Based in Brooklyn, Charis Ammon produces observational paintings drawn from photographs taken during her daily wanderings. Her work captures traces of shared narratives in spaces that most overlook, asking viewers to slow down and look closely at the world around them. In these recent works, Ammon focuses her gaze on the sidewalks of New York and its omnipresent storefronts — Chinese takeout restaurants, bodegas, dry cleaners, flower shops, and bars.

Charis Ammon (b. 1992, Dallas, TX) is a Brooklyn-based artist whose work captures the dynamic essence of urban life. Ammon received her BFA in Painting from Texas State University in 2015, followed by an MFA in Painting from The University of Houston in 2018. Recent solo exhibitions include Sargent’s Daughters (Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY); Alexander DiJulio (New York, NY); Texas State University Gallery (San Marcos, TX), The Old Jail Art Center (Albany, TX); and Art League Houston (Houston, TX); and Inman Gallery (Houston, TX). Her work was recently exhibited in group exhibitions at Fireplace Project (East Hampton, NY); Moody Center For the Arts at Rice University, (Houston, TX); and Lawndale Art Center (Houston, TX), amongst others. Her artist book, Rhythm, was included in a survey of book arts at The Printing Museum, Houston (2023). Her work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (Houston, TX).