Charlie is a queer artist and writer based in Chicago.
As a creative across multiple disciplines, Charlie (They/He) uses art as a means to document life to illuminate beauty found in the mundane and find common threads tying us all together.
Charlie draws inspiration from their own identity and experience navigating life. Representation for the underrepresented is at the core of his art practice and what drives the majority of his work, whether it’s a poem, visual art, or an essay. They create for themselves, their fellow queers; especially the late bloomers, other trans folx, and anyone else interested in creative expression.
Photo: Victoria Marie Photography
Current & Upcoming Projects
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North Park University Research Experience for Summer Students.
6.3.2024 - 7.26.20248 week program conducting independent research on transgender and gender expansive artists through history. Commemorating lives lost due to violence. Research driven art will be created over the course of the project culminating in an academic presentation & art exhibit.
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Academic presentation for the culmination of the North Park University NPRESS research program. Showcasing the research findings and art created during the TRANSparency project.
Date/Time: 9.25.2024 11:30am - 1pm
Location: North Park University- Johnson Center Boardroom
Apples & Oranges
They say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree... well, I’ve got mixed feelings about that... Because if that makes me an apple, I don’t know how closely I want to be associated with the tree. I mean, don’t get me wrong, the tree is fine, there’s nothing all that bad about it, like it’s not evil or anything. I don’t know, there might be some ulterior motives, strings attached- with what the tree offers, but I don’t think it comes from a malicious place. However, the thing about the tree is, you don’t really know what to expect. Will it be beautiful or ugly? Will it provide refuge or extend its branches and harm those within reach?
I don’t remember much from childhood, but I do remember the uncertainty, the unease, the confusion. But how could I have known that anything was off?…[read more]
