Artists Registry
Washington D.C. DC United States
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"I took a pencil and a piece of paper and I remember that I tried to draw a face and it came out so well that I was shocked at how well it came out. I was in third grade. I must have been around nine or ten – something like that. But at art, I was more throughway. I was in the fast lane. I could draw things and my mother would say, ‘Oh this is a God-given talent.’ When my mother said that, I knew that there was nothing higher to her than that. When she said that, I knew that there was nothing that she could say to me that would have meant more to her. I was in love with all of the arts. Not just the visual arts. But arts for all of the senses. Anything that is developed to the highest levels that it can be taken to becomes an art that will reward you for the rest of your life as well as teach you so much about how to live life and how to understand life, and your perception of life will have a foundation that will really convey to you some of the things that are essential in comprehending what life is. Beauty is in the lack of color as well as in the inclusion of color. You might see things in darkness and how beautiful they are in silhouette in the darkness. Or you might see a complete array of various different colors and you realize that all of these things were brought into this situation by something that has the power to make that determination and to bring it forth. And then you say to yourself, ‘Well, this is beyond the capacity of man to do something like this. So, something had to be from a higher source that would bring this about.’ Your appreciation as well as your understanding of that which is real compared to things that are suggested and presented to you that are not real become very clear. So when someone is saying something to you hypothetically, comparing it to something that is processed from a natural standpoint becomes very easy for you because of the difference."
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CHARLES L. EARLEY is a world class professional artist and the owner and designer of a unique clothing line for men consisting of European cut formal wear made from Ashoké cloth, Kente cloth and mud cloth. A native NewYorker who was born on 6 October 1949, Mr. Earley studied at the Vermont Academy in Saxtons, Vermont; The Arts Student League of New York in New York City; Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York; and Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. MR. EARLEY is a graduate of New York City’s High School Of Art & Design. His career as a professional artist spans 40 years and his extensive collection includes sculpted figurines and beaded artwork.
A number of Mr. Earley’s works – “New York City From East To West” which features the World Trade Center and was completed in 1978 and exhibited in 1979 at the Randall Galleries on Madison Avenue in New York City; “Remembering 911”; “47th and Broadway,”and “But For The Grace Of God”--embody the heart and soul of one of the world’s greatest cities.
One-man shows and group shows of Mr. Earley's work have been held at The Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts in New York City; Boston University; Syracuse University; Rhode Island School of Design; Columbia University; Cornell University; Smith College; Wellsley College; Boston College; Hamilton and Kirkland College; New York City’s Randall Galleries; Georgetown University Hospital; the Mayor’s Office in Washington, D.C.; Restoration Corporation; Smith College; Alex Rosenberg Gallery (New York); Addison Greene Gallery (New York); Boston State College; The Studio Museum (New York); Cornell University; New England Conservatory; The New York Bank for Savings; and Adelphia Medical Art which was sponsored by Dr. Josephine English.
Mr. Earley’s private collections grace the walls of the abodes of a long list of prominent individuals who include internationally acclaimed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist Muhammad Ali.
Mr. Earley’s work has been heralded in the American Artists of Renown (1980); Amsterdam News (1974); and The New York Times (1969). In Search Of Fatherhood®, a quarterly international male parenting journal which is distributed in The Netherlands and the United States featured Mr. Earley’s artworks – “On His Side” on the front cover of its Autumn 2006 issue and “New York City From East To West” on the front cover of its Winter 2007 issue.