| Casey Charles is a Queensland based, contemporary realist artist working with oils on canvas.
His artwork hangs in numerous private art collections throughout Australia, including the main lobby of the Vogue-on-Broadbeach Luxury Apartments (Gold Coast), as well as public spaces including the Radium Institute at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
In recent years he has won both first prize and People's Choice at the Sandgate Art Show and the Qld Splash Exhibition, and the figurative prize at the Nundah Art Show.
The artist's work has been recognized with the highest award in numerous art exhibitions over the years, including the RQAS Annual Art Exhibition (on 4 occasions = 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2019), and the RNA (Royal National Association) Exhibition on six occasions.
His various awards also include winning the portrait prize at the Nundah Art Show (2024), the RQAS Abstract Painting Award (2021), and the RSPCA Wild Creatures Award (2020). He has recently been a finalist in the Doyles, Rotary Art Show, Dean Coggle Portrait Prize, and the Clayton Utz Art Prize.
His initial training was at the Pir Tareen Art School in Brisbane.
Landscapes, portraits, still life paintings and street scenes are Casey's preferred subjects – all in vivid colors, influenced by Vincent van Gogh, with Casey's distinctive style that emanate joy.
His work is inspired by the people, places and colors from his travels.
Behind each works lies the feeling of an equally intriguing story. |
