The Art of Chris Semtner
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About
Chris Semtner is an internationally exhibited artist living in Virginia and currently serves as Curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum as well as Co-Chair of the Exhibitions Committee at Artspace Gallery in Richmond. His paintings have entered many private and public collections including those of the University of Maryland Department of Entomology and the City of Baltimore's Poe House and Museum. His photographs have appeared in several publications including the London Daily Telegraph (U.K.) and Rue Morgue Magazine (Canada). Semtner has served as Content Editor for two biographies of Poe and has published numerous short stories. He has spoken before several arts and civic groups on the subjects of art and literature and has taught a class on Poe at the Lifelong Learning Institute in Midlothian, Virginia. He has been interviewed multiple times for television and radio in the United States and Canada.
In addition to his curatorial work, Semtner continues to exhibit his paintings several times a year. Although his primary subject is the beautiful woman, Semtner also paints images of dead insects.
