BIO & RESUME
BIO
Chuck’s visual language is texture and its connection to nature. It is a textural response ranging from the softness of a rose petal, the hardness of a rock, or the atmosphere of a distant mountain range.
Utilizing customized plaster mixes, Chuck buries personal items such as feathers, jute and paper leaving an imprint evocative of spirits and our connection to each other through our ancestry. Each stage of the process is a symbolic ritual and the outcomes are spontaneous. Additional infusions of sumi ink, rust solutions, and various colorations reveal a stain-like presence giving visibility to that which is felt but not seen.
Chuck’s work leaves room for the viewer to make discoveries on their own-a vision quest of potential and an active participant in a greater spiritual sense.
Chuck’s visual language is texture and its connection to nature. It is a textural response ranging from the softness of a rose petal, the hardness of a rock, or the atmosphere of a distant mountain range.
Utilizing customized plaster mixes, Chuck buries personal items such as feathers, jute and paper leaving an imprint evocative of spirits and our connection to each other through our ancestry. Each stage of the process is a symbolic ritual and the outcomes are spontaneous. Additional infusions of sumi ink, rust solutions, and various colorations reveal a stain-like presence giving visibility to that which is felt but not seen.
Chuck’s work leaves room for the viewer to make discoveries on their own-a vision quest of potential and an active participant in a greater spiritual sense.
RESUME
Personal
Education
Personal
- Native of California
- Born 1958
- Educated in Hayward, Sacramento, China, and Berkeley
- Married to Diane Williams
- Goal: to continue the evolution as an exhibiting artist, educator, and art community advocate
- Singulart Online Gallery, Paris, France
- Manhattan Artists International, New York, NY
- Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Education
- Cold Wax Workshop by Jerry Mclaughlin and Rebecca Crowell, Skopelos, Greece, 2019
- Cold Wax Workshop by Jerry McLaughlin, MD ( Gearbox Gallery, Jen Tough Gallery), Benicia, CA, 2017
- John F Kennedy University, Master of Fine Arts and Consciousness, 2003
- China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China, 2001
- California State University, Sacramento, CA, Art Classes, 1997-99
- University of California, Hayward, CA, BS Degree in Business Administration with Accounting Option, 1981
- Arts Benicia Board Member, Benicia, CA, 2017-present
- California State Fair, Award of Excellence & Two Merits, Sacramento, CA, 2016
- Castro Valley Sanitary District, 10th Annual Recycled Art Contest, First Prize, Castro Valley, CA, 2007
- Juror, Solano County Fair, Vallejo, 2004
- California State Fair, Award of Excellence, Sacramento, CA, 2003
- Renee de Rosa Art and Nature Preserve, Docent, Napa, CA, 1997
- Artists of the Bay Area, Curated by Jen Tough, Jen Tough Gallery, NM 2021
- Wild Lands, Curated by Gina Tuzzi, Jen Tough Gallery, Sante Fe, NM 2021
- Dream National Juried Exhibition Catalog, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2018
- Flora & Fauna, National Juried Exhibition Catalog, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2017
- Benicia Open Studios Catalog, Benicia, CA, 2017
- Plaster and Fine Art, Instructor, I AN I Studio, Benicia, CA 2022
- A Sense of Place, Instructor, Marin MOCA, San Rafael, CA, 2022
- A Sense of Place, Santa Fe Artist's Getaway, Santa Fe, NM, 2021-2022
- A Sense of Place, Instructor, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA, 2021-2022
- Monumental Painting, Instructor, Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CA, 2019
- Abstract Painting and the Spirit in Nature, Instructor, Gualala Art Center, Gualala, CA 2019
- Painting Bold, Instructor, Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CA, 2019-2020
- Developing Your Signature Style in Abstract Painting, Instructor, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA, 2019-2020
- Big Painting Workshops, Instructor, I AN I Studio, Benicia, CA, 2018
- Pacific Northwest Art School, Instructor, Whidbey Island, WA, 2018
- Arts Benicia Classes, Instructor, Benicia, CA, 2016-2017
- I AN I Studio, Instructor, Benicia, CA, 2007-present
- City of Concord Parks and Recreation, Instructor, Concord, CA, 2006-2007
- John F Kennedy Graduate School for Holistic Studies, Graduate Student Mentor, 2004-2006
- National University, Adjunct Professor, Sacramento, CA, 2003-2007
- Arts Benicia, Stretcher Bar Instructor, Benicia, CA, 2002
- Robert Semple Elementary School, Instructor, Art Day, Benicia, CA, 2001-2003
- Singulart Online Gallery, 2020-present
- realART Gallery, Agoura Hills, CA, 2020-present
- North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM), 2016-present
- Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA, 1997-present
- Gualala Art Center, Gualala, CA, 2019
- Marin MOCA Museum, Marin, CA, 2019
- Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA, 2017
- Main Street Artists, Quincy, CA, 2014-2017
- Arts & Culture Program, Bay Area, 2013-present
- Gallery 621, Benicia, CA, 2011-2013