DAZE

(Chris Daze Ellis - American)

Born in 1961

EDUCATION




- High School of Art and Design à New York, USA.




SOLO EXHIBITIONS




2022

- Chris Daze Ellis : Give It All You Got, Ppow Gallery, Ny, USA, January 7th - February 12th.




2020

- Chris Daze Ellis - 40 ans de création, 80s and 90s work, Ghost Galerie, Marseille, France, November 5th - December 5th.

- Recent Works, Château de Forbin, Marseille, France, August 30th - September 30th.

- Next Wave, Institut Catholique de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, February 7th - 29th.




2019

- New York Perspectives, Joe Gonzo/Chris DAZE Ellis, curated by Mode2, Urban Spree, Berlin, Germany, November 22nd - December 21st.

- Seasons, Galleria del Palazzo, Florence, Italy, June 13th - October 31st.

- The Journey, Woodbury House, London, United Kingdom, May 9th - June 13th.




2018

- Perspectives In GrayScale, Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion at Columbia University, New York, USA, April 7th - September 29th.

- Portals, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France, March 17th - April 28th.

- Daily Commute, P.P.O.W Gallery, New York, USA, February 19th - March 17th.




2017

- Small Painting, Pop Up show, Galerie Brugier-Rigail, Paris, France, April 27th - 29th.




2016

- The Asphalt Jungle, Childs Gallery, Boston, USA, November 14th - January 7th.

- Chris ‘DAZE’ Ellis: The City is My Muse, The Museum City of New York, New York, USA, April 23rd - June 19th.

- Now and Later, Avant Garden Gallery, Milan, Italy, April 1st - May 19th. DAZE (Chris Ellis) Born in 1961 in New York, United States Living and working in New York, United States

- Days of Daze, Art Dynasty Gallery, Forte dei Marmi, Italy.

- Soundtrack, UV Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina.




2015

- New Works, Galleria del Palazzo, Florence, Italy.




2014

- Street Talk, Chris Daze Ellis in Dialogue with the Collection, Addison Gallery of American Art at the Phillips Academy, Andover, USA, May 3 rd - July 31st.

- Indigo Dreams, TT Underground Gallery, New York, USA, January 9th - 19th.




2012

- Chris DAZE Ellis, New Prints and Editions, Empire Art Gallery, New York, USA.




2011

- The Grey Scale, Known Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.




2010

- Daze, Chang Art Gallery, Beijing, China, November 6th - December 31st.

- Daze, The Palazzo Casali, Tuscan Sun Festival, Cortona, Italy, July 30th - August 6th.

- Daze in Singapore, Fortune Cookie Projects, Singapore, March 4th - 21th.

- Daze Solo Exhibition, Watergate Street Gallery, Chester, UK.




2009

- Fat Caps and Burnt Racks : Recent works, Andenken Gallery, Denver, USA, June 10th - June 30th.

- Daze/ Crash, Adhoc Art Gallery, Brooklyn, USA, May 15th - June 14th.

- While the City Sleeps, Reflections from the 3rd Rail, Gallery Speerstra, Geneva, Switzerland,

February 10th - March 28th.




2008

- South Bronx to Naples, Entropy Art Gallery, Naples, Italy, November.

- Daze, Galleria del Palazzo, Florence, Italy.




2006

- The Climate Paintings, My Own Gallery, Milan, Italy, June 15th - July 28th.

- The Climate Paintings, Galleria Del Palazzo, Florence, Italy.

- The Climate Paintings, Galleria Del Palazzo, Pietrasanta, Italy,

- New Paintings, Midoma, New York, USA.




2005

- Mulheres Perfecto, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France, June 21st - July 21st.

- Paint Away the Pain w/Mode2, 1300 Gallery, Cleveland, USA.




2003

- Elevation, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France, March 5th - April 26th.




2002

- The Agenda Paintings, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France, January 17th - February 20th.

- The Sketchbook Paintings, Eastwicke Gallery, Chicago, USA.

- Portraits, Steven Vail Gallery, Des Moines, USA.




2001

- Daze & the Kids from the Urban Art Project, Mural, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.

- Works on Paper, Prosper Gallery, New York, USA.

- Elevated Stations and Interiors, Modern Culture at the Gershwin, New York, USA.




2000

- DAZE, Atelier Laderhof, Stockholm, Sweden.

- The Agenda Paintings and Monochromes, Eastwick Gallery, Chicago, USA.




1999

- WORKS ON PAPER, 1990-99, Masterpiece Gallery, Chicago, USA.

- DAZE, CRASH, OH THE EXPRESS TRAIN, Feldkirch, Austria; Palais du Lichtenstein, Munich, Germany. (catalogue)

- DAZE, CRASH, AMERICAN GRAFFITI, Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art contemporain, Nice, France.




1998

- The Coney Island Paintings, Gallerie Four, Basel, Switzerland.

- DAZE/CRASH: Recent Works, Palazzo Enrico Coveri, Florence, Italy.

- Daze, Ideya, New York, USA.




1996

- DAZE/DZINE, Summit Street Gallery, lowa City, USA.




1994

- DAZE & CRASH, York University Gallery, York College, New York, USA.

- DAZE & CRASH, Club U.S.A, New York, USA.




1993

- DAZE, Galerie de la Cathedrale, Nice, France.

- DAZE WORLD, The Time is Always Now Gallery, Hong Kong.

- Decade of Drawings, Gallery Michel Gillet, Paris, France.

- Decade of Drawings, Gallery B5, Monte Carlo, Monaco.




1990

- Daze & Crash, Black and White in Color Gallery, Bronx, USA.

- Daze & Crash, Gallery Structures, Montpellier, France.

- Daze, Gallery Michel Gillet, Paris, France.




1989

- Daze, Museum of American Graffiti, New York, USA.

- Daze, Gallery B5, Monte Carlo, Monaco.




1987

- New Paintings, Alexander Woods Gallery, New York, USA.




1986

- Crowd Control, Nada Gallery, New York, USA.

- Daze, Pène du Bois Gallery, Monte Carlo, Monaco.




1985

- DAZE, Eastman- Wahmendorf Gallery, New York, USA.




1984

- CRASH & DAZE, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, USA.




1983

- Daze, Pitekin Thropus Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.




1982

- Daze, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, USA.

- Daze, Fashion MODA, Bronx, USA.




GROUP EXHIBITIONS




2021

- Go Figure, curated by Todde James, Over the Influence, Hong Kong, January 30th - March 13th.

- Beyond The Streets On Paper, Southampton Arts Center, NY, USA, July 17th - August 28th.

- Nos Fantômes - exposition inaugurale, Ghost galerie, Paris, France, 10 Septembre - 20 Novembre, 2021.




2020

- The Bronx Does it Better, Wallworks, Bronx, USA, January 1st - February 2nd.

- #selected 6, Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland, January 9th - January 31st.

- Goldman Global Arts at Wynwood Walls, Miami, USA, permanent exhibition

- Art Basel on Beach Street, 212 Arts and Wallworks, New York, USA.

- Fire on Fire : Art, Music/ Street Club Studio, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, Nancy, France, October 12th, 2019 - January 12th, 2020.

- Here and Now, POP International Gallery, New York, USA, December 12th, 2019 - January 12th, 2020.




2019

- Beyond the Streets, curated by Roger Gastman, Twenty Five Kent, Brooklyn, USA, June 21st - September 29th.

- Pop Culture : Selections From Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, USA, June 1st - August 2nd.

- Legends, Speerstra Gallery, Paris, France, April 13th - May 11th.

- Ludwig 30, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary, February 5th - March 31st.

- Just Folks, 10 Years of 1975 and Wall Therapy, RIT College of Art and Design City Art Space, Rochester, USA, March 1st - 23th.

- Cash is King, curated by Olly Walker, Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom, August 21st - September 8th.

- From New York City to Marseille III, Ghost Galerie, Marseille, France, September 12th - October 12th.

- Elements of Style, the 80s Graffiti and Hip Hop Scene of New York, created by Carlo McCormick, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea, December 21st, 2018 - March 20th, 2019.




2018

- Art is Where the Heart is Vol. II, Galerie Droste, Paris, France, February 15th - February 27th.

- From NYC to Marseille, Ghost Galerie, Marseille, France, June 20th - July 26th.

- Beyond the Streets, curated by Roger Gastman, Los Angeles, USA, May 6th - July 6th.

- Writers : From subways to streets, Arena studio d’arte, Verona, Italy, December 16th, 2017 - February 17th, 2018.




2017

- MA Collection d’Art Urbain, Galerie Brugier-Rigail, Paris, France, May 18th - June 21st.

- City As Canvas, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana; Urban Nation Museum of Urban Art, Berlin, Germany.

- An Incomplete History of Protest : Selections from the Whitney’s Collection 1940 - 2017, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA.

- Broad Stripes and Bright Star, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, Connecticut; Branford House on Yale University Campus, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

- Human Kind, Goldman Global Arts, Miami, USA.

- #Selected 3, Speerstra Gallery, Paris, France, November 10th - December 21st.

- From the Streets : An Exhibition of Urban Art, ArtsWestchester, Westchester, New York, USA.

- Urban Painting Around the World, Live painting event, Speerstra Gallery, Port Hercule, Monaco, July 15th - 16th.




2016

- Off the Wall, World Trade Gallery, New York, USA.

- Glamorous Graffiti, Nassau County Museum of Art, Long Island, USA.

- Street Art: Banksy & Co, Palazzo Pepoli, Museo della Storia di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

- Daze & Tats Cru, Jardin Rouge, Marrakech, Morocco.

- Group Show, 212 Gallery, New York, USA.

- The Originals, The Sanctuary, Goldman Global Arts, Miami, USA.

- Magic City, Curated by Carlo McCormick and Ethel Seno, Dresden, Germany.

- Pigments Vertigo: Daze/ Crash/ Pro176, Galerie Cox, Bordeaux, France.




2015

- Old School, Galerie Slika, Lyon, France, October 16th - November 20th.

- Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, Curated by Robin Jaffee Frank, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, USA.

- Impact, 1975 Gallery, Rochester, USA.

- Fashion Moda: 35 Years Later, Wall Works, Bronx, USA.

- All Types of Characters, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, USA.

- Here Lies, 1975 Gallery, Rochester, USA.

- New York Meets the Dam, The Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

- Sideshow, Curated by Lisa Kereszi, The Edgewood Gallery at Yale University of Art, New Haven, USA.

- Coney Island : Visions of an American Dreamland, curated by Robin Jeffee Frank, The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, USA.




2014

- Depth of Substance, Succulent Studios, Brooklyn, USA.

- Point.Focus.Click, Wall Work, Bronx, USA.

- Fisdt Tate, Wall Work, Bronx, USA.

- Loisaida : New York’s Lower East Side in the 80s, Addison Gallery of American Art at the Phillips Academy, Andover, USA.

- From Blade and Daze to Lee and Rammellzee : American Graffiti, Museum de Wieger, Deurne, The Netherlands.

- City as Canvas: New York City Graffiti from the Martin Wong Collection, Museum of the City of New York, USA.




2013

- 2nd Biennial International Graffiti Fine Art, MUBE, São Paulo, Brazil.

- Group Show, Galeria Matilha, São Paulo, Brazil.

- Graffiti : In the Beginning, Space Junk Art Center, Bayonne, France.

- Write of Passage, Red Bull Space, New York, USA.

- Graffiti Mash Up, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, USA.




2012

- This Side of Paradise, curated by Empty No More, Andrew Freeman House, Bronx, USA.

- The Boneyard Project, Return Trip, Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, USA.




2011

- Paper Trail, curated by Daze, Shadow Space Gallery, Philadelphia, USA.

- Songs, Fuse Gallery, New York, USA.

- Hall of Fame, Speerstra Gallery, Switzerland.

- Art in the Streets, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, USA , April 17 th - August




18th. (catalogue)

- Martha Cooper : Remix, Carmichael Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.

- Art, Access and Decay : New York 1875-1983, curated by Lisa Kahane and Peter Frank, Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, USA.

- Dear Japin, We Love You, Benefit at Open House Gallery, New York, USA.

- Group Show, Alba Art Gallery, Bologna, Italy.

- Graff City, Opera Gallery, Paris, France.

- Melange of Street Art, Halenbeck Gallery, Nice, France.

- Graffiti Art, 40 Years of Expressionism, Grimaldi Forum, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

- Paths of Rhythm, Fuse Gallery, New York, USA.

- Abstractions, Opera Gallery, New York, USA.

- Graff in the City, Opera Gallery, Paris, France.




2010

- Draw, Museo De La Ciudad De México, Mexico City, Mexico.

- Public Consumption, The Puffin Room, New York, USA.

- Down By Law, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, USA.

- Né dans la rue: Graffiti, Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, Paris, France (catalogue), July 7th, 2009 - January 10th, 2010.

- Who’s the King?, Galerie Helenbeck, Nicem France, November 4th, 2009 - Janvier 31st, 2010.




2009

- Draw, White Walls, San Francisco, USA.

- Martin Wong’s Downtown Crossings, Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, New York, USA.

- Le Tag au Grand Palais, Grand Palais, Paris, France.

- Then and Now : Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Center Show, Gay and Lesbian Community Center, New York, USA.

- Whole in the Wall, Helenbeck Gallery/Splashlight Studios, New York, USA.




2008

- Group Show, Recoat Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland.

- Group Show, Bernarducci Gallery/ Meisel Gallery, New York, USA.

- Draw, Stolen Space, London, United Kingdom.




2007

- Fabulous Disorders, Caixa Cultural, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil ‘70’s Show’, Powerhouse Gallery, Brooklyn, USA.

- Charity by Numbers, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.

- Ballpoint Pen Drawing Show, Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, USA.

- ‘Joyride’ 33 West 17 Street, New York, USA.

- ‘Joyride’ Collette Store, Paris, France.

- Group Show, Galleria del Palazzo, Florence, Italy.

- Group Show, ReCoat Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland.

- Graffiti Stories, Musee Paul Valery, Sete, France.

- Graffiti Stories, Musee International Des Arts Modeste, Sète, France.

- Visual Slang, Henry Street Settlement, New York, USA.

- Draw, Gallery Lombardi, Austin, USA.

- Group Show, EU Gallery, Miami, USA.




2006

- Graffiti, Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA.

- New York’s Own, Fuse Gallery, New York, USA.

- Banned From Television 7, Canal Chapter, New York, USA.

- Draw, Fuse Gallery, New York, USA.




2005

- Installation Scion Art Tour, Cassius King Gallery, San Diego, USA, traveled to McCaigWelles Gallery, New York, USA.

- The New York Yankees and the American Dream, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, USA.

- Group Show, Modern Culture, New York, USA.

- Writers vs. Riders, Upper Playground, New York, USA.

- ABC no Rio, Benefit Auction, Deitch Gallery, New York, USA.

- The Munny Show, Drive By Studios, New York, USA.

- Group Show, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, USA.




2004

- Group Show, Prosper Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.

- Tag the System, The Showroom, New York, USA.

- War and Peace, Woodstock Gallery of Art, Woodstock, USA.

- The subway Series, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, USA.

- East Village ASU, B-side Gallery, New York, USA.

- East Village USA, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, USA.

- Kosmopolite, Taxie Gallery, Paris, France.




2003

- Graffiti in Print, Prosper Gallery, New York, USA.

- Daze, Done, Crash, Midoma Gallery, New York, USA.

- On Line, Feigen Contemporary, New York, USA.

- Howl! Opening Night Artists Ball, Angel Orensanz Center, New York, USA.

- NY Group Show, Gallery Speerstra, Paris, France.




2002

- This is the Modern World, Modern Culture, New York, USA.

- Crash, Daze, Sharp, New Paintings, Pace University Galler, New York, USA.

- Safe Harbors, Auction to Benefit the Point Community Development Corporation, Pacifico Fine Arts, New York, USA.

- Aerosol Art, No Name Gallery, Minneapolis, USA.

- I Love New York Benefit for the World Trade Center, Modern Culture New York, USA.

- The Armory Show 2001, Pier 90, New York, USA.




2000

- Zurich Art Fair, Projects United, Zurich, Switzerland.

- Group show, NY Gallery, Scottsdale, USA.

- Toronto International Art Fair, Andrew Edlin Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada.

- Art Miami, Andrew Edlin Fine Arts, Miami, USA.

- Tectonic, La Panaderia, Mexico City, Mexico.

- Landscapes, Scholoss Brunegg, Projects United Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.

- Milano Contemporary Art Fair, Projects United, Milan, Italy.

- Summer Show, DFN Gallery, New York, USA.

- The Base and the beautiful, Andrew Edlin Fine Arts, Hoboken, N.J, Frederick Weisman Collection, Pepperdine University Museum, California, USA.

- Coming from the Underground, Steven Vail Gallery, Des Moines, USA.

- Graffiti at Guernsey’s, Puck Building, New York, USA.

- Gallery Blu, Pontiac, USA.