Cris Cristofaro History
Lives in 6711 Smith Ave., North Bergen, New Jersy
Group Exhibitions
2018 City Without Walls, Invitation Alumni Show, Newark, NY
2016 Artlinks, , Size Matters Small Painting Show, Wayne ,IN
2015 Urban Institute For Contemporary Art Minimal Abstractions , Grand Rapids,MI
2012 LaGuardia Gallery,of Fine Arts, All For It Long Island City, New York
2011 LaGuardia Gallery of Fine Arts, Witness-A Look Back, 9/11 Long Island City, New York
Kravets /Wehby Gallery Japan Relief, Long Island City, New Yoork
2008 LaGuardia College Gallery, Art Faculty Exhibition Long Island City, New York
2007 Howard Center for the Arts, Imprint: Ellicott City, MD
Sam and Adele Golden Foundation, Exhibition and Auction, New Berlin, NY
2004 Artlinks, Small Sculpture Exhibition, Fort Wayne, IN
Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Portal Space Sculpture, Grand Rapids, MI.
2003 Albany Institute of History and Art, Cut and Paste, Albany, NY
City University of New York, University Artist Exhibition, New York, NY
Seton Hall University School of Law, Oils, Soils and Acrylic, Newark, NJ
2002 Tobey Fine Arts, 5th Anniversary Show, New York, NY
2001 MCS Gallery, Low Relief, Easton, PA New Arts Program, Small Works Show, Kutztown, PA
Sam and Adele Golden Foundation, Exhibition and Auction, New Berlin, NY
2000 The Gallery at R&F, International Encaustic Works, Kingston, NY
City Without Walls, 25th Anniversary Show, Newark, NJ
1999 Toby Fine Arts, Summer Slam, New York, NY
1997 Auckland Art Museum, Geometric Abstraction, Chapel Hill, NC
1995 Seton Hall University School of Law, City Without Walls, 20th Anniversary Show, Newark, NJ
Ellise Goodheart Fine Arts, Works on Paper, Sag Harbor, NY
Carleton College, Boliou Memorial Gallery, Haystack, Northfield, MN
1994 Horodner Romley Gallery, The Press, New York, NY
Ellise Goodheart Fine Arts, Represented Artist, Sag Harbor, NY
1993 E.S. Vandam, Cris Cristofaro & Mark Saltz Recent Work, New York, NY
1992 Parrish Art Museum, XXXII Invitational Group Show, Southampton, NY
1991 City Without Walls, Geometric Abstraction, Newark, NJ
1990 Ledel Gallery, Room With a View, New York, NY
City Without Walls, Paint Your Metal, Newark, NJ
Castillo Cultural Center Benefit Auction, New York, NY
1989 Queens Museum, Worlds Fair Show, Queens, NY
1987 Sam and Adele Golden Foundation, Exhibition and Auction, New Berlin, NY
Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery, Xmas Show, New York, NY
1988 Richard Green Gallery, Off The Wall, New York, NY
Littlejohn Smith Gallery, Invitational Group Show, New York, NY
Helander Gallery, Artist from to coasts, Palm Beach, FL
1989 Queens Museum, Worlds Fair Show, Queens, NY
Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery, Xmas Show, New York, NY
1988 Richard Green Gallery, Off The Wall, New York, NY
Littlejohn Smith Gallery, Invitational Group Show, New York, NY
Helander Gallery, Drawings by gallery artist, Palm Beach, FL
1985 Gallery 291, New Faces – New Images, Atlanta, GA
Gallery Camino Real, Invitational Group Show, Boca Raton, FL
Art Festival of Atlanta, Festival of Artists, Atlanta, GA
1984 Yves Arrman Gallery, Invitational Group Show, New York, NY
Gallery 291, Works on Paper, Atlanta, GA
Carimor Gallery, Collage Now, New York, NY
Air Atlanta, Gateway Cities Show, Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, GA
U.S. National Fine Arts Exhibition, Group Show, Tallahassee, FL
1983 City Without Walls, Metro Show, Newark, NJ
Pace University Gallery, Invitational Group Show, New York, NY
1982 Neill Gallery, Gallery Artist Show, New York, NY
1981 Neill Gallery, Gallery Artist Show, New York, NY
1978 Denise Rene Gallery Works on Paper by Gallery Artists
1974 New York Arts Club, Skowhegan Alumni Show, New York, NY
1973 St. Xavier College, Drawings by Sculptures, Chicago, IL
1971 Allan Frumkin Gallery, Chicago Artist Show, Chicago, IL
1970 Wabash Transit Gallery, Art On The Move, Chicago, IL
1968 First National Bank of Illinois, Artist of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Northwestern University, Summer Group Show, Chicago, IL
One Person Exhibitions
2007 Broadway Windows, Free- Form Abstractions, New York, NY
2003 Broadway Windows, Paper Assemblage, New York, NY
The State University of New York at Oneonta, A Recent Retrospective Paper and Steel, Oneonta, NY
2001 New Arts Program, Sculptures by Cris Cristofaro, Kutztown, PA
Northampton College, Sculptures and Works on Paper by Cris Cristofaro, Bethlehem, PA
1999 Broadway Windows, New Sculptures by Cris Cristofaro, New York, NY
1998 Tobey Fine Arts, Cris Cristofaro Sculptures, New York, NY
Broadway Windows, Cris Cristofaro Sculptures, New York, NY
Bergdorf Goodman, Windows by Cris Cristofaro, New York, NY
Omni Gallery, Sculptures by Cris Cristofaro, Uniondale, NY
1995 LaGuardia College Gallery, Sculptures and Drawings by Cris Cristofaro, Long Island City, NY
1990 Queens Museum at Bulova Center, Sculptures and Works on Paper by Cris Cristofaro, Queens, NY
1981 Neill Gallery, Sculptures and Works on Paper by Cris Cristofaro, New York, NY
1980 Long Island University, Works on Paper by Cris Cristofaro, Brooklyn, NY
1979 Neill Gallery, Sculptures and Works on Paper by Cris Cristofaro, New York, NY
1978 Neill Gallery, Sculptures and Works on Paper by Cris Cristofaro, New York, NY
1971 St. Xavier Collage, New Sculptures by Cris Cristofaro, Chicago, IL
Selected Collections
- Architectonica, Miami, FL
- Best Products, Inc., Ashland, VA
- Bulova Corporate Center, Queens, NY
- The City of NY, Hlth & Hosp. Corp., New York, NY
- Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY
- Mr. Mark R. Gordon, Montecito. CA.
- City University of New York, New York, NY
- Hess Oil Corp., New York, NY
- Lehman Brothers Investment Bankers, New York, NY
- Prudential Insurance, Newark, NJ
- Queens Museum, Flushing, NY
- New York Public Library, New York, NY
- Palmer Poroner, New York, NY
- Mr, & Mrs Mark Golden, New Berlin, NY
Selected Reviews: Essay & Publications
- New York Stories “Cover Photo” winter, 2001
- Review Magazine “Review” by J. Bower Bell, 1998
- Nap Preview “Essay” Winter/Spring, 2001
- Surface Magazine “Essay” by Stuart Horodner, 1996
- The Morning Call “Review” March, 2001
- Attenzion “Essay” by Kathy Presico, 1986,1982
- The Irregular “Review” March, 2001
- Arts Magazine “Essay” by Michael Stolbach, 1980
- New York Stories “Cover Photo” winter, 1999
- Art Speak “Essay” by Palmer Poroner, 1983,1980
- New York Times “20 years of art in a city without walls” by Viven Raynor 1990
Grants / Awards
2007 Vermont Studio Center Residency Fellowship
1995-2006 The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
1987 The Pollock – Krasner Foundation
1974 Change Grant
1970 Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture Fellowship
Education
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1968-1971
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, 1970
Teaching
2003 The State University of New York at Oneonta, Guest Speaker, Oneonta, NY
1993 – 2012 Yeshiva University, Adjunct Associate Professor of Sculpture
1986 Present LaGuardia College, CUNY, Adjunct Associate Professor of Sculpture and 3-D Design
1986 New York University, Speakers Series, Guest Lecturer, New York, NY
1984 Ithaca College, Visiting Artist, Ithaca, NY
Achievements
2005 – 2019 Director LaGuardia Gallery of Fine Arts CUNY, LaGuardia College New York, NY
2003 Illustrations, Poems and Prose by William Matthews, SHP Press, Winona, MN
New Arts Live, Interview with Cris Cristofaro, Time Warner City Cable, New York, NY
2004 Stage Set Design, Queens College, Flushing, NY
Stage Set Design, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
1987-1990 Elected to Board of Directors, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ
1989 City Without Walls, Gallery Painting in the 3-D, Newark, NJ
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