kris d

www.krisd.net

kris@krisd.net

 

Bio:
Although Kris D works in several different stylistic variations, the common thread through his work is rooted in geometry.  The artist arranges novel forms with strategic color to create compositions that challenge the parameters of the viewer’s perception.  While using little or no figurative imagery, Kris D intends for the viewer to rely on his or her own capacity to determine meaning in his work. The titles of his works reflect this idea in their own intentional ambiguity.  When Kris D is not in his studio, you will most likely find him touring with bands doing live painting. The artist's live paintings begins with a geometrical background that he responds to in an improvisational manner. Through the course of the show the painting captures specific moments in time incorporating the energy of the musicians as well as the audience. Kris D started live performance painting in 2000. He has since toured extensively with bands throughout the US and Japan. 
 
Education
-BFA painting: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
-1 year of Graduate school in the Dramatic Media MFA program: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
-"Painting the Fantastic" Workshop with Roberto Venosa and Martina Hoffmann in Cadaques, Spain.

 

De Young Museum (2008)

San Francisco, CA 

 

365 (2008)

111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco

Co-curated show with Joseph Gross (ArtnowSF)

 

IMAGINARY SPACES (2006)

Gallery Nucleus, Alahambra, California  

 

Concourse Gallery (2006*)

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

 

PAINTING THE FANTASTIC (2003)

Villa S'Arnella, Cadaques, Spain.
Curated by Robert Venosa and Martina Hoffman.
 
CENTERING (2002)
Ancient and contemporary expressions of sacred art.
Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, California.
Curated by Dana Lynne Andersen.
 
Lowery Gallery (2002)
Athens, Georgia
 
FROM ABSTRACTION TO SACRED GEOMETRY (2002)
Modern Primitive Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.
Curated by Mark Karelson
 
THE LAST SHOW (2001)
Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, Georgia.
  
*Denotes solo show