Chris Lloyd began his artistic career in 1992 in Saint John, New Brunswick.

He studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, where he completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1999. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Director of the Khyber Centre for the Arts in Halifax. Since 2001, he has also maintained an ongoing conceptual project: writing near‑daily emails to the Prime Minister of Canada while pursuing—often humorously—the role of official portrait painter to the office.

Lloyd has presented solo exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (2003), the Art Gallery of Calgary (2005), and Le Lieu (2015). His work has been featured in major contemporary art events, including the 21st Symposium d’art contemporain de Baie‑Saint‑Paul (2003), TRAFIC: Inter/nationale d’art actuel en Abitibi‑Témiscamingue (2005), and Manif d’art 3: cynismes? (2005), the Québec City Biennial.

In 2005, Lloyd returned to Saint John New Brunswick to establish and manage Third Space, a new artist‑run centre dedicated to contemporary art. In 2007, he joined the editorial committee for 'decentre: concerning artist‑run culture', a publication sponsored by YYZ, and subsequently relocated to Montréal to pursue freelance curatorial work and other independent projects. His work was included in Time as Activity (2009), a survey of conceptual art curated by Marie‑Josée Jean for VOX.

From 2008 to 2015, Lloyd worked as Chief Technician at DHC/ART. In 2012, he launched Everyday Goalie, a multi‑year performance art project. Following a politically oriented performance project that drew national media attention, he ran as an Independent candidate in Canada’s 42nd General Election (2015), ultimately losing to Justin Trudeau.

Lloyd joined the technical team at the National Gallery of Canada in 2016–17. He currently lives in Montréal, working as a freelance art handler while continuing to develop his artistic practice.

-From 'Chris Lloyd Projects'