Background
Charles Gibbons was born in Montreal, Quebec and studied architecture, arts, and environmental psychology.
Charles 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. He is represented in art collections in Canada, United States of America, Japan, China, and Singapore.
Visual Arts Ontario
Alliance for Modern Artist