About Twelve Chairs Gallery
Twelve Chairs Gallery is an independent contemporary art gallery founded by Kristine Stasiulevich and Georgian artist Zura, located in the vibrant heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Dedicated to original and expressive work, the gallery presents carefully curated exhibitions in both our indoor space and sculpture garden, bringing a uniquely Williamsburg edge to every presentation. The gallery takes its name from The Twelve Chairs, a satirical 1920s novel—a decade marked by radical artistic experimentation and the rise of modernism. That same spirit of innovation, personal...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Zura — Elephant Primitivist Animal Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This acrylic painting by Zura depicts a black elephant set against a luminous turquoise background. Rendered in the artist’s signature primitivist style, the form is intentionally si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zura — Flowers on a Table Contemporary Still Life Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Flowers on a Table" is a simple still life by Zura depicting a table with flowers and an empty chair, rendered in a vibrant yellow palette that fills the entire composition. Using a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Opium Flower by Zura Acrylic
Pencil Floral Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Opium Flower" is a painting by Zura executed in acrylic and pencil on wood panel, set against a deep black background. The stark contrast isolates the flower, giving it a quiet inte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Pencil
Zura — Good and Evil, 2025 Gold Leaf Mixed Media Iconography Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Good and Evil" by Zura draws from the visual language of iconography to explore faith, protection, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness. In this work, Saint George ap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Zebra in Motion, Turquoise Energy by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set against a luminous turquoise ground, "Zebra in Motion" captures the animal in a state of raw movement. Zura renders the figure using his signature technique of free, uninterrupte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zura – Blue Bucephalus, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas, Contemporary Horse Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bucephalus, the legendary steed of Alexander the Great, comes to life in a swirl of turquoise and shadow in this 2025 acrylic on canvas by Zura. Bold brushstrokes capture a horse of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zura – Traveling Florence, 2025, Mixed Media Collage on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Traveling Florence” by Zura is a layered mixed media collage capturing the essence of Florence in fragments—its streets, architecture, art, and fleeting moments—rendered in striking...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
“Love” Wall-Mounted Light Installation
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking wall-mounted light installation is crafted from a reclaimed vintage bed spring frame and fitted with warm bulb lights, forming the wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Metal
“Zura Original ‘12 Chairs’ Artwork — Bold Primitivist Style
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Twelve Chairs revisits the visual language of 1920s modernism. With bold, simplified lines and a graphic immediacy reminiscent of drawing, Zura evokes the era’s spirit of primitivism...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Steps in Nature’ – Contemporary Abstract Quadriptych by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zura captures a barefoot boy moving through nature in vibrant, expressive color. The four panels create a rhythm of motion and playfulness, inviting viewers to step into the scene an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zura ‘Power of the Red’ – Vibrant Red Bull Artwork on Bold Yellow Background
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The red bull emerges as a powerful symbol of vitality, freedom, and unrestrained energy — a creature caught between instinct and transcendence. In Power of the Red, Zura channels the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Self-Portrait’ by Zura – Contemporary Art with Antique Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this introspective self-portrait, Zura sits quietly before us — grounded, reflective, and unguarded. Behind him, an empty chair lingers in the background, a silent presence that e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
