CHARLIE HEWITT AMERICAN ICON
Charlie Hewitt, b.1946, is an American painter, printmaker, and public artist. His works are part of the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum, Museum of Modern Art, and Library of Congress, among others. He has also been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions.
After decades of living in downtown Manhattan, Hewitt and his wife, fellow artist Kate Carey, returned to Hewitt’s home state of Maine in 2010 in search of community. They purchased a former hardware store on Main Street in downtown Yarmouth and transformed the historic building into their home, studio, and gallery, which they currently share with their two teenage children, Max and Ruby, several dogs, and an extensive and eclectic collection of art.
Hewitt is in the process of constructing two workshop studios, with the intention of fostering opportunities for community creativity and interaction. The Electric Garage is being developed in Jersey City, New Jersey, and the Electric Greenhouse will be located in Portland, Maine.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Whitney Museum of Art, New York City
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
MIT, List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Ithaca, New York
The New York Public Library, New York City
The Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
The Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina
Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, Maine
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine
The Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Phillips Academy, Addison Gallery, Andover, Massachusetts
The Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine
Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City
Chemical Bank, New York City
Maryland Bank and Trust, Lexington Park, Maryland
Prudential Insurance, New York City
State University of New York, Binghamton, New York
Dillard Weatherspoon Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Heather Gaudio Fine Art – New Canaan, Connecticut
2016 Jim Kempner Fine Art – New York City
2014 Charlie Hewitt: White Light – Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
2012 Woodcuts, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, Connecticut
Greenwich Art Council Greenwich, Connecticut
Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
2010 Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
Icon Gallery, Brunswick, Maine
2008 Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
2007 Whitney Art Works, Portland Maine
2006 Farnsworth Museum, Rockland Maine
Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Lewiston Maine
2004 Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
2001 Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
1998 Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
Arden Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
1997 June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, Maine
Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York City
1996 Ralph Greene Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1995 Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
Arden Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
1994 Kouros Gallery, New York City
Paula Paulette Fine Arts, Portland, Maine
1993 Ralph Greene Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1992 Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
Dranoff Fine Arts, New York City
Dean Valentgas Gallery, Portland, Maine
1991 Vinalhaven Press Gallery, New York City
1990 M-13 Gallery, New York City
Forum Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dean Velentgas Gallery, Portland, Maine
Frick Gallery, Belfast, Maine
1988 M-13 Gallery, New York City
1986 Gryphon Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
M-13 Gallery, New York City
1985 M-13 Gallery, New York City
1983 Jay Gallery, New York City
1982 SUNY Gallery, Binghamton, New York
1980 Wolfe Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1977 Eric Schindler Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
1975 Levitan Gallery, New York City
SUNY Gallery, Binghamton, New York
1974 St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, Maryland
Brata Gallery, New York City
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1999 Group Show, Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
Lasting Impressions, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
1998 Woodcuts, Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
1997 Vinalhaven Press, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
1996 Dead Space Gallery, Portland, Maine
Fletcher Priest Gallery, Worcester, Massachusetts The Art Exchange, New York City
Vinalhaven, Between the Muse Gallery, Rockland, Maine
Arden Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Ralph Greene Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1995 Maine Coast Artists, Rockport, Maine
Jewett Gallery, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
1993 Watertowers, Susan Teller Graphics, New York City
Personal Choices, Einstein Gallery, New York City
The Painting Center, New York City
1992 One Press Multiple Impressions, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
The Wall Project, Sculpture Center, New York City
Forty Years of Maine Painting, Maine Coast Artists, Rockport, Maine
The Relief Portfolio, Michael Walls Gallery, New York City
J. Claramunt Gallery, New York City
1991 Forum Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Island Portfolio, Dean Velentgas Gallery, Portland, Maine
1989 Dean Velentgas Gallery, Portland, Maine
Condesco Lawler Gallery, New York City
Contemporary Woodblock Prints, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
International Print Biennial, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
Quebec Print & Paper Biennial, Invited Artist, Alma, Quebec, Canada
1988 Curators Choice, Maine Coast Artists, Rockport, Maine
Call to Rise, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida
New York, A View of the City, David Adamson Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Imprimatur, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina
1987 A Show of Hands, Brodyís Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Motion, Associated American Artists, New York City
Hot Off The Press, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
14th Street Artists, Associated American Artists, New York City
Summer ‘87, M-13 Gallery, New York City
Movietone Muse, One Penn Plaza, New York City
20th Century American Prints, Gryphon Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
Vinalhaven Press, Condesco/Lawler Gallery, New York City
Group Show, Members Gallery, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Requiem on Greene Street, Rough House Productions, New York City
1986 Vinalhaven Press, The Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
Public & Private, American Prints Today, Brooklyn Museum, New York
Consensus, Exit Art Gallery, New York City
Blockbusters, John Nichols Gallery, NYC/University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS Hot Off The Press, Associated American Artists, New York City
3-D Paintings, City Without Walls Wall Constructions, Schreiber-Cutler Gallery, New York City
Something New, Jay Gallery, New York City
Human Form From the Middle Age, Kaufman Studios, Astoria/Queens, NY
Animal Show, Associated American Artists, New York City
1985 Eldindean Press XVII by XVII, Sylvan Cole Gallery, New York City
The Leo Show, M-13 Gallery, New York City
Group Show, New York Studio School, New York City
The Animal Within, Jay Gallery, New York City
Micro Wave, Now Gallery, New York City
The Liberty Show, M-13 Gallery, New York City
Woodcuts, Associated American Artists, New York City
Rongo Rongo, Dance Theater Workshop, New York City
1984 Contemporary Cuts, Summit Art Center, Summit, New Jersey
Group Show, Jay Gallery, New York City
1983 The American Caldron, Kouros Gallery, New York City
Group Show, Benson Gallery, Bridge Hampton, New York Curated by Elaine DeKooning
1982 Group Show, Erikson Gallery, New York City
1980 Outdoor Sculpture, Nova Gallery, Annadale, Virginia
Group Show, Wolfe Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1979 Group Show, Eric Schindler Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
1975 Group Show, Guild Hall, East Hampton, New York
Group Show, Gorham Gallery, New York City
Group Show, Levitan Gallery, New York City
1974 Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina
1973 Group Show, Brata Gallery, New York City