Kirk Stoller (1960–2020) was a sculptor, curator, and arts administrator. He earned a B.A. in French from Portland State University and an M.F.A. from UC Berkeley. After he retired from the position of program developer for continuing education at City College of San Francisco, he made the permanent move to New York and joined Transmitter Gallery as a co-director.
During his tenure at the gallery he curated engaging exhibitions what’s MY line, Nestled in the Warm Embrace of “Painting”, and Egregore, a solo exhibition by Gregory Kaplowitz. In an effort to stay connected to both San Francisco and New York throughout his bicoastal life, he founded and ran c2c project space, out of his apartments. The mission of c2c project space was to match artists from both coasts in order to bring artists closer together, find an artistic common ground, all the while highlighting the differences in their practices.
Stoller’s work has been exhibited internationally, including: Mary Ryan Gallery, Leslie Heller Gallery, Storefront Bushwick Gallery, Gridspace, The Property, Galerie Axel Obiger, and has been the subject five solo exhibitions at Romer Young. He participated in numerous artist residencies, including the Golden Foundation, MacDowell, Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, Willapa Bay, and Yaddo.
Kirk Stoller
Studios
Cheney
Kirk Stoller worked in the Cheney studio.
Cheney Studio was given to MacDowell by Mrs. Benjamin P. Cheney and Mrs. Karl Kauffman. Like Barnard Studio, Cheney is a low, broadly massed bungalow. Sited on a steep westward slope, its porches are supported on wooden posts and fieldstone with lattices. Although it still retains its appealing character, the original design of the shingled building…