Christopher Schade was born in 1971 in Austin, Texas and grew up in a bi-cultural household-- his mother from Chile his father American. He currently lives and works in Greenpoint Brooklyn, New York.

 He has had solo exhibitions at dberman gallery in Austin, Texas and Conduit Gallery in Dallas, Texas.  His group exhibitions include shows in New York, Philadelphia, Houston, San Francisco, Germany, Mexico, South Korea and New Zeland.

He is a founder of the Artist Lecture Series in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and has curated numerous group shows most recently "From Life" at Radiator Gallery in Long Island City and "Speakers" at 111 Front Street in DUMBO.  

He has taught plein air painting in Paris, France and he currently teaches drawing, painting and color theory at Montclair State University and Hudson County Commuinity College in New Jersey.