Tag: the wye
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Cris Dam Bio & CV
CRIS DAM cofounded Dam Stuhltrager in 1998 and was an early gallerist to propel Williamsburg Brooklyn into an international art mecca. Dam’s bright paintings and large persona made him a recognizable character synonymous with Brooklyn’s lively art scene. In 2020, he founded the acclaimed URSA Gallery, an experiential gallery showcasing modern art and design, located in…
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Public Art: Florida Life Building
Urban Landscapes #3, 2013 40-foot mural on Laura Street Trio Building Downtown Jacksonville, FL A project for One Spark with local children Time Lapse of Project Start to finish: video by Dean Freeland
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Cultural Exchange: Collaborating with artisians of Tokat
Stuck to the Floor, 2013 Drawing for blockprinted products to be made by and in support of artisans from the Black Sea Region of Turkey A project organized and commissioned by Chouchette Photos and text: Chouchette The story of Chouchette’s efforts begins in Tokat, a town in the Black Sea Region in Turkey. Chouchette was started…
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Public Art: Mural at Mariannenplatz
Urban Landscapes #2, 2012 60-foot mural facing Künstlerhaus Bethanian Curated by Verity Oberg After completing a massive mural with the children of Neukoelln on the entrance walls of Kids’ Garden on Hobrechtstrasse, American artist Cris Dam will leave a personal homage to the city of Berlin by painting a smaller piece on a section of…
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Private Commission: Lorca Stamford
Urban Landscapes, 2012 20-foot private mural commissioned by Lorca Stamford, CT
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Dam Stuhltrager becomes The WYE…
In 2009, America financially stumbled into murky territory and marked a turning point in the Arts along side the other industries effected. Rather than sit on their hands, twiddle thumbs and cross fingers in hopes of things “returning back to normal” – Cris Dam and his partner Leah Stuhltrager decided to look only forward and…
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Dam Stuhltrager
DAM STUHLTRAGER began in 1998 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as a project by Cris Dam and Leah Stuhltrager. The gallery became known as an incubator of emerging talent and for groundbreaking exhibitions that incorporate technology or utilize mediums in a new, fresh way. Believing in building careers for artists, Leah Stuhltrager and Cris Dam continue to…
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Portrait of a Box and Little Bloom, 2009
Portrait of a Box, 2009 Oil, acrylic, and varnish on canvas 30 x 24 inches Little Bloom, 2009 Oil, acrylic, and varnish on canvas 12 x 24 inches
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Selected Early Work: Exhibition 2007…
Floating Boxes, 2007. Oil, acrylic, and varnish on canvas. 6 x 6 feet. “PORTRAIT OF A BOX (DIPTYCH R) by C. Dam, 2007. Oil, Acrylic, Varnish on Canvas. 4′ x 4′ each panel. Selections from the Steeple Landscape Series, 2007…