St.Louis, MO + Louisville, KY
charlieboscostudio@gmail.com
@charlbosco
Bio
Charlie Bosco is a St. Louis based artist who primarily works with textile and paper to interpret found images of the American landscape. He enjoys tying knots, collecting wisps, and pulling stakes out of the ground.
Education
Washington University in St. Louis
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts
BFA in Studio Art, 2021'
Group Exhibitions
2024
Heartland, Dream Clinic Project Space, Columbus, OH
2023
40 Quiet Moments, Dream Clinic Project Space, Columbus, OH
Mississippi Earthtones Festival, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL
Taken as Read, 82 Parris, Portland, ME
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Blue Hour, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
Beyond Belief, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
2022
Going Postal, Gone Tomorrow Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Tell Me a Story, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
2021
Cake Walk, The Punish Babies, St. Louis, MO
Skin: 2021 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Awards + Grants
2023
RAC Artist Support Grant: Enunciation, Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, MO
Mississippi Earthtones Festival Material Grant, Sierra Club- Three Rivers Project, Alton, IL
2021
Jeffrey Frank Wacks Scholarship, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
Eda L. and Clarence C. Cushing Memorial Prize in Painting, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
Publications
2024
Duplicator Mag, MelonPress, issue #1, St. Louis, MO, https://www.melonpressstl.com/gr3770-1/duplicator-magazine
2023
counter/cartographies, you are here: the journal of creative geography, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, https://geography.arizona.edu/youarehere
electric scabs, Dead Peasant Journal, issue #4, Kansas City, MO, Purchase Electric Scabs
The Other Shoe, The Punish Babies, Chicago, IL, https://www.thepunishbabies.com/shoe
Teaching Experience
2018-2020
Teaching Assistant, Human-Centered Design Summer Intensive, College Prep Program, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO