Contact- kristo@krisristo.com
Bio
I am an in-betweener, a hybrid . I was raised by one culture while living in another. This gave me a unique understanding of both while feeling complete in nether. This is the deepest influence in my life. Being in-between allows me to see both sides; judge two ways, both agree and disagree. In my artwork I try to express the darker side of existence with a comic twist. My art is both serious and ridiculous, as is the world we live in. - Kris Risto
Exhibitions
Erie Art Museum Spring Show 1999 "Me, Myself, and Eyes" acrylic on board
Erie Art Museum Spring Show 2000 "18th and Walnut" mixed media on board
"Xerophthalmia" solo exhibition at Schanz Gallery March 2001
"Icona" solo exhibition at Urraro Gallery September 2001
"Rolli Polli Fish Heads" Go Fish sculpture, 2001
"Current Currency" Go Erie chalk walk drawing 2002
Erie Art Museum Spring Show 2004 "The Creator" mixed media sculpture
"Something in our sky" solo exhibition Urraro Gallery September 2004
Midnight in Chicago -1 of the25 winners of the 2nd Annual MIDNIGHT IN CHICAGO Art Competition
"The End of All Dreams" solo exhibition Erie Art Museum 2009