christopher gallego - contemporary painter - biography
Christopher Gallego was born in Queens, NY, in 1959 and grew up in
Glen Cove, NY. After earning his BA in 1982, he studied at the National Academy
Glen Cove, NY. After earning his BA in 1982, he studied at the National Academy
of Design in New York, completing in 1986. From 1992-1998 he taught painting
at the United Nations Fine Art Society, where he worked with artists
from many parts of the world. He has since taught private and group classes
at the United Nations Fine Art Society, where he worked with artists
from many parts of the world. He has since taught private and group classes
as well as workshops in New York City, New Jersey and the Hudson Valley.
He has exhibited at Hirschl and Adler Modern, Seraphin Gallery,
the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Arkansas Arts Center,
the Naples Fine Art Museum, the Delaware Center
for the Contemporary Arts, the Katonah Museum of Art,
Marymount Manhattan College and the United Nations.
the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Arkansas Arts Center,
the Naples Fine Art Museum, the Delaware Center
for the Contemporary Arts, the Katonah Museum of Art,
Marymount Manhattan College and the United Nations.
Fellowships include the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation,
the Pollock Krasner Foundation and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
His work has been reviewed by Art in America, the New York Times, the New York Sun,
artblog, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the New Yorker.
the Pollock Krasner Foundation and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
His work has been reviewed by Art in America, the New York Times, the New York Sun,
artblog, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the New Yorker.
He and his wife Elizabeth live in New York City and Ulster County, NY.
Christopher Gallego. 504 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
845.532.4509 gallego@chrisgallego.com
