Chris Hero holds a B.A. degree in History from Loyola Univ., New Orleans, an M.F.A. from Cal. State, Long Beach, an expired paramedic license from Tulane Univ. and a handshake from the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. He has worked as a paramedic/police officer, a file clerk, art teacher, an U.S. Navy midshipman, a stagehand and an artist.
His paintings and drawings are figurative, expressionistic and often political.