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C. Meier (b. 1982, they/them/theirs, formerly Carissa Meier) is an artist and curator based in Portland, OR. Their art practice explores materiality, reveling in the hybridization of processes including drawing and photographic methods. They earned their MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago (2017) and BFA in Studio Art from Pacific Lutheran University (2004).

Meier has exhibited at Blue Sky, the Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, Filter Space, Hyde Park Art Center, Mana Contemporary (Chicago), The Neon Heater, among others, and their work is part of the Permanent Collection of Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, WA). Meier co-curated the 2017 exhibition re:collection at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago (MoCP), and curated the 2023 exhibition Size Matters for Medium Photo, San Diego. Professional roles include Curatorial Assistant (2015-2017) and Collections Manager/ Registrar (2018-2020) at the MoCP, Studio Assistant to Barbara Kasten (2019-2020), and Exhibitions Director (2021 - current), at Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts.