Charles Burk Untitled Circa 1985 Painting

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Artist: Charles Burk– American (1947-)
Title: Doorway, old Building
Year: unknown
Medium: Watercolor on watercolor paper
Size: 10 x 15 … Read more Artist: Charles Burk– American (1947-)
Title: Doorway, old Building
Year: unknown
Medium: Watercolor on watercolor paper
Size: 10 x 15 inches.
Framed size: 19 x 23.5 inches
Signature: Signed lower left
Condition: Very good

This painting depicts the rustic walls and doorway of an old abandoned building in the country. There is extensive use of light and shadow in the composition.

Charles S. Burk was born in 1947 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is best known for his contemporary surreal landscapes usually with unique shapes and patterns and on a large scale. His work can be seen in the Albuquerque Art Museum and the University of New Mexico.

Charlie Burk
Born: 1947 Albuquerque, NM
Education
1973 BFA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Selected Exhibitions

2006 Solo-exhibition, Winterowd Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2005 Winterowd Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Pier 92, NYC, NY

2004 Winterowd Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2003 Solo-exhibition, Rick Moore Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2001 Permanent Collection, Albuquerque Museum, NM

2000 Just Originals, Corporate Offices Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Collection, Albuquerque Museum, NM

1997 Rocky Mountain NationalGolden, CO (also 1979, 80, 82, 85, 96 & 97)

1991 Solo-exhibition, Kyra Hidalgo, Houston, TX

1990 Two person show, Alpha Gallery, Denver, CO
Artists of the Southwest, Somerstown Gallery, Somers, NY

1989 Solo-exhibition Laurel Seth Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1984 Solo-exhibition Iman Galleries, San Angelo, TX

1981 Solo-exhibition Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
Western Federation Watercolor Society, Corpus Christi, TX (award)

1979 American Watercolor Society, New York, NY

1977 Watercolor in New Mexico, NM Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM

1976 Allied Artists of America’s Exhibition, New York, NY See less