About
Charlie Emmert Lasansky (b. 1960) is an American artist specializing in painted and mixed media portraiture. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa.
Charlie Emmert’s intrinsic creativity and natural ability to link color with emotion perfectly complements her dexterity and enthusiasm for the paint and brush. The Iowa born artist has demonstrated, with the unveiling of her recent work, that she can fuse thought and feeling in the studio to produce paintings of stunning originality. Emmert’s skill as a colorist has always been the focal component of her expressionistic portraiture. “Color,” says Emmert, “corresponds to the complexity of life.”
Emmert’s enthralling portraiture, always appealing to the eye, is generally bold and colorful. They are visually attractive but also are compelling psychological portraits, intimating the inner life of the subject. The preliminary sketch on a fresh canvas, done entirely with the brush, lays the foundation for numerous layers of paint. The layered pigment, often applied with the palette knife, creates texture, contrast and depth. This can be seen in Emmert’s distinctive rendering of the artist Frida Kahlo. In this painting Emmert constructs a fictive space, which separates her subject from the aura-like background. “Frida’s image is carefully placed within the painted frame for intimate viewing,” points out art historian David Heffner, Ph.D. “Clearly there is an intimate connection between the artist and her subject.”
Charlie Emmert’s recent works showcase her ability to layer and manipulate paint. She communicates with vibrant color in place of words what she considers to be the true essence of her subject. Her innovative approach to portraiture publicizes her potential to be a significant artist in the future, and reveals her eagerness to be working in the studio.
- Rory Lasansky, Iowa City
Captivating Portraiture
Contact
Lasansky Gallery & Studio
tlasansky@gmail.com
(319) 330-9227
703 South Clinton St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Viewings by Appointment
Exhibitions
Recent Exhibitions
2019 - Jackson Hole Fair, Faust Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
2019 - Sofa, Chicago, IL
2019 - Faust Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2018 - Faust Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2018 - Weinberger Fine Art, Kansas City, MO
2017 - Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA
2015 - University of Notre Dame, “Father Son”, Snite Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
2015 - Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2007 - One Person Show, West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ
2006 - ''Recent Works ", Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA
1999 - “Figurative Works” Percival Galleries, Des Moines, IA
1997 - “Recent Paintings”, The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
1996 - “Recent Works”, Project Art Gallery Space, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
1995 - “Portraits”, Southeastern Community College Gallery Space, West Burlington, IA
1994 - “Prints and Paintings”, Great Midwestern Ice Cream Company, Iowa City, IA
1993 - “B.F.A. Show”, The Checkered Space Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 - Faust Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2018 - Faust Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2017 - Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA
2015 - University of Notre Dame, “Father Son”, Snite Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
2015 - Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
2011 - Korologos Gallery, Basalt, CO
2010 - Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
2008 - Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
2007 - Glen Town Center Showcase, Des Moines, IA
2007 - Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
2007 - Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2006 - Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2005 - Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA
2005 - Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2005 - "Art For The Living Center, Jane T. Walsh Juried Art Show'', Burlington Art Guild, Burlington, IA
2004 - Lasansky Gallery & Studio, Iowa City, IA
2000 - “Spaces/Faces” Percival Galleries, Des Moines, IA
1999 - “Two Man Show” Java House, Iowa City, IA
1998 - “Prints & Painting” Java House, Iowa City, IA
1997 - “Art Guild of Burlington, Third Annual Juried Show”, Burlington Art Guild, Burlington, IA
1996 - “Art Guild of Burlington, Annual Juried Show”, Burlington Art Guild, Burlington, IA
1996 - “Twentieth Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition”, Augustana College Art Gallery, Rock Island, IL
1996 - “Eleventh Annual Iowa Exhibition”, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA
1995 - “First Annual Competitive Exhibit”, Burlington Art Guild, Burlington, IA
1993 - “University of Iowa Student Art Exhibition”, Old Brick, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1992 - “Members Annual Exhibition”, Johnson County Art Center, Iowa City, IA
1990 - “University of Iowa Student Art Exhibition”, Old Brick, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Public Collections
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, IA
China Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, China
Endodontic Associates of Iowa City, IA
Foster Law, Iowa City, IA
Homes, Murphy & Associates, West Des Moines, IA
James P. Hayes Attorney, Iowa City, IA
Java House, Iowa City, IA
Kirk Financial, West Des Moines, IA
Kirkwood Community College, Iowa City, IA
LS2 Group, Des Moines, IA
Mary Greenley Medical Center, Ames, IA
Morgan Stanley, West Des Moines, IA
Phelan, Tucker, Mueller, Walker, Tucker & Gilman Law Firm, Iowa City, IA
Reading Public Museum , Reading, PA
Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, IN
University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA
University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History Art Building West, Iowa City, IA
West Valley Art Museum, Peoria, AZ
Publications
2017 - Guanlan: International Print Biennial, A Collection of Prints, China Printmaking Museum
2015 - Mauricio & Tomas Lasansky: Father and Son, Snite Museum of Art
2010 - Tomas Lasansky: Icons and Muses, 4 Peaks Press
2006 - Artbook: of the New West, Spring/Summer 2006
Articles
Links
www.faustgallery.com - Faust Gallery
www.lasanskystudio.com - Tomas Lasansky
www.lasanskyart.com - Mauricio Lasansky
www.nazidrawings.com - Mauricio Lasansky
www.adamrake.com - Adam Rake
www.diegolasansky.com - Diego Lasansky
www.amadeo75.com - Amadeo Lasansky
www.lasanskydance.com - Jimena Lasansky
www.richielasansky.com - Richie Lasansky