Photos by Jon Marquez.

Christopher Alles

Christopher Alles is a sculptor who specializes in figurative and sacred art. He began formal training in classical art in Florence, Italy, where he assisted artist Dony MacManus on a monumental 16 figure altar relief for a medical school chapel in Rome. He continued apprenticeship under the guidance of sculptor Tomasz Misztal, with whom he studied the European grand manner of sculpture and completed his first near-life-size figure. He also completed a master class in drawing with Vitaly Borovic, head of drawing at the Imperial Academy of Art, St. Petersburg, Russia. Christopher has been commissioned for work throughout the Tristate area, ranging from small scale portraits, to architectural sculpture, to monumental figurative sculpture. His work has been featured in the New York Post, The New Criterion, and Catholic New York, and he is a featured artist in the documentary, “Masterpieces.” He received the Stanford White Award in the category of “Art and Craftsmanship” for his sculptural contribution on the recently constructed Baldacchino at the Church of St. Michael in midtown Manhattan.

Christopher lives with his wife Emma and their five children in Poughkeepsie, NY.