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Born in San Jose, CA, United States


1981, B.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA


"Overall, my process of painting could be compared to molding puzzle pieces and fitting them together. I employ some principles or techniques to create a tightly hewn product the viewer can be absorbed into.

Most important is balancing the shapes in the composition. Positive and negative spaces are codependent. Their relationship is brought into being by consideration of their relative sizes, the dynamic of the border line they share, light and dark contrast, and warm and cool colors.

Another area of concern in the narrative. As shapes evolve as set out above, they take on dimensionality. The abstract field is modeled into forms which become identifiable things. What they will be is often a surprise."

Charles Harker, April 2000

  • Selected Solo Exhibitions
    • 1997: Work of Art Gallery, New York, NY

    • 1984: Valencia Rose Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Charles Harker San Jose Drawings


  • Selected Group Exhibitions
    • 1995: Weber State University, Ogden, UT, On the Street Where You Live

    • 1993: Leslie Lohman Gallery, New York, NY

    • 1991: Lynne Carlo Gallery, New York, NY, Conceptual Kitchen

    • 1985: Art Students League Gallery, New York, NY

    • 1984: Victoria Theater, San Francisco, CA, Dada Festival

    • 1979: Camerawork Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1979 Photography Awards

    • 1976: Matthews Center Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Annual Student Show


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  • Illustration
    • Children's Textbook Illustrator, Scholastic Publishing, New York, NY, 1995

    • Outweek Magazine, Dance Benefit Poster, 1991.

    • High Times, New York, NY, 1985.

    • Theater Rhinoceros, San Francisco, CA, 1984.

    • Common Ground, San Francisco, CA, 1984.

    • "EYE." City Arts Magazine, San Francisco, CA, 1983.