About the Art
My current interests are centered on the basic building blocks of picture making and what it can achieve in it's relation to the viewer. I strive to make art that is universal and timeless. Things that everyone can relate to or engage with. I have spent the better part of my life in the pursuit of making pictures that tell stories. I feel that the best stories, the most interesting ones are the ones that come from my imagination. I feel that making art from within not only guarantees it's uniqueness but also benefits me most in informing me as to who I am and what I think. It's thinking made manifest.
Quotes
"Stover's work is colossal, rich with delightful visual experiences and allusions to the world of modern art. " - Dr. Burton Wasserman , 2007
"While encompassing lessons learned from Art History, Stover pictorially chronicles his life's journey - a voyage often alluding to domesticity, home and navigating the waters of parenthood." - AM Weaver, 2013
"Stover's brightly colored work, possesses a lovely looseness and lyricism, its graceful forms reminiscent of the ephemeral fantasy forms and chance effects of surrealism." - New Haven Register, 2005
"Stover's studio reveals his love of art, his love of art history and his love of the materials art is made from." - Star Publications, 2002
About the Artist
Craig Stover
- BFA '93 - University of the Arts
- Studio Assistant for Sam Maitin and Elizabeth Osbourne
- Worked with Creative Artists Network (now the CEVA), The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Woodmere Art Museum, The Snyderman Galleries, The Avenue of the Arts and The Arts & Business Council
- Taught printmaking and painting at Haverford College
- Served as Executive Director for Allens Lane Art Center - theater productions , gallery exhibitions, Summer Art Camp and classes in the visual and performing arts including Vision Thru Art (Sculpture program for Blind and Visually-Impaired artists). Winner of Bartol Award for Educational Excellence
- Produced and curated 100+ visual art exhibitions
- Host of ArtShow
Biography
2023 14C Art Fair, Liberty Park, NJ
2023 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Broadfoot & Broadfoot, Boonton, NJ
2022 Inliquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - New Art Now V
2020 Alber Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Sentinels
2017 Jed Williams Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Prints
2017 Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Invitational Exhibition
2013 Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Elusive Quest
2008 Carolyn Feidler-Alber Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Paintings and Sculpture
2008 Artist's Equity/Widner University, Chester, PA - In Search of Ourselves
2006 D Gallery, Oceanside, CA - New Artists
2005 Off the Wall Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - New Artists
2005 Girard Avenue Mural Panels, Girard Avenue from 26th to 31st streets, Philadelphia, PA
2005 White Space Gallery, New Haven, CT - New Artists
2005 PII Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Imaginary Botanicals
2005 Lux Gallery, Chicago, IL - Imaginary Botanicals
2005 Academy of Natural Sciences - Specimen Studies
2004 Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA - Members exhibition
2004 Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA - Dear Fleisher
2004 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA October
2003 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA May
2002 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA May
1998 DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA - New Works
1998 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA May
1997 Gallery 500, Elkins Park, PA - Group Exhibition
1997 Hamilton Hall Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA - Alumni Exhibition
1996 Zone One Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Invitational V
1995 Zone One Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Invitational III
1994 Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - "Who Said Painting Is Dead!"
1994 McGovern Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA , - "Figure It Out For Yourself"
1993 Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA - Group Exhibition
1992 Caribou Cafe, Philadelphia, PA - New Works
Curating
In my career working in the arts, I had the pleasure of meeting a great number of wonderful artists. I visited most of their studios, curated and hung shows for them and remain as a supporter of their works. Below is an incomplete list of those artists I’ve worked with:
David Graham, Leo Sewell, Hee Sook Kim, Glynnis Reed, Brienne Rosner, Craig Stover, Michelle Marcuse, Martina Johnson-Allen, Sandi Pierantozzi, Neil Patterson, Michael Rossman, Marcia Jones, Martha Knox, Corneila Keitzman, Robert Fluhr, Simone Spicer, Dan Oliva, Lisa Haun, Mary Agnes Williams, Henrietta and Reinhold Edelschein, Gerald Cyrus, Tish Ingersoll , Don R. Miller, Charles J. Adams, Melissa Maddonni Haimes, Mi-Kyoung Lee, Eva Preston, Heather Ujiie, Cindy Ettinger Printmaking Studio, Andrea Wohl and Colleen Keefe, Jonathan Eckel, Richard Metz, John Dowell, Ron Rumford, Matthew Colaizzo, Sarah Kaufmann, Julie Zahn, Lara Cantu-Hertzler, Sarah Langsam, Carla Fisher, Cari Freno, Nancy Agati, Leslie Pontz, Ron Tarver, Janice Strawder, Jessica Liddell, Colin Pezzano, David Aipperspach, James Maurelle, Jenna Hannum, Dot Vile, Greg Brelloch, Hanna Vogel, Kelly Dzioba, Shawn Theodore, Vita Litvak, Stuart Rome, Judith Schaechter, Frank Bender, Sam Maitin, Elizabeth Osbourne, David Berger, Andy Buck, Inez Storer, Jimmy Clark, Jon Clark, Tula Telfair, and Ron Issacs.
Early odd bits
1987 - Decides to become an artist.
1989 - First public exhibition in Doylestown, PA.
1992 - First public exhibition in Philadelphia. All works except Icarus, 1991, were lost or destroyed.
1992 - Held an exhibition with two other artists in a 2 stall, 8th floor mens room in downtown Philadelphia. 68 people attended the opening. Artwork was hung and urinals were signed.
1994 - Several sold artworks were stolen out of the gallery during first exhibition at Pentimenti Gallery.
