Charles Gibbons (born June 1, 1957) is a Canadian abstract artist. Life Gibbons was born in Montreal, Quebec and studied architecture, arts, and environmental psychology. He worked as an architect for several years, including apprenticing with Arthur Erickson Architects. Initially he was influenced by the works of geometric abstractionists such as Sol LeWitt, Kenneth Noland, and Frank Stella. His first exhibition was in Calgary, Alberta featuring his geometric abstractions, while studying Environmental Psychology in the early 1980s. In the mid-1980s while working for Arthur Erickson he was influenced by abstract expressionists such as Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, and Sam Francis. His current works are generally characterized as meaningful abstraction with bold contrasting colours. His works have been shown at the Toronto International Art Fair, Fort Myers Alliance for the Arts, Singapore International Contemporary Art Fair, and the Huitai National Art Center in China. He is represented in art collections in Canada, the United States, Japan, China, and Singapore. Works Affiliations Visual Arts Ontario Alliance for Modern Art See also Abstract expressionism Tachisme Color field painting Lyrical Abstraction Action painting Art history Art periods De Stijl Geometric abstraction Hard-edge History of painting Abstraction in art References Publications Charles Gibbons: So Far .... by D.R. Humber, 2010 Spiritual Characters: The Art of Charles Gibbons by Dr. Yawei Cui, 2010 Work in Progress by R.B. Merle, 2006 Organic Geometry by Y. Leung, 2003 Articles International Artist - Issue 73 June/July 2010 - "An Expression of Life" by Kathy Swift Canadian Brushstroke Magazine Review- March/April 2008 Art Forum China - Issue #1, 2008 - Review of Huitai National Art Center Group Show Colour & MO - Jan/Feb 2008 - "Mixtures of Substance and Sense: A Dance of Oriental and Western Art" by Dr. Son The Gallery - July 2008 - "East West Abstract Painting Exhibition: A Visual Feast" Beijing Art Review - October 2007 - "Postscript: Beijing" Art News Canada Review - September 2007 - "Reva Revealed" Art News Canada Review - November 2006 - "Reva" The River - Gibbons & Simmons show opens - February 4, 2005 Television Omni Television - July 21, 2008 - Arts & Culture with Yawei Ciu Citytv Breakfast Television - November 2005 - Featured Artist External links "Studio Gibbons" 1957 births Living people Canadian abstract artists Anglophone Quebec people Artists from Montreal Canadian designers Canadian male painters 20th-century Canadian painters 21st-century Canadian painters 20th-century Canadian male