San Diego based artist, Christopher Konecki loves writing about himself in the 3rd person.
Konecki is self-taught and constantly experimenting. He is known for completing large scale aerosol murals, fine artwork including paintings and miniature sculptures, as well as various public and private site specific installations. Konecki's work is explorative of social consciousness, generally irreverent, and focused on subjects that are both serious and absurd. His use of found and 'repurposed' objects in his work advocates the reassessment of typical ideals of function and beauty. Elements of nature often collide with harsh urban landscapes and elements of street art and graffiti, symbolizing the ongoing struggle between the harmonious coexistence of these two competing monumental forces.
In the last five years of his professional art career, Konecki has exhibited in galleries throughout Southern California. His expanded work includes participation in international mural festivals in New Zealand, Canada, and Mexico. In 2015, Konecki completed the largest mural in San Diego covering 9,500 sqft of the 7-story parking structure at 707 Broadway. Konecki is responsible for the curation of tentpole events in the San Diego art scene such as Warehouse 1425 and the ongoing curation of the event space SILO in Makers Quarter which has resulted in nearly 100 murals. Konecki also co-founded Cohort Collective with a small group of well-known dedicated artists that continue to produce live art events and exhibitions in San Diego and beyond. Alongside non-profit organizations Pangeaseed Foundation and Surfrider Foundation, Cohort Collective co-curated Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans San Diego 2016 creating over 20 large scale public artworks that promoted various pressing environmental concerns. Konecki’s installation work may be viewed in numerous establishments, including Oxford Social Club at the Pendry Hotel San Diego, The Container Yard DTLA, Waypoint Public Restaurants, Park and Rec, Silo in Makers Quarter, Hub Marketplace, Form15 and the Arts Center of San Diego.
Murals | Installations
POW!WOW! Worcester | Worcester, MA | 2017
Asics x Branded Arts | Los Angeles, CA | 2017
Oxford Social Club | San Diego, CA | 2016
The Container Yard | Los Angeles, CA | 2016
Sea Walls: San Diego | PangeaSeed x Cohort Collective | San Diego, CA | 2016
HUB Marketplace | San Diego, CA | 2016
College View Apartments | San Diego, CA | 2016
Arts n' Amps | Karl Strauss x Cohort Collective | San Diego, CA | 2016
Cass Corridor | 1xRun | Detroit, MI | 2016
Danwood | Windsor, CA | 2016
Sea Walls: Toronto | PangeasSeed x Love Letters Projects | Toronto, CA | 2016
Festival Inspire | Moncton, CA | 2016
Neon Desert Music Festival | El Paso, TX | 2016
707 Broadway | Conference Room | San Diego, CA | 2016
San Diego Tattoo Supply | collaboration with Sergio Hernandez | San Diego, CA | 2016
Sea Walls: New Zealand | PangeaSeed x AAINZ | Napier, NZ | 2016
Silo in Makers Quarter | Collaboration with Carly Ealey | San Diego, CA | 2016
TI:ME at Montecillo | El Paso, TX | 2016
Art Basel | En Masse collaboration wall | Miami, FL | 2015
707 Broadway | Largest Mural in San Diego | San Diego, CA | 2015
Park and Rec | Installation and Mural | San Diego, CA | 2015
Sea Walls: Cozumel | PangeaSeed x World Destination Arts | Cozumel, MX | 2015
Community at Carnegie | San Diego, CA | 2015
Arts Center | San Diego, CA | 2015
Alexandria Real Estate Headquarters | San Diego, CA | 2015
The Local PB | San Diego, Ca | 2015
Sea Walls: San Diego | PangeaSeed | San Diego, CA | 2014
Common Theory | San Diego, CA | 2014
Waypoint Public | San Diego, CA | 2014
Solo Exhibitions
Apathesis | Gabba Gallery | Los Angeles, CA | 2017
Destination: Lost | Subtext Gallery | San Diego, CA | 2014
Quintessentially Californian | Thumbprint Gallery | La Jolla, CA | 2012
Group Exhibitions
Swank | Thinkspace Gallery | Los Angeles, CA | 2017
Flourish | Thinkspace Gallery x Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum | Mesa, AZ | 2017
Exploring the New Contemporary Movement | POW! WOW! x Thinkspace Gallery | Honolulu Museum of Art School | 2017
It Was All a Dream | CAVE Gallery | Venice, CA | 2017
Kaaboo Art | Kaaboo Music Festival | Del Mar, CA | 2016
Tiny | Subtext Gallery x Cohort Collective | 2016
Parallel | Cohort Collective | San Diego, CA | 2016
Our Lady | Trustworthy LTD. | San Diego, CA | 2015
Reclaim the Future | PangeaSeed x Cohort Collective | Del Mar, CA 2015
Cannibal Flower | Los Angeles, CA | 2015
Creative Block | Cohort Collective | San Diego, CA | 2015
Gangsters and Geniuses | Rare Form | San Diego, CA | 2015
Cohort Cult-Lective | Disconnected Salon | San Diego, CA 2015
Barf Party | Jett Gallery | San Diego, CA | 2013
SILO in Makers Quarter | Event Space | San Diego, CA | 2013
SPACE-SNA | Pop-Up Show | Santa Ana, CA | 2013
Konecki x Cody Lusby | Curbside Gallery | Santa Ana, CA | 2013
WAREHOUSE1425 | Pop-Up Show | San Diego, CA | 2013
OAC Art For Awareness | Thinkspace Gallery | Culver City, CA 2013
Parachute Factory | Pop-Up Show | San Diego, CA | 2013
End of the Beginning | Artlab Studios | San Diego, CA | 2013
Konecki x Keegan Onefoot | Hellion Gallery | Portland, OR | 2012
Commerce of Compulsion | Voz Alta Project Gallery | 2012
Don't Say We Didn't Warn You | Thumbprint Gallery | San Diego, CA | 2011
Kind Lines | Quiksilver Soho Store Display | New York, NY | 2009
Curator
Sea Walls: San Diego | PangeaSeed x Cohort Collective | San Diego, CA | 2016
Arts n' Amps | Karl Strauss x Cohort Collective | San Diego, CA | 2016
Parallel | Cohort Collective | San Diego, CA | 2016
Creative Block | Cohort Collective at Silo | San Diego, CA | 2015
SILO in Makers Quarter | Event Space | San Diego, CA | 2013- 2016
SPACE-SNA | Pop-Up Show | Santa Ana, CA | 2013
WAREHOUSE1425 | Pop-Up Show | San Diego, CA | 2013
End of the Beginning | Artlab Studios | San Diego, CA | 2013
Commerce of Compulsion | Voz Alta Project Gallery | 2012