About Us
Bio and CV

Charles Livingston was born in 1967, Woodbury, NJ.  In 1980 he attended the Colorado Institute of Art
for graphic design and received his BFA with an emphasis in art history from Metropolitan State
College of Denver in 2000.  During his BFA he worked as a custom area rug designer for a floor
covering firm in Denver and exhibited his paintings and sculpture with several galleries in the local
area.  Of these venues he was invited to display in an exhibition entitled
Growth and Decay at the Fort
Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Colorado.  The last public exhibition of his paintings was at
Andenken Gallery, Denver in 2002.

Charles received his MFA from the University of Connecticut in 2004.  During that time he produced a
CD of sound works that originated from his experiences of working in the studio called
soundsketches: a compilation of sound for the experiencer .  He also published Accrete: A
Compilation of Notes, Diagrams, Drawings, and Journal Entries
, a catalog of his working process on
file at The Museum of Modern Art Library /Franklin Furnace /Artist Book Collection and The Thomas J.
Dodd Research Center at The University of Connecticut.  He currently lives and works in Philadelphia.

contact:  
admin@charleslivingstonstudio.com
Charles Livingston Studio
Education

2004  MFA, University of Connecticut

2004  Performance workshop with Marina Abramovic, University of Connecticut

2000  BA, Art History, Metropolitan State College of Denver

1999  Independent Study, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Tuscan Art History, Italy

1986  Graphic Design, Colorado Institute of Art, Denver

Exhibitions

2009  Towards a Better Existence, InLiquid Art + Design, Crane Arts Building, solo exhibit,
        Philadelphia, PA

2008  
Dear Fleisher, 4x6 inches of Art, Samuel S. Fleisher ARt Memorial, annual invitational
         fundraising exhibition, PA

2007  Private invitation Open Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2007  Muse Gallery, Annual Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA

2005  
Going Through the Motions, Peng Gallery, solo exhibit, Philadelphia, PA

2004  
Fully Tilted, Side Show Gallery, Williamsburg, NY

2004  
Fully Tilted: MFA Exhibition, William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, CT

2003  MFA Exhibition, CAA co-sponsored exhibition, Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, NY

2002  
Growth and Decay, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO

2002  Caitlyn Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2001  Appaloosa, Denver, CO

2001  Fresh Art Gallery, Denver, CO

2001  Andenken Gallery, solo exhibit, Denver, CO

1998-89  Charles/Kristen Gallery, Denver, CO

1998  Alternative Arts Alliance Open Studio Tour, Denver, CO

1997  Core Gallery, Annual Juried Exhibition, Denver, CO

1997  Common Grounds Gallery, Annual Juried Exhibition Denver, CO

1996  Spark Gallery, Annual Juried Exhibition, Denver, CO

Publications/Catalogs

Accrete, A Compilation of Notes, Diagrams, Drawings, and Journal Entries by Charles Livingston,  
   2002 - 2004 on file at:

   -The Museum of Modern Art Library /Franklin Furnace /Artist Book Collection, New York

   -Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, The University of Connecticut

Bibliography

Kirsh, Andrea "Philadelphia Introductions: Charles Livingston” InLiquid  16 May 2007,  InLiquid

On-Line Registries

My Art Info

Artists Space, New York, NY   Artist Space

The Drawing Center, New York, NY  The Drawing Center

InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA  InLiquid

Professional Experience

2004 - Present   Philadelphia Museum of Art,  Online and Mail Order Retail Operations Manager

2006  Cheltenham Arts Center, PA, Contemporary Art Lecture Series on
Duchamp to Present.

2003  University of Connecticut, Spring, Beginning Drawing

2003  University of Connecticut, Community School of the Arts, summer youth program.

2003  Mind Flight Summer Youth Camp, Plymouth State College, NH

2003 - 04  Gallery Assistant to Barry Rosenberg, Director of Contemporary Art Galleries, University of
                 Connecticut, in Storrs and Stamford.

1996 - 2002  Textile Designer, custom carpet and area rug designer for Floor Coverings by CPA in      
                      the  Denver Design Center, CO

Organizations

2008 - present   Member of InLiquid Art and Design Network, an arts organization serving as a        
                           free public hub for arts information and resources, and making the visual arts more
                           accessible to a broader audience.

1997 - 1998        Member of the Denver, Alternative Arts Alliance, a collective of artists supporting
                           contemporary art in the Denver region.
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