David Criner | Northeastern Illinois University

David

Criner

Instructor, Drawing and Painting

Art + Design

College of Arts and Sciences

Expertise

In his recent work, David Criner explores both visual and musical mediums, in pursuit of an aesthetic which celebrates the present moment of life and consciousness.

Courses Taught

Studio Experiences: Painting

Painting I

Painting II

Painting III

Painting IV

Research Interests

David Criner’s new large abstractions sees the artist revisiting themes from his student days, when you can imagine it was easier to look at the world eyes agog, reveling in the vastness laid before us. Decades later, Criner continues to revel, to celebrate the lean likelihood that is the existence of life in our known universe, the oddity that is consciousness amidst stardust and rubble. Consistent throughout Criner’s work is the sense of celebratory optimism and physical energy. If these paintings are a celebration of the rarity of human consciousness, Criner’s studio is a party for the cerebral.
-Damien James

Education

Master of Fine Arts, Painting, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL

Selected Exhibitions

Awake, St. Xavier University Gallery, Chicago, IL

Living Proof, Susan O. Ahern Gallery, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, For du Lac, WI

Free Space, A+C Architects, Skokie, IL

The Works of David Criner, The Cramer Home, Minneapolis, MN

Among the Lost and Found, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI

Forget Everything You Know, Firecat Projects, Chicago, IL

Sentience, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL

Additional Information

Commisioned work for J. Gralton, Clearwater Industries, Milwaukee, WI

Music album release of Sun Cycle, DCKM, and The Journey

Numerous artist talks/musical performances

d-criner@neiu.edu

FA 252
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Office Hours

Fall 2020 Virtual Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday: 2:30-3:15 p.m.

Main Campus

http://www.davidcriner.com/