Background
Charles Hinman was born in 1932 in Syracuse, New York, United States.
Charles Hinman was born in 1932 in Syracuse, New York, United States.
Charles Hinman initiated his artistic education at the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, now the Everson Museum of Art, where he attended classes. He went on to complete his B.F.A. in 1955 at Syracuse University. While studying at university he was a professional baseball player for the Milwaukee Braves in the minor league.
Next Hinman moved to New York to study at the Arts Student League.
After studying at the Arts Student League in New York, Charles Hinman served for two years in the army. Upon his return he was a mechanical drawing teacher at the Staten Island Academy from 1960 to 1962 and a carpentry shop instructor at the Woodmere Academy.
In the early 1960s Hinman lived on Coenties Slip in Lower Manhattan where he shared an abandoned sail-making loft with James Rosenquist. It was his art studio.
In 1963-1964 Hinman created sculptural paintings with protruding geometric and undulating forms. Later, two exhibitions in 1964-1965 introduced Hinman's work to the grand public and to critical attention; "Seven New Artists" at the Sidney Janis Gallery and a solo exhibition at the Richard Feigen Gallery. In 1965 Frank Stella and Henry Geldzahler included Hinman's work in their group show "Shape and Structure" at Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York.
Besides, his work was shown at the Whitney Museum's landmark show "Young America 1965" and the following year in "United States 1670-1966". Hinman was represented by Richard Feigen who showed his work at his New York and Chicago galleries.
Hinman's latest series are "Gems" and "Black Paintings". In 2013, the Marc Straus Gallery in New York organized a retrospective covering the six decades of his career.
Alongside his artistic talent, Charles Hinman was also dedicated to sports.