Chris Semtner

Chris Semtner lives in Bon Air, Virginia and serves as Curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum. I paint pictures of the silent, still moments before or after some event which is only suggested but not directly depicted. I also paint pictures of dead insects.

Semtner studied painting at Virginia Commonwealth University and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He has since displayed his work in numerous group and solo exhibitions including shows at the Science Museum of Virginia; the North American Cultural Center, Lima, Peru; the Chuck Levitan Gallery, New York; the Plastics Club and the Philadelphia Sketch Club, both in Philadelphia; and Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.

Artwork on consignment at Visual Art Studio, Richmond VA. Permanent collections of Virginia Historical Society, City of Baltimore, Town of Blackstone, and University of Maryland.