Born: 1977, Washington, D.C.
Lives and works in San Francisco, CA
EDUCATION
2002, MFA, School of Visual Arts, NYC
1999, BA, Studio Art, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
Some Species of Song, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2006
Mongrel Truth, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NYTWO AND THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008
Animus Botanica: Boyce Cummings, Christopher Reiger and Amy Ross, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2003
There's Got To Be A Morning After: David Colosi, David McMurray and Christopher Reiger, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NYSELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Sideshow Happening, Root Division, San Francisco, CA100 Starlings: The Nomadic Studio, DePaul University Art Museum, Chicago, IL
Summer Selections, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
Single Lady, 224 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
The Endangered Species Print Project, Barbara&Barbara Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Last Book, Zentral Bibliothek, Zurich, Switzerland
Vision Quest, Observatory, Brooklyn, NY
2009
Two Degrees of Separation, Gallery Satori, New York, NYWinter Salon, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2008
Gifted, Cerasoli Gallery, Los Angeles, CAThe Last Book, Biblioteca Nacional de la Republica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
David Kiehl Benefit Exhibition, Dieu Donne, New York, NY
Year of the Rat, Archibald Arts, New York, NY
Opportunity As Community: Artists Select Artists, Part Two, Dieu Donne, New York, NY
Splash, Cerasoli Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Flight of the Mechanical Bumble Bee, AHL Foundation, New York, NY
Winter Salon, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2007
The Blogger Show, Digging Pitt Gallery, Pittsburgh, PAThe Seed Project, Winkleman Gallery, New York, NY
8 X 10, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2006
Mad Cow, NURTUREart, Brooklyn, NYSummer Show, exit (a gallery space), Cleveland, OH
Art For Healing, Korea Village, Queens, NY
Fabula, Mushroom Arts, New York, NY
2005
Le Petit Prince, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2004
The Relevance of Observation, Warner Gallery, O'Brien Arts Center, Middletown, DESlice and Dice, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Drawing Conclusions 2, Rocket-Projects Gallery, Miami, FL
The Truck Stops Here, Plus Ultra Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
TRANSMOTION, mobile installation, 5 boroughs of New York, NY
It's A Wonderful Life: Psychodrama in Contemporary Painting, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010
Brenda Biondo, "," EarthPlusArt: Cool Art, Worthy Causes, April 19"," The Endangered Species Print Project Blog, April 15
Peter Gabel, "," Tikkun Daily, March 15
Peter Gabel, , Tikkun, March/April
2009
Phil Barcio, , Tikkun Daily, November 11"Christopher Reiger: Some Species of Song," The L Magazine, October
Andrea Pratt, , coloring outside the lines, October 22
Chris Rywalt, , NYC Art, October 16
Pam Grossman, "," Phantasmaphile, October 7
Jessica Palmer, "," Bioephemera, October 1
Jean Garnett, Christopher Reiger, St. Andrews Magazine, Summer 2009
Brent Burket, "Inside The Torn Apart," Heart As Arena, April 3
Peter Cowling, "," Art Connect, March 16
Jessica Palmer, "," SEED Magazine, February 27
David Cohen, "," Artworld Digest, January
Claudio Parentela, "," DIaBEtic DEW555, January 4
2008
"Christopher Reiger," Flavorpill: New York, No. 447, December 30"Christopher Reiger," ArtistADay, December 30
Pam Grossman, "," Phantasmaphile, October 8
Chris Rywalt, "Gallery Slog 2008," NYC Art, September 27
Brent Burkett, "Seeing Through," Heart As Arena, September 27
"Artist of the Week," *evolve happy, September 12
"Christopher Reiger," Flavorpill: Chicago, No. 202, July 29
Jessica Palmer, "," Bioephemera, July 30
Olympia Lambert, "What the Flock?," Oly's Musings, July 19
2007
Lissa Brennan, "You've seen the art, now read the blogs for The Blogger Show," Pittsburgh City Paper, December 20Brian Sherwin, "," MyArtSpace>Blog, July 15
2006
James Wagner, "Christopher Reiger at AG Gallery," jameswagner.com, September 21"The AI Eye: Editor's Picks," Artinfo.com, September 20
Rothman, Marc, "Featured Artist Interview," The Beholder, September 2006
Sorenson, Erik, "Featured Artist Interview," Scrawled: Voice, Vision and Art, v1n2 February 2006
2005
Barry Hoggard, "Williamsburg Gallery Crawl Sunday," bloggy.com, February 8
2004
Strickland, Carol, "Painting Is Back", The Christian Science Monitor, May 28Flak Magazine, February 3
Flavorpill: San Francisco, No. 103, April 20 - 26
Flavorpill: London, No. 13, April 20 - 26
BOOKS, JOURNALS, OR CATALOGS
2010
Fogged Clarity #1, 2010, Nicotine Heart Press2009
"Between Meaning and Material," Fogged Clarity Arts Review, June
2008
Annual Guide To The Internet, NY Arts, Vol 13, November/December
2007
Seed Issue, Artworld Digest, April 2007
2006
"Art For Healing" Exhibition Catalog, Mushroom Arts and Korea Village"Unambiguous: A Curated Printed Exhibition," Artworld Digest, March 2006
2004
"The Relevance of Observation," text by John McGiff and Daniel T. Roach, Jr."It's A Wonderful Life: Psychodrama in Contemporary Painting," text by Joanne Cohen and Julie Langsam
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
2011
Residency, Artist In Residence In the Everglades, Everglades National Park, Royal Palm, FL, October2009
Residency, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, Nebraska City, NE, September2003
LMCC Manhattan Community Arts Fund Award, AugustArtists' Space Independent Project Grant, February
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2010
Visiting Artist, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NYVisiting Writer, Art Writing Special Projects Workshop, Professor Kate Gilmores SUNY Purchase MFA candidates, Brooklyn, NY