Nicholas Christopher

Nicholas Christopher



About The Artist


My fascination has always been in taking the tool of the Impressionists and early compositional photographers and moving the photograph into the realm of 'true art'. Working only outdoors with available light I capture the visual juxtaposition of the shadows that play within a compositional 'color' palette. Dimensionality or lack thereof is a product of this interplay. Dimension and shadow increase during the assembly process taking my 2 dimensional compositions and adding depth. Now light & shadow play a new role in creating a 3 dimensional finished work. The assembly rests on a wall, which is now also part of the paradigm. Art Fair: 2015 Scope Art Fair 2015, December 1-6, 2015 The Voice of the Artist, Miami Bch, FL 2013 Art Southampton 2013, July 25-29, 2013 Represented by Dorian Grey Gallery, NYC One Person Exhibitions: 1986 Belanthi Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC 1984 Belanthi Gallery, NYC, ‘Photo-Abstractions’ 1983 Belanthi Gallery, NYC, ‘Studies In Time’ Group Shows: 2020 Atlantic Gallery, NYC 2019 "Off The Wall 2", Plaxall Gallery, NYC 2019 Bowery Gallery, NYC 2019 Plaxall Gallery, L.I.C., NYC 2018 Gallery Raw @ The Factory, LIC, NYC 2018 'Sound and Image' - Westbeth, NYC 2018 Atlantic Gallery, NYC 2017 '2nd Annual Fall Salon' - Plaxall Gallery, 2017 'Art from the City's Heart - Plaxall Gallery 2017 Small Works - Riverside Library, NYC 2017 'Art Exhibition' - NY Borough President’s Gallery 2017 Blue Mountain Gallery, NY NY 2015 Exposure Awards, the Louvre Museum 2015 ‘Celebrating Our 75th Anniversary’ Federation of Modern Painters & Sculptors – NY Borough President’s Gallery 2014 "Works on Paper - Federation of Modern Painters & Sculptors - Celebrating 75th Year" 2014 Aperture Foundation Gala Benefit Auction ‘The Bean’, 2012, Sold 1989 Whitman Gallery, Wingdale, N.Y. 1989 “Jet Lag”, ‘The Use of Travel and Tourism as Metaphor’, SoHo, New York City Reviews: J. Taylor Kasker, “Nicholas C. Christopher photographs movement”, ARTSPEAK, June 1, 1986 Palmer Poroner, “Photography – the meaning of place”, ARTSPEAK, October 1, 1984 Amy Winter, “Nicholas C. Christopher – An Odyssey in Color”, ARTSPEAK, February 3, 1983 ​Collections: General Electric Corporation, New York City Trans Sea Bulk, Inc., New York City Private Collections: San Francisco, New York City, Richmond VA, Amsterdam, Athens, London, Paris. Publications: 2017 - 'Happy Birthday Ike'- Child's photo book - private publication, Marilynn Karp - Publisher & Chef 2015 - 'The Voice of the Artist, a select collection of work', 15th annual SCOPE Art Show, December 2015. 2015 - 'The Exposure Award, Art Photography Collection', Exposure Awards, July 2015. ​Credits: 1978-1981 Theatre For The Forgotten, New York City, Documented CETA Arts Program. 1978 TOO LATE FOR YOGURT, Westbeth Theatre New York City, Photographic Scenery 1977 NOEMATA, The Brooklyn Museum, New York City,Photographs for exhibition’s catalogue and poster. 1974-1975 HANAC, Inc., New York City, Documented community activities Education: Self -Taught