Booth studied at the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts before taking two years of specialist study in the United Kingdom with sculptors Dame Barbara Hepworth, Denis Mitchell, and John Milne in St Ives; and Quinto Ghermandi in Verona, Italy.
Chris Booth works closely with the land, earth forms, and indigenous peoples of the region(s) where he creates his monumental sculptural art works. His way of working emphasises communication and exchange between indigenous and colonial cultures and the creation of meaningful environmental art works.[citation needed]
A major current project is the SLS (Subterranean Living Sculpture) which Booth is developing in association with the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK. The major focus is to educate about the importance of lower plants and fungi for survival and the effect of climate change. Plans are underway to establish the SLS in New Zealand
Canadian author and curator John Grande commented, "What is more remarkable are the various forms of sculpture he has gone on to produce, entirely unique. While Booth's sculpture sometimes draws upon indigenous Maori and Aborigine characteristics, they remain unique, and capture aspects of topography, natural history, and landscape forms already extant in the places he works."
In 2011 Booth was awarded Honorary Fellow at Northtec Tai Tokerau Wānanga for 'outstanding and distinguished contribution to society'. In 1982 Booth was the recipient of the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship at the University of Otago, NZ.
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| Mr. Chris Booth |
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| Te Whiringa o Manoko Kerikeri, New Zealand, 1978-2009 |
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| Gateway Auckland, New Zealand, 1986-90 |
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| Silent Columns Hampstead, London, United Kingdom, 1991-92 |
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| Kaipara Strata Makarau, New Zealand, 1992 |
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| In Celebration of a Tor, Grizedale Forest Park Grizedale, Cumbria, UK, 1993 |
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| Earth Sky Strata Auckland, New Zealand, 1994 |
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| Gariwerd Sandstone Halls Gap, Australia, 1994 |
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| Cave Canterbury, New Zealand, 1994-97 |
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| Tuuram Cairn, Deakin University Warrnambool, Australia, 1996 |
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| Koonya Beach Columns Blairgowrie, Australia, 1996-97 |
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| Taurapa Christchurch, New Zealand, 1996-97 |
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| Te Paepaetapu O Rkaihaut, Lincoln University Canterbury, New Zealand, 1997 |
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| Spinney Cairn Spinney Cairn, England 1998 |
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| Earth Water People Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 1998-99 |
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| Schist Strata Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand, 1999 |
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| Zunderschwamm Kargow, Germany, 1999 |
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| Steinbergen Strata Steinbergen, Germany, 2000 |
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| Wairau Strata Marlborough, New Zealand, 2000 |
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| Iles de Silences St Étienne des Grès, Quebec, Canada, 2001 |
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| Lava Plugs Auckland, New Zealand, 2001 |
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| Strata Melbourne, Australia, ,2001 |
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| Bukker Tillibul, Swinburne University Lilydale, Australia, 2002 |
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| Slip Auckland, New Zealand, 2003-04 |
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| Echo van de Veluwe 2004-05 |
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| Nga Uri o Hinetuparimaunga Waikato, New Zealand, 2005 |
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| Wurrungwuri Sydney, Australia, 2008-10 |
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| kaitiaki Auckland, New Zealand, 2010-11 |
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| Transformation Plant Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, Vancouver, Canada, 2012 |
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| Earth reeds sticks string fungi Royal Botanic Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, 2014 |
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| Varder IV Tietjerk, Netherlands, 2016 |
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| Tauranga Kōtuku Kauri Cliffs, New Zealand, 2017 |
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| Waljin Beela Burnside, Western Australia, 2017 |
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| Limestone Acacia Várkerület, Hungary, 2017 |
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