“Continuum: The Painting of Charles Basham”

KENT, OH– Landscape artist Charles Basham exhibits "Continuum: The Painting of Charles Basham" August 20 through October 11, 2024, at . 

Salt Pond at Dusk oil painting
Charles Basham, “SALT POND AT DUSK,” 2012. Oil on Canvas, 26 ¼ x 32.” Credit: Courtesy of Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC.

Local legend Charles Basham has been creating art for over fifty years– with forty of those also teaching at . This August, Basham returns to Kent State for his exhibit with the School of Art Collection and Galleries “Continuum: The Painting of Charles Basham.

“Continuum: The Painting of Charles Basham” features 14 oil paintings and pastels, an exclusive video interview with the artist and a full color catalog that will be available for purchase. This exhibit will also include the work of eight former students and five of the artists Basham feels were most influential in his career as a painter.

“CDzԳپԳܳܳ” runs Aug. 20 – Oct. 11, 2024, in the CVA/Payto and Crawford Galleries located in the Center for the Visual Arts (325 Terrace Drive, Kent, Ohio). There will be a free reception on Friday, Aug. 30 from 5-7 p.m. that is open to the public.

Charles Basham

ABOUT CHARLES BASHAM

Charles Basham received his B.F.A. in 1975 and M.F.A. in 1979 from in his native state of Ohio.

Basham’s landscapes have been aptly called “visually stimulating and emotionally charged.” His unique mark and ability to capture the captivating moments of morning and evening light in the northeast Ohio landscape set his work apart. 

“Throughout his career, Charles Basham has become more and more attuned to the subtle changes in weather and atmosphere. In his pastels and oil paintings, the energy and impact of light is realized in harmonized color whose saturation and temperature have been pushed and raised beyond previous limits,” states the Jerald Melberg Gallery (Charlotte, NC).

Basham’s pastels and paintings have been widely exhibited for decades and his work is in numerous permanent collections.

 

Former Students included in exhibit:
Nick Lee, Hilary Gent, Eileen Dorsey, Jack Tozzi, Kade Marsili, Josh Bentley, Maddie O’Keefe, Michelle Doll and Maria McDonald

Influences included in exhibit:
Ben Bassham, Bill Quinn, Doug Unger, Robert Morrow and Craig Lucas 

 

This exhibit is free and open to the public and has been brought to you with support from the Ohio Arts Council.

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ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF ART COLLECTION AND GALLERIES

The School of Art Collection and Galleries consists of six exhibition spaces located on the campus and downtown Kent, Ohio. Other upcoming exhibitions include:

  • "Aggregate II: Revenge of the Rock" on display Oct. 18-Dec. 7 at the Downtown Gallery
  • “Traveling Stanzas, presented in celebration of 40 years of the Wick Poetry Center at , curated by Annie Cyrus” on display July 2024-2025 at the KSU Hotel and Conference Center
 

Header image: Charles Basham, “GARDEN LOST (AM),” 2014. Pastel on Paper, 11 x 13 ½.“ Credit: Courtesy of Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC.

POSTED: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 02:01 PM
Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 09:06 AM