Christopher Baer

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Christopher Baer is a contemporary artist and painter working primarily in large-format oil paint and mixed media on canvas.

Born in 1972 in Washington DC, Baer is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, BFA 1995. He resides in Washington DC and produces work between his studio there and one in rural Virginia.

Presently, Baer is at work developing three series of abstract paintings: Palisades, White on White and Line Theory. In addition, he experiments with familiar subject matter in digital art and monotypes.

Christopher Baer

Born 1972, Washington DC

Education

1991-95
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design

1991
Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington DC

1990
Governors School of Virginia Scholar, University of Richmond, VA

Select Solo Exhibitions

2018
Shining Invitation, Addison Ripley Fine Art, Washington DC

2015
Palisades and Line Theory, Addison Ripley Fine Art, Washington DC
Empathy, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
Freedom + Constraint, Addison/Ripley, Washington, DC
Line Theory in Glass, JW Marriott Venice, Venice Biennale

2014
Hidden In Plain Site, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
Palisades, Anne Loucks Gallery, Glenco, IL

2013
Christopher Baer: Palisades and Line Theory, Blenheim Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
Christopher Baer: Venice Biennale at Ai Reali, Venice, Italy
Christopher Baer: Line Theory + White on White, Logan Circle, Washington DC

2012
Christopher Baer: Palisades, Logan Circle Solo Pop-up, Washington DC

2010
Christopher Baer: Palisades, Living on Grove, Richmond VA

2006
Christopher Baer: Oil & Glass II, William Parker Gallery, Washington DC

2004
Christopher Baer: Oil & Glass I, William Parker Gallery, Washington DC

Select Group Exhibitions

2017
Line Theory in Glass II, 2017 Venice Biennale at the Bisanzio Gallery, Venice, Italy

2015
Full Spectrum, Susan Calloway Fine Art, Washington, DC

2013
Select Art Fair Art Basel Miami through Page Bond Gallery, Miami FL
Next:, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
(e)Merge DC: Collectors Art Fair, Group Show, Washington DC
Shade,  Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA

2008
Rising Contemporaries: Norfolk Academy of Art, Norfolk, VA

Baer’s initial painting series, ‘Palisades’ spans about 50 works that experiment with form, color and line.