Chris Webster coordinates the activities of Webster Enterprises, the umbrella organization of his interests and professional involvements with real estate, investments, the arts, design and production, and professional consulting. Chris founded Christopher Webster Real Estate in 1976 on the historic Plaza in downtown Santa Fe after becoming licensed as a real estate broker in the state of New Mexico. Chris began a working professional real estate relationship with Sotheby's International Realty (SIR) in the early 1980's, becoming the exclusive affiliate for New Mexico in 1984, and serving on their Advisory Board from1989 until 2004. In June of 1998 Sotheby's bought Christopher Webster Real Estate as their first acquisition worldwide of an affiliate company.  Chris is also a partner of Synthesis Realty Group, a consulting firm for ultra high-end residential developments, and a partner of W2, a venture capital subsidiary of Psilos.

Chris has an extensive background in real estate including residential, ranch, and commercial brokerage primarily in New Mexico, Hawaii, Mexico, and Western Europe, appraisal and investment analysis experience, as well as golf resort development marketing expertise. Initiated in 1982, Chris has semi-annually produced the most extensive and analytical report on the Santa Fe real estate market, Christopher Webster Reports. In addition Chris serves as the President of the New Mexico Council of the American Chapter of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) and has been a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Realtors Association of New Mexico (RANM), and the Santa Fe Association of Realtors (SFAR) since 1976.

Christopher Webster Art Investments was founded in 1972 as a brokerage, procurement and appraisal business for American Indian and indigenous art of the Americas, as well as Spanish Colonial artifacts and vintage western paintings and photography.  From those origins came the opportunity to set aside certain objects as a collection that today consists primarily of representative examples from Mexico, Peru, and the American Southwest, the lands of Spanish exploration during the Age of Discovery. Timeless Integrity - The New World Collection and a complimentary library may be viewed by appointment in its Plaza location in Santa Fe, a space that recently was redone to emulate a Mexican hacienda while housing the collection.

Plaza Productions is an in-house design and production division utilizing the creative talents of the Southwest's best artisans and entrepreneuers producing print, video, multimedia, web design, and special events for individuals, businesses, and institutions.  Also coordinated in the Westside Plaza offices are episodic events showcasing artists' works, offering venues for performing artists and writers, hosting public receptions for leaders in the arts and in the community, all the while providing opportunity and space for discussion, reflection, creative sharing, and enlightenment.

Chris was a Founder in 1982 of the Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. and from its inception until its sale to R.J. Reynolds in 2002 served as an Officer and Director for this company that produces Natural American Spirit cigarettes as well as a Founding Director of the Natural American Spirit Foundation that philanthropically supports different Native American and indigenous causes in the Western Hemisphere.

Chris is active in local and national community affairs and charitable organizations, including:

Santa Fe Film Festival (Director)
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce (Member)
Santa Fe Art Institute  (past Director)
Santa Fe Opera  (Business Council)
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival  (past Director)
Santa Fe Desert Chorale  (past Director)
School of American Research  (Business Council)
Old Santa Fe Association (Member)
Historic Santa Fe Foundation (Member)
Museum of New Mexico Foundation (Member)
Wheelwright Museum (Member)
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum  (Development Committee)
Southwestern Association of Indian Arts (Honorary Board)
New Mexico Amigos
Dallas Museum of Art (Member)
Duke University Museum of Art (Member)

North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation (Director) 
North Carolina Art Society  (Life Member)

National Tropical Botanical Garden (Fellow)
National Trust for Historic Preservation  (Charter Founder and Member of the National Trust Historic Real Estate Program)

Santa Fe is often referred to as a town behind adobe walls and northern New Mexico as a place where a sense of timelessness soothes the spirit. For those who come to discover the enchantment Santa Fe and northern New Mexico have to offer, Chris Webster opens up the grandeur, excitement, and beauty within these adobe walls.

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Contact Chris Webster:  
505 954-5555 (Office)
800-322-9852, ext. 555 (Toll Free)
chris@webster-enterprises.com

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