014
Available for Acquisition
'City Band'
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
13 ft H x 23 ft w
2012
Available for Acquisition
'Funeral'
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
4 ft H x 6 ft W
2011
Available for Acquisition
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'Cavalry'
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
8 ft H x 28 ft w
2010
In Permanent Collection at Grace Holstein Library, Aquinas College
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'Navarres of Woodside'
2H Pencil on Archival Paper
4 ft H x 7.5 ft W
2009
Available for Acquisition
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