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 Chester Elmore is a San Francisco bay area native. As a youth Chester was steeped in the vibrant art scene of 196O's counter culture San Francisco. It was possible for one to walk a short distance and experience the DeYoung Museum and a free Jefferson Airplane concert both in the same venue. One could walk a few blocks and experience countless ethnic traditions melded together in a free exchange borrowing and adapting of each other’s beliefs and customs. The cosmopolitan nature of the area played a great role in Chester’s artistic and Philosophical development.
Chester was exposed to a cornucopia of artistic concepts and cultural crossroads through many mentors that had gathered in the area to create a new language of African American artistic expression. Chester enjoyed several successes as a youth, winning many local competitions. As an adult he took a hiatus from fine art and took a position as a technical artist. After a successful career and subsequent retirement he has returned to pursue a career in the fine arts.
It is Chester's hope is that his reentry into the art community will allow him to continue the traditions of sharing art with youth and adults in the greater community that would otherwise suffer a lack of exposure.
There is a great need to expand access to art for all people. It is imperative that all people, especially our youth connect with the aesthetic and social commentary that connects works of art with the time and space in which they were created. Art is essential in the development of group identity as well as acting as a bridge to a greater society. |
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