Christopher James Kull
I’ve been Oil Painting since VCU in 1990. Decades later, I’m still hopeful I can use my art as my full-time gig someday.
My somewhat new perspective as an artist, is it’s kind of my responsibility to make art that’s a reflection, or response to this moment in time in history on Earth. Decades after I’m dead, and people are wondering what it was like to live through the 2020’s. I want my art to help inform how profound the time was.
Who I really am as an artist is wanting to push forward a childlike wonder of everything, and somehow representing that visually in painting.
What influences my art today in random order is Physics, Zen, Positivity, Van Gogh, Current Events, Philosophy and Curiosity.
Art Resume
Experience
- Attleboro Arts Museum // Country, the 2026 National Juried Exhibition.
June 11th – July 10th 2026. Curated by Claudia Fiks.
Country is loosely based around the United States’ 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. - Amos Eno Gallery // A Long Train: 250 Years of Hypocrisy
Feb – April 4th 2026.
Curated by Aaron Wilder, A Long Train: 250 Years of Hypocrisy exhibition is hosted by Amos Eno Gallery on Artsy. Three of my artworks are in this show. - Montclair Art Museum // The Museum Makes Art: MAM’s Creative Community
March 20 – April 19 2026. Montclair, New Jersey
This Group Exhibition celebrates the creativity of the Montclair Art Museum community by showcasing artwork by its staff. Including my 2020/2023 painting Everything Is Upside Down. Home: Zero. Away: Infinity. - Self-employed // Creative Director and Designer
Nov 2024 – Present. New Jersey.
Developing ideas and strategies for creative Project Proposals. Starting with the initial brainstorming of concept ideas and carrying through to developing the Message, Writing and Visuals that all work together. The visuals developed are a mix of Design using mostly Adobe Creative Cloud, and Fine Arts using Painting and Drawing. AI tools are not used in my work, and I can’t take on Projects that use them. - MvVO Art // MvVO Art AD Art Show 20240
Oct 2024. New York, NY.
Instagram exposure on mvvoart and presence on Artsy Gallery. - MAM aka Montclair Art Museum // Inspired by Family and Community
Sept – Oct 2024. Montclair, NJ. Group Exhibition. - Leach Gallery // State of The Art
July – Aug 2024, Montclair, NJ. Studio Montclair Members Group Show. - Studio Montclair // Solo Exhibition
June – July 2023. Montclair, NJ. A solo exhibition at Studio Montclair’s Window Gallery. - Through The Windows // Through The Windows
May – June 2023. Montclair, NJ. Hoboken’s annual Through The Windows Art Walk. - 56th String Movement // Mural Artist
Oct 2008 – Sept 2009. New York, NY. 56th String Movement started as an unpaid volunteer project, and was awarded the LMCC MCAF grant for $2,400 towards supplies. The project also received generous paint donations from Golden Paints. - Take It! //Art Director
2008. New York, NY. Six of my paintings are in this short film Take It! by Max Weissberg. - Godspeed // Mural Artist
Oct – Nov 2006. Richmond, VA. The Godspeed was painted as a temporary mural to help the owner sell the building. Painted for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, VA in 2007. As of 2024, the mural was still there. - Virginia Holocaust Museum // Mural & Portrait Artist
2002 – 2004. Richmond, VA. I painted 5 murals and 2 portraits. A Deportation Scene mural painted in the museum’s entrance, combined over 7 photos from the book, Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto, published by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Education
- MITx / 1 Course
2024 April. Online. Philosophy: God, Knowledge, and Consciousness. - School of Motion / 2 Courses
2019. Online. Animation Bootcamp & Expression Sessions. - Virginia Commonwealth University / BFA
1989 – 1994. Richmond, Virginia. Fine Arts degree with an emphasis on oil painting.
My Blog – updated almost never. christopherjameskull.blogspot.com