Chris gorman author biography graphic organizer

Christopher Gorman : musician, artist, illustrator, photographer, children’s book author, surfer, peanut butter enthusiast

Chris graduated from Clark University with a BFA and since then his creative path has been a winding one.

After spending a few years in film and television production in NYC he becoming a founding member of the alternative rock band BELLY. Years of childhood piano lessons and being a punk rock drummer, including touring with the seminal hardcore band Verbal Assault prepared him for this unexpected opportunity.

Chris gorman author biography graphic organizer

Belly would record 2 acclaimed albums Star and King which yielded a number of radio hits as well as heavy rotation music videos. When he wasn’t playing the drums he was able to pursue art interests by working with the design team at V23 (Vaughn Oliver and Chris Bigg) to generate the bands iconic visual signature.

This aesthetic and vision was then applied to a wide range of packaging, merchandise and visual campaig