New contact info!

chris — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:41:33 +0000

Have moved to Chattanooga, TN. New contact number (423) 838-9059. Please disregard my old Montana cell number.

Dual Exhibit at George Broderick Gallery

chris — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:06:50 +0000

An exhibit featuring abstract artists Chris Terfloth and Stephen Stuart opened June 5th, 2008 at the George Broderick Gallery. The exhibit will run through June 30th. The Broderick Galley is located in the historic Pearl District of downtown Portland, Oregon.

The exhibit features 10 abstract expressionist paintings by Terfloth. The opening was well attended and both artist/owner George Broderick and Terfloth sold paintings opening night.

chris — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:55:41 +0000

Exhibits

chris — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:19:52 +0000

November 1, 2007 - February 29, 2008
Zoot Art Gallery, Zoot Corporate Headquarters, Bozeman, Montana

Selected by committee to be one of three artists to exhibit in 2007-2008.

Solo exhibit of thirty four paintings.

December 5, 2007 - January 31, 2008
Planet Bronze Gallery, Bozeman, Montana

2nd Annual Miniature Show

Group exhibit with sixty painters.

Four miniature works exhibited.

October 5 - October 27, 2007
Whooping Crones Gallery, Missoula, Montana

Exhibit of twenty paintings. First abstract artist chosen to show there.

July 1 - August 30, 2007
Leaf and Bean Gallery, Bozeman, Montana

Solo exhibit of seven paintings.

July 1 - August 30, 2007
Uptown Cafe Gallery, Butte, Montana

Solo exhibit of sixteen paintings.

May 1 - June 7, 2007
Tart Gallery, Emerson Cultural Center, Bozeman, Montana

Solo exhibit of ten paintings.

April 1 - June 30, 2007
Bozeman Broker Group Corporate Gallery, Bozeman, Montana

Solo exhibit of fourteen paintings.

February 1 - 28, 2007
Flying ~C~ Gallery, Bozeman, Montana

Solo exhibit of fourteen paintings.
September 1 - 30, 2006
Nova Cafe Gallery, Bozeman, Montana

Solo Exhibit of twelve paintings.
September, 2006 - present

The Ridge and Spa Ridge, Bozeman, Montana

Ongoing display of four paintings.

Cover Story: This Week Magazine

chris — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Abstract art helps artist break out of his comfort zone

By MICHAEL BECKER,Chronicle Staff Writer

SEAN SPERRY/CHRONICLE

Artist Chris Terfloth sits between two paintings, “Vesuvius”, left,

and “Nebula”, right, featured in the Zoot Enterprises gallery.

Motivated by a desire to break out of a safe and comfortable rut, mortgage banker Chris Terfloth decided to quit his job three years ago and become an abstract artist.
Everyone says to pursue your passions, he said, relaxing in the upstairs gallery at Zoot Enterprises, where a number of his paintings are on display. For so long, I suppressed that.
Raised in Canada, Terfloth began experimenting with art at age 3, spending hours on pursuits like trying to recreate the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in pencil.

It was only natural that he would be drawn to art. His family tree was heavy with artists. His grandmother painted in Germany for 60 years, and both his parents were involved in some kind of art, as well as numerous cousins and distant relations.

Creativity helps me remember not to sweat the small stuff, the 44-year-old artist said. It helps me appreciate what’s around me.

But he has not always been able to express his artistic side. Over the years he has been a teacher, baker, bartender, carpenter and model, among other things. About 15 years ago, he became an illustrator and cartoonist.

I think that was my way of being safe, he said. I could feed my artistic passion without risk of criticism.”

Yet it wasn’t enough for Terfloth. Complacency and conformism began to wear on him.

Kids don’t learn to be conformists early on, he said. As you become older, the car has got to be red, the trees have got to be green. Part of my process has been unlearning these things and becoming nonconformist again.

With abstract art, the artist abandons painting things as they appear in nature, like landscapes or portraits, instead focusing on the interplay of colors, inventive techniques and geometric shapes.

Not everyone is going to like abstract art, he said. But for me, the big thing is that I can paint from emotion. I can use colors to convey my feelings. That, to me, is more important than recreating something that’s already there.?

Judy Hartz, owner of the Whooping Crones Gallery in Missoula, where Terfloth’s paintings were recently exhibited, said she enjoyed his combinations of natural and geometric shapes. Hartz said the paintings displayed at her gallery reminded visitors of paintings from the late 1950s and early 1960s.

“His paintings incorporate a multilayered style that encourages the viewer to find different facets and meanings, she said.

Terfloth said he approaches blank canvases from a color perspective, keeping an inventory of color samples, picked from the things around him, like magazine advertisements or vacation photos.

Terfloth mixes those colors in acrylic paint and drips them onto a canvas that lies on the floor of his Bozeman studio. Then he picks up the canvas and tips it back and forth, letting the paint run over the surface. He uses brushes sparingly, relying instead on tools like flooring trowels and his hands.

The effects vary. Sometimes the paint cracks or dries in daubs, giving paintings an almost three-dimensional quality.

It’s a lot of trial and error.
You never know what’s really going to happen, he said. I’m lucky if I like one out of six of my paintings.

Terfloth said much of his inspiration comes from his spontaneity, something deep inside that keeps him looking for the patterns in nature and ways to make them seem unfamiliar or new.

It allows me to stay fresh, he said. I’ll paint for the next 50 years.

Terfloth’s exhibit of abstracts in acrylic hangs in the Zoot Enterprises Gallery through the end of January. He will have another exhibition at Planet Bronze from December through January.

Michael Becker is at mbecker@dailychronicle.com

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Radio Promo for Zoot Exhibit

point2design — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 04:59:59 +0000

Eagle Radio Ad

Click on the underlined text above to listen to the 60 second and 30 second radio spots the Eagle 105.7 fm ran for the Zoot Gallery opening reception and the remaining three months of the show.?

At Home Magazine Article

chris — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 04:59:59 +0000

Click on the pages to view the Chris Terfloth: Abstract Paintings in Touch with the Natural World article by Michele Corriel featured in At Home Magazine October 2, 2007.?

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Bozeman Broker Group

chris — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Chris Terfloth 423.838.9059
CHRIS TERFLOTH
EXHIBITS AT BOZEMAN BROKER GROUP
CORPORATE GALLERY
Bozeman, MT Local abstract painter Chris Terfloth will be exhibiting fourteen new works at the Corporate Gallery of the Bozeman Broker Group. His paintings translate emotions and natural patterns into colorful, abstract paint flows and geometric shapes. This is a beautiful venue. It gives me a chance to exhibit my art to a new audience, says Terfloth.
An illustrator for many years, Terfloth was drawn to the freedom and challenge of abstract expressionism. I enjoy the freedom of abstract painting. It is liberating to let the paint and my emotions steer me, rather than a preconceived idea or theme.
Chris Terfloth’s work will be on display at the Corporate Gallery of the Bozeman Broker Group from April 1st through June 30th. A Meet the Artist reception, with live music and refreshments, will take place on Thursday, April 5th from 5 pm to 7 pm.

Flying C Gallery Show

chris — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:58 +0000

Chris Terfloth, Abstract Artist - News