CHRISTOPHER HART CHAMBERS
Telephone - 917 679 6955
Email - christopherhartchambers@gmail.com
www.christopherchambers.com
Born in New York City, 1960
All galleries listed are in New York City unless otherwise indicated.
(List is incomplete)
SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2016 - Causey Contemporary
2015 - Nassau County Museum of Art
2013- Lyceum Gallery @ Suffolk County Community College, Riverhead , NY
2009 -2010 – Rupert Ravens Contemporary – Newark, NJ
2007 – Artsites – Riverhead, NY
2004 – Universal Concepts Unlimited
2002 – Galerie Rienzo
2000 - Monique Goldstrom Gallery
1998/1999, Grant Gallery
1995 - V.I.A. Arts, Inc.
1994 - Andre Zarre Gallery
1990 - Sarah Rentschler Gallery
1988 - A.S.A.G.E. Gallery
1987 - A.S.A.G.E. Gallery
1985 - Jim Diaz Gallery
1983 - Kleeblatt Gallery
1982 - Huntington Ats Council, Huntington, NY
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2018 - Fusion Arts (Rivington School); The Bishop gallery, Brooklyn (Five Years - gallery artists);
Lichtundfire gallery (Love Fest, Seriously); Lichtundfire gallery (Encore); Shenandoah MOCA, Strasburg, VA; 17 Frost (avant), Brooklyn
2017 - Demouzy Gallery, Rockville Center, Long Island, Buddy Warren Gallery
2016 - Demouzy Gallery, Rockville Center, Long Island, NY
2015 - Elena Ab Gallery, Bishop Gallery
2014 - Elena Ab Gallery, Denise Bibro Gallery
2013, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark, NJ and Patterson, NJ
2012, Orchard Windows, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark , NJ
2011, Longwood Gallery at Hostos (Toys and Games with a Twist, Curate NYC, Juanita Lanzo)
2010, Art Lexis, Brooklyn, NY
2009, Boson Exotic, Rupert Ravens Contemporary – Newark, NJ
2008, Trellis, Rupert Ravens Contemporary – Newark, NJ
2006, Synthetic Aesthetic, The Lab, Roger Smith Gallery – Best of the LAB, Yellowbird Gallery, Newburgh, NY – Plastic Fantastic, the Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ
2005, Botany 5000, The Lab, Roger Smith Gallery - Invitational Salon of Small Works, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA - Over the Top, the Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ
2004, Recent Acquisitions – William Whipple Gallery - Southwest State University - Marshall, MN
2003, International Works on Paper Exhibition - William Whipple Gallery - Southwest State University - Marshall, MN, Works on Paper – Monique Goldstrom Gallery, Artists as Critics – 7th Floor Gallery, Berliner Kunst Project (Berlin, Germany)
2001, The State of Art gallery, Gale Gates et al.
2000, Robert Pardo Gallery, Markham Murray Gallery, Gale Gates et al. (Curated by Mike Weiss), 450 Broadway Gallery
1999, Goldstrom Gallery, Hartnett-Murray
1998, Goldstrom Gallery, Livestock Gallery, Genart
1997, Index Gallery (Osaka, Japan), Stephan Stux Gallery (at the Art Exchange Show - an Alternative Art Fair)
1995, Bronx River Art Center and Gallery, Phyllis Weil & Co.
1994, Galerie Pelin (Helsinki, Finland)
1993, Cavaliero Gallery
1988, Louise Hallet Gallery (London)
1984, 51X Gallery, PS 1 (Now adjunct of The Museum of Modern Art), La Casa Nada
1983, Galeria Lo Zibetto (Milano, Italy), Gabrielle Bryers Gallery, Gracie Mansion Gallery, P.S.1,
51 X
ART CRITICISM:
Ongoing - Various webzines, catalogs, and publications
Printed periodicals:
1998 – present - Flash Art, Contemporary art reviews and news reports.
1998 - present - dART International, Contemporary art reviews and various features
1996 –2002 - N.Y. Arts, Monthly column: “Picks”
2005 – 2008 – CONTEMPORARY, Various articles and reviews
2001 – 2003 - Tema Celeste, articles about contemporary art.
2001 – 2003 – www.gabriuszine.com, and artindex magazine, interviews with art professionals.
2003 – present - Sculpture magazine, exhibition reviews
2002 – 2003 - World of Art, North American Editor
1999 - zingmagazine, Article: Janis Kounellis at Ace Gallery
CURATORIAL
2006, Synthetic Aesthetic, The Lab, Roger Smith Gallery –Plastic Fantastic, the Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ
2005, Botany 5000, The Lab, Roger Smith Gallery
2000, “Drawings, Maquettes and other Artworks Pertaining to Environmental Sculpture”, Dorsky Gallery, including catalog essay
2000, Egon Zippel, “To Do Lists”, zingmagazine
1998, “Sourpuss”, Abraham Lubelski Gallery
1985 - 1987, Artistic Director, B.A.D. Museum
1982 - 1989, Numerous nightclub exhibitions, including Danceteria, Wonderama, etc.
1982 - 1984, Founded and directed “Avant”, (An artists’ consortium)
EDUCATION
1978 - 1979, S.U.N.Y. at Purchase, Fine Arts (Full scholarship, Early Admission)
1976 - 1978, High School of Music and Art
1977, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (Saturday Program)
1976 - 1978, Art Student’s League (Full scholarship)
AWARDS
1989 -1990, Pollack Krasner Foundation (Artist’s grant)
1986 - 1987, Artists’ Space (Project grant)
1983 - 1984, Artists’ Space (Project grant)
1977, Metropolitan Museum of Art Scholastic Art Award
PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Washington D.C. Convention Center
Omnicare International (New York)
MPOWER Corporation, currently Quovadx Inc. (Albequerque, NM)
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Dr. Scott Fine (New York), Grace and Rich Johnson (Minneapolis), Mr. And Mrs. Robert Sanders (London, England), Brigette and Preston Perlus (Paris, France), Nona Gianlorenzi (New York), Paul Olsen (New York), Mr. And Mrs. Robert Perry (New York), Christine Ho (Seoul, Korea). Wasiq Kahn (Great Falls, VA), Jesse and Henry Yeung (Austin, TX), Sarah Rentschler (Hudson, NY), Andrea Davidson (Paris, France) And many, many others . . .
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Photocopies of numerous articles will be provided upon request.