Born in Highland Park, Illinois Christopher Saclolo began creating art as a child. He studied at the University of Central Florida and earned his Bachelors of Arts in 2009 with a concentration in Studio Art. During this time he studied in drawing, printmaking, and book arts. He went on to continue his graduate education at Columbia College Chicago in the Interdisciplinary MFA Book and Paper Arts program in 2010, where he has taught Undergraduate Beginning Bookbinding.