Christopher Kelleher
Statement
Creating mostly through improvisation, I set out to build a relationship between marks focusing on movement, form and light. Though predominately abstract, the landscape of the Pacific Northwest has had a profound influence on my work. Whether I am painting at a live music performance or I am in my studio, music is an important part of the process. I allow music to directly translate into my work by accessing its poetry, melody, and above all else, rhythm. I try to allow each piece to flow from the brush with the same dynamic tendencies as water itself. I consider my work to be both spiritual and playful.
Education
1989-1992 Joe Kubert School of Cartoon Art, Dover, NJ
1990-1992 Cartooning and Animation with Don Cole, Dover, NJ
1993 Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
1994 Morris County Vo-tech (Visual Arts), Denville, NJ
1996 – 1999 Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Shows
2018
- Solo show, SE Area Art Walk, Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom (Division St), Portland, OR
2017
- "I Think, There For I Am" group show, Goodfoot, Portland, OR
- Fire On The Water: Dragon Boat Art Show, Portland'5 Center for the Arts, Portland, Portland, OR
- Permanent mural installation, Imperial Bottle Shop and Taproom (Alberta St), Portland, OR
- Colors and Shapes (3 person show), Water Avenue Commerce Center, Portland, OR
- Polyhedrons of the Multiverse (solo show), Killer Pink Gallery, Everett Station Lofts, Portland, OR
- May The Fourth Be With You, Group Show, Imperial Bottleshop & Taproom, Portland, OR
- Miniature paintings (ongoing), The Tiny Llama, Portland, OR
- The Big 500, Group Show, Chris Haberman Presents, Portland, OR
2016
- Brother's Grimm Fairy Tales, Group Show, Portland'5 Center for the Arts, Portland, OR
- Abstract In Nature (solo show), Water Avenue Commerce Center, Portland, OR
- Fire On The Water: Dragon Boat Art Show, Portland'5 Center for the Arts, Portland, Portland, OR
- Solo Show, CNTRL Office, Portland, OR
- The Big 500, Group Show, Ford Gallery, Portland, OR
2015
- 88 Strong, Group Show, Goodfoot, Portland, OR
- Solo Show, Hungry Heart, Portland, OR
- Solo Show, Crema, Portland, OR
- Solo Show, East Portland Coffee Roasters, Portland, OR
- The Big 500, Group Show, People's Art of Portland, Portland, OR
2014
- Love Of Portland III, Group Show, Portland, OR
- Wild Buffalo Solo Show, Bellingham, WA
- Bar Dobre: 2014 Landscapes, Solo Show, Portland, OR
- The Big 500, Group Show, People's Art of Portland, Portland, OR
2013
- Goodfoot Art, Group Show, Portland, OR
- Oregonology, Group Show, Peoples Art, Portland, OR
- Love Of Portland II, Group Show, People’s Art, Portland, OR
- VORCAN takes over GalleryCK, Portland, OR
- GalleryCK Closing show, Portland, OR
- Carnival, Group Show, People’s Art, Portland, OR
- Ephemeral Gallery Mural space, Portland, OR
- Bar Dobre Mural space, Portland, OR
- Imperial Tap House Mural space, Portland, OR
- 88 Strong, Group Show, Portland, OR
- Big 400, Group Show, Portland, OR
2012
- Love Of Portland, Group Show, Portland, OR
- Gallery CK Opening, Group Show, Portland, OR
- Fan Fare: Art of Science Fiction & Fantasy, Group Show, Portland OR
- Gallery CK Back To School Show, Group Show, Portland, OR
- Portland Open Studios, Portland, OR
- RACC’s pARTy in the Name of Art Mural for Mayor Sam Adams, Portland, OR
- Big 300, Group Show, Portland, OR
2011
- Breakfast at Basel, Art Basel Miami, Miami, FL
- Bear Creek Music Festival, Live Oak, FL
- Sasquatch Music Festival, George, WA
- Black Sheep Music festival, Tidewater, OR
- Bridge Tour, East Coast, USA
- Quick and Easy Tour, West Coast, USA
2010
- Bear Creek Music Festival, Live Oak, FL
- Common Grounds, Portland, OR
- Black Sheep Music Festival, Tidewater, OR
- Bridge Tour, East Coast, USA
- Quick and Easy Tour, West Coast, USA
- All Good Music Festival, Masontown, WV
2009
- Bear Creek Music Festival, Live Oak, Fl
- NW String Summitt, North Plains, OR
- Fennario Gallery, “Solo Sow” Eugene, OR
- L2 Kontemporary Gallery, “Solo Show”, Los Angeles, CA
2008
- Bear Creek Music Festival, Live Oak, FL
- Tri Numeral Music Festival, Deerfields, NC
- Black Sheep Music Festival, Tidewater, OR
- 4 Peaks Music Festival, Bend, OR
- Sonic Bloom Music Festival, Winter Park, CO
- Harmony Music Festival, Santa Rosa, CA
- 50/50/50 State Tour, 50 States, USA
- Art Expo, Jacob Javitz, NYC
- Fuel Gallery, “Puppies are Biodegradable”, Philadelphia, PA
1999
- Shakespeare Sister Gallery, “Solo Show” , State College, PA
Publications:
2009 Surrender to the Flow, by Ryan Clay
2008 Eugene Magazine, “Livening Up The Art World”, by Rachel Kolen