Chris Sainato (born 1992) is a contemporary American artist known for his use of collage and mixed media. Chris was born in Albany, NY and studied Fine Art at Union College in Schenectady, NY. In 2014, he moved to Stamford, CT where he began a career illustrating graphics for Vineyard Vines.

While working as a designer, Chris continued to sharpen his skills as an artist by not shying away from trying different techniques. His work spans many different themes and subject matters, with the common link being the use of collage. He uses his skills as a graphic artist to lay out each piece on the computer and recently has leaned harder into exploring the possibilities of image transfers rather than traditional painting of main subjects.

His art can be found in the homes of Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports, Shep and Ian Murray of Vineyard Vines, Daniel Car of the NHL, Jake Lahut of Business Insider and many more. One of his largest completed pieces can be found in Messa Rink as part of the permanent collection at Union College. Chris completed an outdoor installation for the Norwalk Art Park, creating a piece to inspire the use of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In July of 2021, Chris collaborated with CLEAR to create their submission to the 2021 Cow Parade taking place in Manhattan, benefitting God’s Love We Deliver. The cow Chris created is on public display at Hudson Yards in New York, NY.