Christopher Lopresti

My Instagram is lopresti_arts ..I Love hearing from people and collectors. I am an established New York City based artist, specializing in portraiture, figure works, old master copies, mural works (commercial and private), and I teach a bit. Please contact me if you are interested in having any portraits /commissions/murals done, or learning more about the work. Models and galleries are welcome to reach out as well. I am currently looking for more representation... I am originally from Woodbridge, Virginia, and came to New York to study figurative / visual art, mostly 2d/ oil paint and graphite/pencil, with a concentration on human anatomy, rendering from direct observation....I graduated with an MFA in traditional painting and drawing techniques from the New York Academy of Art. I have taught numerous workshops, and worked as a teaching assistant for many years at the Art Students League of New York, continuing to hone my skills for the last 15 years, working full time with models. I have been honored with many prestigious awards; the Xavier Gonzales travel grant for six months travel and study abroad, the Nessa Cohen for realism/drawing, Frank Mason Grant for painting, and the Fantasy Travel Scholarship, which enable...

MFA, New York Academy of Art, 2008
BFA, George Mason University, 2003
The Art Students League, 2009-2020
The National Academy, 2009-2011
Drexel Medical Anatomy 2011

The New York Academy Summer Show, curated by
Joeonna Bellardo-Samuels, Andrea Scott, and Alia Williams, 2020.
Xavier and Ethel Gonzales Grant Show, Art Students League, 2019.
The Perspective Collective, Solstice Group Show, 2018.
The Best of Concour, Red Dot Show, Art Students League, 2018.
The Red Room Gallery, Solo Show. NY, NY, 2017.
Gallery 58, Multiple Visions, Gallery 58,New Jersy City, 2014.
A Glimpse of the Past, Solo Show, Good Shepherd Gallery, Woodbridge, Va., 2013.
Take Home a Nude, Sotherby’s, New York, NY, 2013.
Studio 7 NYAA alum group show, Bernardsville, NJ, 2013.
Metro Fare 3, The Metro Card Exhibit, The RH Gallery, NY, 2013.
The Art Students League Grant Show, New York, NY, 2012.
PSSST!, Kraine Gallery, New York, NY, 2012.
NUDE! , Studio A Gallery, Tarrytown, NY, 2012. ...