Charles Dunbar, born in Cleveland, Ohio, received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the Ohio State University. After working as a chemist for several years, he turned to art, a lifetime avocation since early grade school. He studied art at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, and then took a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from Louisiana State University. For ten years he taught painting and drawing at his own school, the Albuquerque School of Fine Art.

SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS

• 2008 Two Person Exhibit, "Silver Drawings," Joint drawings by Chuck Dunbar & Edna Casman. Johnsons of Madrid, Madrid, NM, USA
• 2007 Two Person Exhibit, “Ending in a Draw,” Joint drawings by Chuck Dunbar & Edna Casman. Art is…OK Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
• 2007 Group Exhibit, “The Picture Plane,” painting, & whirligigs, Johnsons of Madrid, Madrid, NM, USA. .
• 2006 Solo Exhibit, "Tulip Mania," paintings and drawings, Johnsons of Madrid, Madrid, NM, USA.
• 2005 Group Exhibit, "Women," paintings, Johnsons of Madrid, Madrid, NM, USA.
• 2004 Solo Exhibit, "The Secret Life of Machines," paintings, Jewish Community Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
• 2004 Group Exhibit, "The Big Picture," painting, Johnsons of Madrid, Madrid, NM, USA.
• 2003 Two Person Exhibit, "Prickly Places and Spaces," paintings and drawings, Arriba Gallery, Abiquiu, NM, USA.
• 2003 Group Exhibit, "People," paintings, Johnsons of Madrid, Madrid, NM, USA.
• 2002 Solo Exhibit, "Visceral Paintings," paintings and drawings, Johnsons of Madrid, Madrid, NM, USA
• 2002 Solo Exhibit, "Landscape Paintings," paintings, Fitigogo Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
• 2001 Solo Exhibit, "Seeing Women," paintings, A Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
• 2001 Group Exhibit, paintings, Margeaux Kurtie Modern Art, Madrid, NM, USA.
• 2001 Group Exhibit, "April Foolishness," painting, A Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
• 2001 Group Exhibit, "Far from Loving," painting, A Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
• 2000 Solo Exhibit, "Winged Figures," paintings and installation, "Alter Screen," Highlands, Univ., Las Vegas, NM, USA.

• Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, sculpture.
• City of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, painting.
• Ft. Hays State University Endowment Association, Hays, Kansas, USA, painting.
• Mid Region Council of Governments, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, etched glass designs.
• Pan American Life Insurance Co., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, painting.
• Santa Ana Pueblo Day Care, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, USA, suite of twelve drawings.
• Service League of Port Arthur, Port Arthur, Texas, USA, painting.