Charles Ritchie

b. 1954 Pineville, Kentucky

Education

1980 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, MFA Painting
1977 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, BFA Graphic Design

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2012
BravinLee programs (upcoming)

2009
Charles Ritchie, Books and Pages, 2004-2009, BravinLee programs, New York, NY
Charles Ritchie, The Cartin Collection @ Ars Libri, Boston, MA

2008
From the Inside Looking Out: The Journals, Drawings and Prints of Charles Ritchie, Gregg Museum of Art & Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, traveling to Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Charles Ritchie: Drawings and Journals, BravinLee Programs, New York, NY

2006
Charles Ritchie and Joianne Bittle: Bioluminescence, Akus Gallery, East Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT
Charles Ritchie: Works on Paper, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC Suites and Pages, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA

2004-5
Suburban Journals: The Sketchbooks, Drawings, and Prints of Charles Ritchie: organized by the University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, VA; traveling to The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD and The Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA

2000
Charles Ritchie: 21 Twilights and Nocturnes, Spheris Gallery, New York, NY

1998
Prints and Drawings by Charles Ritchie, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA
Charles Ritchie: Recent Work, Numark Gallery, Washington, DC

1996
Charles Ritchie: Works on Paper 1983-1996, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

1993-5
Charles Ritchie: The Interior Landscape, Marsh Art Gallery, University of Richmond Traveling exhibition co-organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA

1980
Charles Ritchie, Hewlett Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009
50 Very Small Drawings, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
On, Of or About: 50 Paper Works, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Preparations: Artists' Sketchbooks and Journals, The College at Brockport: State University of New York and traveling to University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Drawings and Prints, Big Town Gallery, Rochester, VT Home, Westport Art Center, Westport, CT

2008
Print Exhibition of the Sciascia Prize, traveling to the following Italian cities, Catania, Formello (Rome), Fabriano (Ancona), Florence, Venice, and Milan between November 2008 and February 2010.
Recent Prints from Center Street Studio, Galerie Mourlot, New York, NY
Revealing the Light: Mezzotint Engravings at Georgetown University, Fairchild Gallery, Washington, DC
Publishing Prints: Selections from the Center Street Studio Archives, Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond, VA

2007
Ornament: Ho Hum All Ye Faithful: Ornament, BravinLee Programs, New York, NY
Made in America: Washington Print Club 19th Biennial, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC
New England Impressions: The Master Printers, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
Landscape: A View from Maryland, in celebration of 25th Anniversary of Maryland's Sister State Program with Kanagawa, Earth Plaza, Yokohama, Japan, Lowe House of Delegates Building, Annapolis, MD and traveling to Maryland State Arts Council, Backas Gallery, Baltimore, MD and The University of Maryland, University College, Adelphi, MD

2006
The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund: The First Three Years, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Lasting Impressions: Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of the Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, VA
Gifts to the Permanent Collection: The Woolsey Collection, Department of Art and Design, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Subject: Contemporary Portraiture, The Cartin Collection, New London, CT
Natural Selection: Landscape Print Portfolio, Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond, VA

2005
Art Noir, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
water color: Current Views, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
Corcoran 2005 Print Portfolio: Drawn to Representation, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Drawing with Light and Graphite, James Backas Gallery, Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore MD
Society of American Graphic Artists 90th Anniversary Exhibition, Art Students League, New York, NY
Intimate Treasures, Washington Print Club 18th Biennial Exhibition, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery of George Washington University, Washington, DC
State of the Art, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA

2004
Small Treasures, Robert Brown Gallery, Washington, DC
20 Years of Prints for the Washington Print Club's 40th Anniversary, Fairchild Gallery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

2003
Summer Invitational, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Value and Presence: Works on Paper, List Gallery of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

2002
Works on Paper: Gallery Artists, Pepper Gallery, Boston, MA

2001
Lichtenstein and Beyond: Recent Acquisitions of Modern Prints, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Saints and Sinners: A Portfolio, in Honor of the University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
65th Annual Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

75th Annual International Competition, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, Award

2000
Seven Washington Printmakers, Washington Art Club, Washington, DC 1999 63rd Annual Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Outward Bound: American Art on the Brink of the Twenty-first Century, Meridian International Center, Washington, DC, and traveling to The Museum of Fine Arts Hanoi, Vietnam, The Painting Institute, Shanghai, China, The Working People's Cultural Palace Beijing, China, The CIPTA Gallery, Jakarta Arts Center, Jakarta, Indonesia, The Metropolitan Museum, Manila, Philippines, and The Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

1998
More Than One: Prints and Portfolios from Center Street Studio, University of Richmond, VA

The Second National Minnesota Print Biennial, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1997
The Distinct Still Life, Pepper Gallery, Boston, MA
61st Annual Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
The 40th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, NY, Marion A. Rahm Award for Landscape Prints Washington '97, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Group Exhibition, Forni Gallery, Bologna, Italy
1996
Treasures for the Community, The Chrysler Collects, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA

The 39th Chautauqua Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, NY

171st Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, NY
1995
59th Annual Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
14th Annual September Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA, Award

1994
The Irene Leache Memorial Exhibition 1994, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, First Prize
American Drawing Biennial IV, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1993
57th Annual Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

1992
Washington Project for the Arts at the Hemicycle, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC