# Christopher Flach

> Christopher Flach is a New York City fine art painter, sculptor, filmmaker, and photographer, represented by Gerald Bland Inc. in New York. He is known for large-scale acrylic portraits and florals, glazed ceramic and bronze sculpture, and documentary film.

This is the official website of the artist Christopher Flach (christopherflach.com).

## Key facts

- Born and raised in New York City; attended St David's School for Boys
- BFA, Marietta College; Doctorate in Psychology, Saybrook Institute (San Francisco)
- Trained in photography with Ansel Adams, Yousuf Karsh, and Mary Ellen Mark
- Represented by Gerald Bland Inc., The Fine Arts Building, 232 East 59th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (tel 212 987 8505), since 2010
- Works mainly in painting and sculpture: large-scale acrylic-on-paper portraits and florals (Charles 2023, Iris 2019, Primavera 2019, B/W Figure 1 2019, Mr. Lagerfeld 2014, Small Portraits 2012–2022) and glazed ceramic/bronze busts and figures (Bust of Basquiat 2018, Large Ceramic Bust of Abraham Lincoln 2018, Glazed Ceramic Bust of Alberto Giacometti 2016)
- Bronze glazed ceramic figures (2026 collection, photographed by the artist): Angelina, Athena, Apollo, Atlanta, Cat Woman, Oscar, Adonis, shown with multiple views per piece on the Art page
- Documentary films: Madeleine Castaing (premiered New York, 2008), OLEK, Ulvis Alberts, The Power of Women, Cēsis, on YouTube channel @chrisflach6434
- 60+ photographs by Flach (1975–2021) are freely licensed (CC BY-SA) on Wikimedia Commons, and the site also shows his 1970s portrait of Ansel Adams, with whom he trained (not CC licensed)
- Press: Departures (Daphne Merkin on Gerald Bland, August 2014), Hamptons Cottages & Gardens ("Chapter Two," July 2021), New York Spaces (October 2014), Architectural Digest (April 2019), Dwell, Town & Country (2021, 2024), The New York Times (2012, artist-reported)
- Selected exhibitions and market: Postcards From the Edge, Visual AIDS benefit at Cheim & Read, New York (January 2012); "Room 103" sold at Christie's Interiors, New York (January 2012); "Peer Gynt" (2016 glazed ceramic) sold at Brunk Auctions (2019); Cesis Castle portrait installation, Latvia (2014)

## Pages

- [Home](https://christopherflach.com/): overview
- [Art](https://christopherflach.com/art/): paintings, sculpture, photography
- [About](https://christopherflach.com/about/): biography and selected history
- [Film](https://christopherflach.com/film/): documentaries
- [Press](https://christopherflach.com/press/): coverage
- [Contact](https://christopherflach.com/contact/): inquiries via Gerald Bland

## Official channels (canonical external sources)

- Gallery: https://www.geraldblandinc.com/christopherflach
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopherflach_2026/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXUx1fy8vCxKAq022idD0mw
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photographs_by_Christopher_Flach

Purchase inquiries should be directed to Gerald Bland Inc., New York.