Christopher Martin
Biography
Christopher Martin is a southern-raised multi-media artist from North Carolina, currently working in Oakland and San Francisco.
Through his art, Martin tells the story of a young man coming from the South. While attending school at North Carolina A&T for graphic design, Martin was prone to create hand cut and sewn banners with logo-like images to tell a story relevant to his own culture and history. With cotton representing the toil/labor of those captured in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Martin hand-cuts and sews tapestry pieces that are representative of the modern-day experience of the African diaspora.
Martin has exhibited at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art (Fort Wayne, IN), the San Francisco Art Institute (San Francisco, CA), and Pt. 2 Gallery (Oakland, CA)
Works
THIS THING OF OURS, 2024- TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY, 2024
- WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE, 2024
- WILD HEARTS CANT BE BROKEN, 2024
- (Seeing Triple) Lady Portrait, 2023
- (Seeing Triple) Reaper Portrait, 2023
- BETWEEN THE SACRED SILENCE AND SLEEP, 2023
- Black with white stripes, 2023
- Curiosity, 2023
- If you know you know, 2023
- Like a thief in the night, 2023
- ORDER OF CHAOS, 2023
- Recurring dream, 2023
- SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS, 2023
- The journey of unfathomable distance in time, 2023
- The pain of progress, 2023
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Exhibitions
"Oddkin" Group Exhibition
4 - 25 May 2024Hashimoto Contemporary SFHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Oddkin , a group exhibition celebrating the familial nature of arts in the Bay Area. Madison Brooks | Dennis Brown | Anjelica Colliard |...Read more"Weird West" Group Exhibition
13 Apr - 4 May 2024Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Weird West , a group exhibition exploring contemporary expansions of cowboy culture as witnessed in the 'Weird Western' film sub-genre. Through painting, drawing, sculpture,...Read moreChristopher Martin - "Void"
22 Apr - 20 May 2023Hashimoto Contemporary SFHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Void , a solo exhibition by Bay Area-artist Christopher Martin. The exhibition will be Martin's second solo exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary, and debut solo...Read moreInaugural Minnesota Street Project Exhibition
4 Mar - 8 Apr 2023Hashimoto Contemporary SFHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to announce our new gallery location within the Minnesota Street Project. To celebrate this exciting new chapter in our gallery history, we have brought together some...Read moreChristopher Martin - "Homeward Bound"
6 - 27 Mar 2021Hashimoto Contemporary SFHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Homeward Bound the debut solo exhibition of Oakland-based artist Christopher Martin. Utilizing the visual vernacular of traditional American tattooing, Martin interweaves imagery from the...Read more4 x 8-bridges: San Francisco Gallery Week
26 - 31 Jan 2021Hashimoto Contemporary SFHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to announce our participation in '4 x 8-bridges' a San Francisco art gallery week initiative featuring thirty six prominent Northern California galleries. For this week long...Read more"Greetings From Miami" Group Exhibition
19 Dec 2020 - 9 Jan 2021Hashimoto Contemporary NYCHashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Greetings From Miami , a group exhibition curated by Raul Barquet, paying homage to the cancelled 2020 edition of Art Basel Miami. This exhibition...Read more
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OPENING RECEPTION: "INAUGURAL GROUP SHOW"
March 8, 2023Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the opening of our Inaugural Group Show at Hashimoto Contemporary San Francisco's new location within...Read moreCOMING SOON: "INAUGURAL GROUP SHOW" AT MINNESOTA STREET PROJECT
February 23, 2023We are so pleased to announce our new gallery location within the Minnesota Street Project! After nine incredible years in the Tenderloin neighborhood, we are...Read moreArt Market SF
April 14, 2022Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to announce our participation in Art Market San Francisco. The gallery has participated in the fair since 2014, and we are...Read moreArtist Spotlight: Christopher Martin at the ICA San Francisco
January 20, 2022We're thrilled to anounce Hashimoto Contemporary's exhibited artist Christopher Martin's debut solo exhibition Ancient as Time - now on view at the Institute of Contemporary...Read moreComing Soon: CONTEXT Art Miami
October 30, 2021Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to announce our return to CONTEXT Art Miami in Miami, FL where we will be exhibiting new work by artists Sandra...Read moreOpening Night in Los Angeles!
September 24, 2021Thank you so much to everyone who came out to celebrate our new Los Angeles space! It was so wonderful having artists, friends and collectors...Read moreInstallation: Los Angeles Inaugural Group Show
September 15, 2021Hashimoto Contemporary Los Angeles is pleased to present our Inaugural Group Show featuring works from our represented artists in our new gallery located in Culver...Read moreAnnouncing Hashimoto Contemporary Los Angeles
September 1, 2021Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to announce our new Los Angeles location, opening next week in the heart of Culver City. Our new 2500 sq. ft....Read moreStudio Visit with Christopher Martin
February 12, 2021Photographer Shaun Roberts and SF Gallery Director Dasha Matsuura recently visited Christopher Martin 's Oakland, CA studio as he prepares for his upcoming solo exhibition...Read moreArtist News: Christopher Martin - Van's Featured Artist
February 9, 2021Congratulations to Christopher Martin, Van's 'Off the Wall' featured artist of the week! In honor of Black History Month, Van's has 'partnered with four Black...Read moreInstallation: "Greetings From Miami" curated by Raul Barquet
January 13, 2021We would like to thank everyone who has made an appointment to view 'Greetings From Miami' curated by Raul Barquet at Hashimoto Contemporary NYC. Appointments...Read moreComing Soon: "Greetings From Miami" curated by Raul Barquet
December 11, 2020The Mechanic - Andrew Hem Hashimoto Contemporary NYC is pleased to announce Greetings From Miami , a group exhibition curated by Raul Barquet . You...Read moreUpcoming editions and original works from gallery artists
November 19, 2020Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to announce several new limited editions published with our roster of represented and exhibiting artists, releasing later this November. Starting Friday,...Read moreBLM Print Release: Christopher Martin's "Don't Cross Us" and "Closed Fist"
June 4, 2020Don't Cross Us (left) and Closed Fist (right) Christopher Martin Don't Cross Us Limited edition screen print Signed and numbered by the artist 16 x...Read more
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