From Baltimore Streets to Queens Canvas: The Art of Christopher Stain Christopher Stain, born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1972, is an artist whose work resonates with a powerful authenticity forged from personal experience and a deep-seated concern for the underrepresented. His journey began not within the hallowed halls of art school, but on the vibrant, often challenging streets of his working-class neighborhood, Highlandtown. The mid-1980s saw a young Stain captivated by the burgeoning world of NYC subway graffiti, an illicit and electrifying form of expression that ignited a creative spark…