"Chuck Gumpert’s bold abstract works and unique figurative paintings are at once expressive, energetic and thought provoking — inviting viewers to explore and process their own internal & personal narrative"

About the Artist

Celebrating 20 years as a professional fine artist, exhibiting throughout Washington, Oregon, and California — Chuck Gumpert’s bold abstract works and unique figurative paintings have enticed fine art collectors nationally and internationally.  His art has complimented the work of designers and architects in significant public projects around Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. 

Lush, varied, mixed media layers of oil, acrylic, ink, graphite, and collage commingle to create organic elements and mystical forms — giving Gumpert’s provocative and gestural works texture, depth and energy.  Chuck enjoys when diverse media and materials coalesce on a complex surface in a harmony of “intentional happy accidents” — abstraction which can awaken subjective memories or unconscious associations.  The work invites viewers and collectors to creatively experience whatever flows to them through the art.

I’ve continually strived to be experimental in composition and technique. Yet without confining myself to formula or habit, I have produced a sophisticated and cohesive body of work which continues to culminate in a common thread: exploring color, light, energy, and emotion in a way that communicates! I don’t think of myself as a poet or philosopher — I’m a visual artist.  My ‘story’ is on the canvas, and the canvas invites you to explore your own internal and personal narrative!”

Chuck Gumpert in the studio


Selected Résumé

Education:

Fine Art Degree — Cypress College, Cypress, CA, 1993
Semester Abroad (Art History) — University of Cambridge, UK, 1992

Work History:

Professional Fine Artist, 2004 – Present
Freelance Graphic Designer, 2004 – Present
Graphic Designer, University of Washington, 1998 – 2003

Current Gallery Representation:

‘A’ Gallery Fine Art — Palm Desert, CA
DragonFire Gallery — Cannon Beach, OR
Howard/Mandville Gallery — Woodinville, WA 
Earthenworks Gallery — Port Townsend, WA
Millstream Bainbridge — Bainbridge Island, WA
Childhood’s End Gallery — Olympia, WA

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Selected Exhibitions:

DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — featured artist, group show, "Stormy Weather"— Nov, 2024
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Being Human" — May, 2024
Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA — group show, “Understory” — June/July, 2023
Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA — group show, “Sea Level” — Oct/Nov, 2022
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — featured artist, group show, "Spring Unveiling" — May, 2022
Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA — group show, “50th Anniversary” — Oct/Nov, 2021
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Earth & Ocean Arts Festival" — Sept, 2021
Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA — group show, “Compliments” — July/Aug, 2020
Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA — group show, “pARTners” — Oct/Nov, 2020
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Spring Unveiling" — June, 2020
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA — invitational, "Earth: An Abstract" — April/June, 2020
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Spring Unveiling" — May, 2019
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Woodinville, WA — group show, "Contemporary Showcase" — Mar, 2019
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Imagine" — Nov, 2018
Gallery 903, Portland, OR — solo exhibition, "Beneath The Surface" — June/July, 2018
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA — group show, "Contemporary Showcase" — Feb, 2018
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA — featurette, "Luminescence By Degrees" —July, 2017
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Spring Unveiling" — May, 2017
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA — group show, "Contemporary Showcase" — March, 2017
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA — group show, "Contemporary Showcase" — Aug, 2016
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Wild Spirit, Conservation for Life" — May, 2016
Gallery 903, Portland, OR — group show, "Colorworks" — March, 2016
Brian Marki Gallery, Palm Springs, CA — three person show, “Contemporary Abstraction” — Feb 24 - Mar 16, 2016
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Inspiration Point" — Nov, 2015
Gallery 903, Portland, OR — group show, "Mixed Moods" — Sept, 2015
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA — two-man show, "Organic Tendency" — July 18, 2015
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA — group show, "25th Anniversary Exhibition" — May, 2015
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Spring Unveiling" — May, 2015
Gallery 903, Portland, OR — two-man show, "Particular Space" — March, 2015
Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA — two-man show, "One Path – Two Visions" — Aug 16 -Sept 7, 2014
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Spring Unveiling: Garden Party" — May, 2014
Gallery 903, Portland, OR — solo exhibition, "Internal & Personal" — Sept/Oct, 2013
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "Chinese New Year: Year of the Snake" — Feb, 2013
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — group show, "The Space Between the Notes" — Nov, 2012
Childhood's End Gallery, Olympia, WA — two person show, July 6 – Sept 3, 2012
DragonFire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR — featured artist, group show, "Stormy Weather", Nov, 2011
Gallery 903, Portland, OR — two person show, "One Path, Two Visions" — June 2 – July 31, 2011
Swenson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA — group show, "Small Works" Dec 2 – 31, 2010
Handforth Gallery, Tacoma, WA — group show, "BIG: An exploration" — Sept 23 – Nov 6, 2010
Art On The Boulevard, Vancouver, WA — solo exhibition, "Urbanology: Exploring the Contemporary Figure" Oct, 2010
Two Vaults Gallery, Tacoma, WA — solo exhibition, "Engage" — May-June, 2009
Marion Meyer Contemporary, Laguna Beach, CA — two person show — "Expansive Viewpoints" Aug, 2008
Art On The Boulevard, Vancouver, WA — solo exhibition, "Negotiating Vision" May, 2008
Two Vaults Gallery, Tacoma, WA — two person show, "Prevail" July—Sept, 2007
Art On The Boulevard, Vancouver, WA — two person show, "Imagination in the Abstract" May, 2007
Two Vaults Gallery, Tacoma, WA — solo exhibition, "Inescapable" Sept–Oct, 2006
Art On The Boulevard, Vancouver, WA — three person show, "Abstract!" July, 2006
Two Vaults Gallery, Tacoma, WA — solo exhibition, Feb–March, 2006


Selected Public Work:

Broadway Tower , Portland, OR (images)

Prism Luxury Apartments, Seattle, WA (images)

Sitka Seattle Apartment Community, South Lake Union, Seattle, WA

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA

Portland International Airport Exhibition, Portland, OR

The Station at Othello Park, Seattle, WA

Vulcan Real Estate | South Lake Union Discovery Center, Seattle, WA

Citizen of the Pike Pine Apartments, Seattle, WA

733 Lake Street Condominium, Kirkland, WA

Saito's Japanese Restaurant, Seattle, WA

Bridge Condominium, Tacoma, WA 

 

Selected Private Collections and Commissions:

Margrit Goverdhan, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN
Paul Lo, Taipei, TW
Nathalie Irvine and Bruno Latchague, Lège-Cap-Ferret, FR
John and Eleanor Elliott, Calgary, AB
Terry Selinger, Calgary, AB
Derek and Pam Fry, Salt Spring Island, BC

Sarah Horsman and Michael Perna, Tempe, AZ
Rosa Coyoto, Scottsdale, AZ
Michael Peterson, Palm Desert, CA
Peter Vilkin, Palo Alto, CA
David and Candice Garrett, San Jose, CA
Sarah Wiehl, Santa Monica, CA
Robert Swartz, Palm Beach Garden, FL
Jill Riemer, Atlanta, GA
Gary Meyers, Duluth, GA
Denise and Steven Kramer, Des Moines, IA
Jamie and Jeremiah O’Mahoney, Boise, ID
Keith Alyea and Fidel Montoya, Charlotte, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burns, Pine Brook, NJ
Russ Craig, New York, NY
Joanna Caldas, New York, NY
Susan Corden, Baltimore, MD
Kelly Paulsen-Brand, Minneapolis, MN
Carol Madison, Cannon Beach, OR
Grahm and Kerry Olton, Eugene, OR
Les Lewis and Rick Watkins, Portland, OR
Keith Self, Portland, OR
Jennifer Hubbert and Jay Crary, Portland, OR
Maria Kaempf, Portland, OR
Michael and Mary Reinbold, Portland, OR
Tony and Deb Sorem, Salem, OR
Celeste Schiebold, Tigard, OR
 

Cynthia Freimuth, Bellevue, WA
Eric DeGooyer and Linda Lundgren, Bellevue, WA
Bill and Joanna Demarsico-Larkin, Blaine, WA
Dawn and Aaron Spencer, Duvall, WA
Jeff and Karen DeBerard, Gig Harbor, WA
Shannon Brown Rauch, Gig Harbor, WA
Ana Alvernaz and John Voigt, Gig Harbor, WA
Dan and Kristine Antilla, Gig Harbor, WA
Kenson and Andrea Lee, Gig Harbor, WA
Lisa Close, Kirkland, WA
Michael Adlers, Mercer Island, WA
Jeff Stelmach and Dan Shoap, Olalla, WA
K and Frances Iwasawa, Olympia, WA
Jim Napoleon and Rich Holliday, Port Orchard, WA
Laura and John Boyle, Redmond, WA
Gabbi and Brad Thompson, Redmond, WA
Lew and Sally Jones, Renton, WA
Jeff Georges, Seattle WA
John and Anne Larson, Seattle, WA
Anna Goussiou, Seattle, WA
Jeff Cavins, Seattle, WA
Michael Lane and Paul McKee, Seattle, WA
Erik Lausund, Seattle, WA
Lisa Dodge, Seattle, WA
Don and Linda Moore, Sammamish, WA
Suzanne and Dick Arkless, Seabeck, WA
Debbie and Brian Bowman, Seabeck, WA
Randy and Naomi Riggins, Sequim, WA
Xotchil A. and Phillip Hill, Tacoma, WA
Randy Holland and Becky Benko, Tacoma, WA
Joe and Lisa Vincenzo, Tacoma, WA
Jan and Winston Asai, Vancouver, WA
Shirley Lewis-Hartman, Vancouver, WA
Grace Teigen and Gene Wigglesworth, Vancouver, WA
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stitcher, Wenatchee, WA


“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” 
— Pablo Picasso

"The more frightening the world becomes ... the more art becomes abstract.”
— Wassily Kandinsky

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
— Albert Einstein