Chris Riggs

Chris Riggs for Mayor is born and raised in New York City. Chris began painting when he was 3 years old with his grandfather from Italy. Riggs father was killed by in a hold up at his store in Manhattan when he was 7 years old. At age 11, Chris medium was aerosol, painting murals in abandoned buildings and train tunnels in New York City. At age 17, Riggs traded in his spray cans for a paint brush. He studied painting formally with canvas during college.

Chris Riggs for mayor now lives and works in NYC and Miami. Chris has made and sold 1000's of paintings! His paintings are collected by Museums, Galleries, and Collectors from all around the world.

"Chris Riggs for Mayor is currently one of the most famous artists in New York City."
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"Chris's influences include NYC street art, black and white African art, Aboriginal art, Picasso, Keith Haring, Basquiat, Pollock, and Andy Warhol."


"His work is collected by museums, galleries, and collectors in over 50 countries."
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"Shortly after starting his academic training as painter, he initiated to combine painting on canvas with street art."
-Young Lee, The Frankfurt Art Association (Frankfurter Kunstverein) museum(1829), Frankfurt am Main,Germany

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Columbia University