Bio

Charis Ammon (b. 1992, Dallas, TX) is an artist in Brooklyn. Ammon paints images she encounters as she moves through her urban landscape—scenes often defined by flux: construction sites, urban development, and concrete. Ammon has said, “The weathering surfaces of American cities whisper stories of disrepair, resilience, and change. I see my story implicated in these spaces. These paintings are moments of empathy—when my environment gave me access to myself and a connection to my community.” The resultant paintings are fragments of Ammon’s lived experience.

Ammon's solo exhibitions include Where Do You Go When You Are On Your Way? at Alexander DiJulio, NYC (2023), Palm Trees and City Debris at Texas State University Gallery, San Marcos, TX (2022), Inheritance at The Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX (2020), and Maintenance at Art League Houston (2019), as well as two solo exhibitions at Inman Gallery, Houston, TX, Stay (2021), and Still Hot in the Shade (2018). Her work was recently included in Night Work at Alexander DiJulio (2024), Springs Eternal at Fireplace Project in East Hampton, NY (2023), Shh at Alexander DiJulio (2023), Urban Impressions: Experiencing the Global Contemporary Metropolis, Moody Center For the Arts, Rice University, Houston, TX (2022), and in The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston (2022). Her artist book, Rhythm, was included in a survey of book arts at The Printing Museum, Houston (2023).

Ammon graduated from Texas State University with a BFA in Painting in 2015, and she completed her MFA in Painting at The University of Houston in 2018.

She is represented by Inman Gallery in Houston and Alexander DiJulio in New York.