THE ART OF CHARLES A.GADEKEN
THE BIO.
| Charles A Gadeken grew up in the small mountain town of Indian Hills, Colorado. Charles is a self taught artist. He studied philosophy at Fort Lewis College and Metropolitan State College before moving to San Francisco in 1989 to begin his professional career as an artist. Spotlighted in 1993 by the San Francisco Fine Art Dealers Association, Charles exhibited his art at Ebert Galleries, Union Square and was included in the group show "Introductions 93" at Southern Exposure Gallery. This group show brought to life the work of forty of Northern California's most talented and up and coming artists. Charlescreated the Illumination Project in 1995 and first exhibited in August and September of 1996 at the Burning Man Festival. The Project has produced fourteen monumental works of art and will continue to evolve. In Oct. of 1999 they recived a grant from the San Francisco Art Commision to produce two works of art for the Grand Opening of Treasure Island to the public. These works of art become the first public sculpture on the island since the 1937 World Expo. The project members include five key personnel and a small army of volunteers. |
| Individual Exhibition 1997 The Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1996 Bridgeport Financial, San Francisco, CA 1996 Ikaika Exotics, Mill Valley, CA 1995 Volcano National Park Art Gallery, Volcano, Hawaii 1995 Menzies Art Gallery, Boulder Creek, CA 1994 Babylon, San Francisco, CA 1994 The Office of the Mayor of Hilo, Hawaii 1994 Babylon, San Francisco, CA 1995 East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, Hawaii 1993 Ebert Galleries San Francisco, CA. The San Francisco Fine Art Dealers "Introductions 93" 1993 Awesome Flower Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1989 Gallery 13, Denver, CO. 1987 The News Gallery, Denver, CO |
| Group Exhibition 1997 "Defenestration" The Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1995 Menzies Art Gallery, Boulder Creek, CA 1994 Big Island Artist Guild, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, Hi 1994 Menzies Art Gallery, Boulder Creek, CA. 1994 Redwood Mt. Fair, Boulder Creek, CA 1993 Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA The San Francisco Fine Art Dealers "Introductions 93" 1993 Hanson Art Galleries, San Francisco, CA 1992 Sacred Ground, San Francisco, CA 1987 New Dimension Gallery, Denver, CO 1987 Pirate Gallery, Denver, CO llumination Project 1999 Project #13 and #14 "HOPE and FEAR 2000" 215x 200' double sided interactive painting/sculpture with canvas and steel.,Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA. 1999 Project #12"Life and the End of Time" 15x 200' double sided interactive painting/sculpture with canvas and steel.,Burning Man, Black Rock Desret, NV. 1999 Project #11"fire, Hammers and Lotus blossums" 10x 100' double sided interactive painting/sculpture with canvas and steel.,Ocean Beach 1998 1998 Project #10 "Nucluer Mom" 20x 100' single sided interactive painting/sculpture with canvas and steel., Burning Man, Black Rock Desret, NV. 1998 Project #9"Why Cats Like Fire" 6'x 100' double sided interactive painting/sculpture with canvas and steel., Burning Man, Black Rock Desret, NV. 1998 Project #8 "What is Real " 10'x 150' single sided interactive painting comisioned by SRL for theer What is Real show in SF. CA. April 7th 1998 - destroyed at Burning Man, Black Rock Desret, NV. 1997-8 Project #7"the box" 8" x 12" x 18" room of double sided interactive painting-- sculpture with canvas and steel., Crucibal steel Gallery and Burning Man, Black Rock Desret, NV. 1997 Retrospective-- Reminiscing about past burns, there were photos from five out of six Illumination Projects, taken by six photographers. Craig Spahn created a wonderful series of serigraghs The Anon Salon San Francisco, CA. December 5, 1997 1997 Project #6"Sex on the Playa" 6'x 300' double sided interactive painting-- Burning Man/sculpture with canvas and steel.,Burning Man, Black Rock Desret, NV. 1997 Project #5"10,00 hands of American Music" 6'x 300' double sided interactive painting/sculpture with canvas and steel-- Burning Man, Black Rock Desret, NV. 1997 Project #5"10,00 hands of American Music" 6'x 300' double sided interactive painting-- San Jose, CA. July 4th, 1997 Project #4 "Sex on the Beach" 5' x 100' double sided painting/sculpture with canvas and steel-- San Francisco, CA, 1996-7 Project #3 "City Life" 5' x 100' double sided painting/sculpture with canvas and steel--Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA, 1996 Project #2 "Living with Danger" 5' x 90' double sided painting/sculpture on cloth--Bloxum St. San Francisco CA. 1996 Project #1 "Dividing The Playa" 5' x 200' double sided painting/sculpture with canvas and steel--Black Rock Desert NV. |