Continuum:

The Painting of Charles Basham

August 20 - October 11, 2024, in the CVA Gallery

Reception: August 30, 5-7 p.m.

Local legend Charles Basham has been creating art for over fifty years– with forty of those also teaching at Kent State University. 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 niine former students and five of the artists Basham feels were most influential in his career as a painter.

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 

ABOUT CHARLES BASHAM

Charles Basham received his B.F.A. in 1975 and M.F.A. in 1979 from Kent State University 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.