Chuck Close (b. 1940, Monroe, Washington; d. 2021, Oceanside, NY) was one of the most prolific contemporary American artists. He rose to prominence with his Photorealist portraits on nine-foot-tall canvases, airbrushed in black and white. Using a variety of photo-based techniques, Close created over 200 portraits of friends’ faces that appear photographic from a distance. His later work, though still derived from photographs, transcends the Photorealist genre. Close received his both his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from Yale University, and studied at the Akademie der Bildenen Kunste in Vienna on a Fulbright Grant.

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Exhibitions
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Previous Exhibitions

The American Dream
American Realism 1945-2016
18 November — 26 May, 2018

From Lens to Eye to Hand
Photorealism 1969 to Today
6 August , 2017— 21 January, 2018

Photorealism: 50 Years of Hyperrealistic Painting
Tampa Museum of Art Tampa, Florida
30 June — 8 October, 2017

From Lens to Eye to Hand
Photorealism 1969 to Today
21 April — 12 October, 2018

Photorealism Revisited
50 Years of Photorealism
6 June — 21 June, 2017

Hyperrealism: 50 Years of Painting
Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
25 February — 5 June, 2017
Recent Press
— Chuck Close
Parrish Art Museum
From Lens To Eye To Hand: Photorealism 1969 To Today
Hamptons Art Hub, 04/08/2017
Chuck Close celebrated creator of pixelated portraits, dies at 81
Washington Post, 19/08/2021