ABOUT
Charlie Hewitt, b.1946, is an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, and public artist. His works are part of the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum, New York Public Library, and Library of Congress, among others. He has also been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions.
Hewitt is renowned for his fearless approach in the studio and all aspects of life.
CHARLIE HEWITT AMERICAN ICON by David McDonald
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. He has since been participating in developing and engaging communities from his hometown in Lewiston to Portland and all the way to Bangor.
In January 2023, he was the first artist in Maine to have a blockchain Non-Fungible Token art exhibition at Moss Galleries in downtown Portland titled “Bright Screens and Electric Dreams” in partnership with WEX and United Way.
Hewitt has been 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 is located in Portland, Maine.
An exhibition at Cove Street Arts combining many of Charlie’s paintings, sculptures, and prints in 2019
Charlie Hewitt: Left of the Turnpike was an exhibition of Hewitt's dynamic, imaginative paintings, sculpture, prints, and neon constructions.
Learn more about this exhibition here
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Whitney Museum of Art, New York City
Metropolitan Museum of 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
2023 Charlie Hewitt: Bright Screens and Electric Dreams- Moss Galleries Portland, ME
2022 Charlie Hewitt: Light Up - Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT
2022 Charlie Hewitt: New Work - Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City
2022 Charlie Hewitt: Bush of Ghosts - Moss Galleries - Falmouth, Maine
2019 Charlie Hewitt: Left of the Turnpike Cove Street Arts - Portland, Maine
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