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Experience Contemporary Artist Christian Burnham at ArtExpo New York | Booth S307
Thursday, April 9th through Sunday, April 12th experience contemporary artist Christian Burnham in an exhibition at ArtExpo New York, Booth S307 at Pier 36 NYC. Christian Burnham is a contemporary artist, born in 1973 in Eastbourne, England, and currently based in Hasselt, Belgium. His work fuses stencil art with symbolic realism, serving as both a personal testimony and a reflection on transformation. In 2025, his work was exhibited internationally at the XV Florence Contemporary Biennale and Spectrum Miami, where he was awarded Best New Exhibitor, marking an important milestone in his growing presence on the international art stage. Follow Christian Burnham on Instagram @christianburnhamart
Burnham’s art is driven by an innate creative impulse, functioning as both a meditative practice and a form of storytelling. His work strives to evoke emotion, raise awareness, and offer a voice for recovery. He explores the complexities of addiction, healing, and the human experience, frequently delving into themes of spirituality, philosophical questions about reality, and the influence of the pre-conditioned mind. These inquiries form the foundation of his artistic inspiration.
His artistic process merges street art aesthetics with fine art craftsmanship, using spray paint, acrylics, markers, and Japanese inks in combination with meticulously designed stencils. He works across a variety of surfaces, including canvas, wood, and metals. A vital part of Burnham’s process involves setting up installations of objects, which he photographs to use as references for his compositions. In other instances, he combines several images or draws by hand to construct a scene, later refining the imagery digitally in Illustrator and/or Photoshop. The finalized designs are then translated into hand-cut stencils used in the finished works.
His approach balances controlled precision with spontaneous expression, allowing the artwork to evolve organically while maintaining a strong conceptual focus. His development as an artist has been shaped by personal transformation, experimentation, and a continuous search for new modes of expression. From his earliest works to his most recent pieces, Burnham has consistently pushed the boundaries of stencil art, evolving both technically and conceptually.
FAIR HOURS & TICKETS
VIP / PRESS PREVIEW
Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 4 PM – 5 PM
OPENING NIGHT PREVIEW
Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 5 PM – 8 PM
PUBLIC FAIR HOURS
Friday, April 10, 2026 | 11 AM – 7 PM
Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 11 AM – 7 PM
Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 11 AM – 5 PM