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Cedric Alessandro Chambers is an American-Bolivian oil painter known for his controversial painting The Prophets. Some have compared the painting to the controversial 1987 photograph "Piss Christ" by Andres Serrano.
Cedric Chambers graduated from Metro State University with a bachelor's degree in Fine Art. He is represented by La Chita Galeria De Tu Novia Abuela located in Bolivia and the Denver Art Society.
In November 2012, Chambers created the controversial painting "The Prophets". The artwork depicts Star Wars fictional character Darth Vader carrying Jesus from the ruins of the formerly-known Twin Towers in New York City that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks. The painting has been rated by several critics as one of the most offensive paintings ever created.
Biography
Cedric Chambers was born on June 16, 1990 he lives and works in Denver, Colorado. Chambers is a photographer and painter. In an interview, Chambers revealed that his father gave him the name "Cedric" so he wouldn’t have to pick a pseudonym.
During High School Chambers focused on painting a series of paintings of Communist leaders contrasted in Angelic poses. At 16 Cedric was the youngest member of the Ken Caryl Art Guild. By 2007 Chambers was regularly selling his artwork on eBay with the occasional international buyer. In 2008 Cedric enrolled in Colorado State University to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering but dropped out by 2010.
Chambers spent the majority of his free time in college painting and reading the psychoanalytic literature by Slavovj Zizek. In 2010 Chambers created a mixed media painting called “The Subconscious Wish” which was featured on DIEHIPSTER.com.
In 2013 Chambers started donating paintings to "Project Worthmore", a charity which works with Burmese Refugees. That Spring, Chambers had his first two-person show at the Denver Art Society. That winter Chambers was featured in the Huffington Post for creating the “most offensive painting ever”. During the following months he was featured in List 25 and had an interview with FilterFreeAmerika.
In 2014, Chambers was hired as a social media specialist for the Nobel Peace Prize Nominated One Billion Acts of Peace Campaign. That same year he enrolled in Metro State University’s BFA program. Chambers started focusing on realism and continues to have art shows throughout the Denver Metro Area.
In 2016 Chambers joined the co-op NEXT Gallery just before earning his bachelor's degree. That same year he had his first solo show and was accepted into the Oil Painters of America national art guild.