Chris M. Monaghan

Chris M. Monaghan is a professional artist, author and entrepreneur from the Florida gulf coast region. Before giving his full attention to being a "creative", Chris owned a successful insurance business in Ann Arbor, MI and he was a Analyst/Project Manager/Code Monkey for Whirlpool Financial Corporation, Whirlpool/KitchenAid and Transamerica Distribution Finance.

When not lounging around with mean lizards, Chris travels around the country performing at street painting festivals and events where he often creates large 3D drawings that allow visitors to interact with his artwork. He has been featured online, on television and on radio for his work.

Chris has completed projects for numerous organizations including:

• The Toronto Blue Jays

• Clearwater Aquarium

• Farm Bureau

• and more...

He is also the founder of Sidewalk Shenanigans, a educational curriculum that uses street art as the vehicle for teaching science, math, history and other core subjects for grades K-9.