Résumé
· Charles Gilbert Kapsner ·
· Il Pittore ·
818 5th Avenue Southeast, Little Falls, MN 56345 320/632/5535
cgkapsner@littlefalls.net www.buonfresco.com
Background
Charles G. Kapsner (b.1952) American, began his studies at the Universita Internazionale dell’Arte (1973-74), in Florence, Italy, and from 1974-1979 studied at the classical nineteenth-century studio of Signorina Nerina Simi (1890-1987), one of the 20th Century’s most famous drawing instructors. Under Simi’s watchful eye Kapsner learned precise drawing, observation and accurate rendering of forms in space, patterned in the style of the Renaissance masters.
From 1975-1980, Kapsner apprenticed with Benjamin Long IV (American, b.1945) where he mastered the art of fresco painting. In addition to his work on many of Long’s fresco projects, Kapsner has completed eight frescoes, including one in Italy and two in his hometown of Little Falls.
It was through the study of traditional art that Kapsner learned how to use the compositional tools of the Renaissance and Baroque periods to express himself as an artist. Highly skilled in charcoal, graphite and oil, his portraits, still lifes, landscapes and frescoes unite exemplary draughtsmanship and painting techniques. His signature still lifes integrate telltale accoutrements of our fleeting existence, and through his imagery, fusing the old and new—wine bottles, drapery, mirrors, fruits, and flowers—the viewer is invited to more fully appreciate the beauty of the adornments of daily life while pondering the possibilities that lie ahead. Kapsner’s intricately balanced, richly colored compositions—grounded in the principles of the Renaissance—are clearly reflective of our time.
As a tribute to Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Kapsner was commissioned to create twelve pieces depicting the life of the famed aviator whose boyhood home is Little Falls, MN. Works include several sketches and oils, including one on display in the Franco American Museum in Blerancourt, France, and the 9 ft. X 26 ft. fresco, The Stewardship, which captures the Spirit of St. Louis.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 - Salon, Great River Arts Ass’n, Little Falls, MN
2005 - Michael Zschoche Gallery, Newport Beach, CA
2005 - St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
2004 - Great River Arts Ass’n Little Falls, MN
2003 - Fine Arts League, Asheville, NC
Cultural Arts Center, Wilkesboro, NC
2002 - McManus Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2001 - Queens Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1993 - Coffey & Thompson Gallery, Charlotte
1991 - The Benedicta Arts Center, St. Joseph, MN
Le Marie, Le Bourget, France
City Art Works, New Bern, NC
Wilson, Inc., Raleigh, NC
1989 - Art & Science Center, Statesville, NC
1987 - Heritage Center 15-year Retrospective Exhibition, St. Cloud, MN
1985 - Valley City CC, Valley City, ND
1983 - Fifth Avenue Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
1980 - Café Jasper, Chicago, IL
1979-80 - Zapp National Bank, St. Cloud, MN
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008 - Q Gallery, Brainerd, MN
2006 - McColl Center, Charlotte, NC
2004 - Hickory Museum 60th Ann., Hickory, NC
2003 - Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy
Tower Club, Charlotte, NC
2001 - Hudson Valley Arts Association, Hastings on the Hudson, NY
2000 - One-2-One Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Art of the Plains, Plains Art Museum, Fargo
1998 - Hamilton Gallery, Montreat, NC
Queens Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1994 - McManus Gallery, Raleigh, NC
1992 - McManus Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Gaston-McKenna Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1990 - Pinehurst Gallery, Pinehurst, NC
Salon of Painters 1990, LeBourget, France
1989 - Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Reid Company, Spartanburg & Charlotte, NC
1979-89 - Exhibitor in 20 additional exhibitions
FRESCOES
Principal Artist
1996-01 - Little Falls Fresco Project Beginnings, Lindbergh Elementary School, Little Falls, MN
1995 - Dubow Collection, Serenity, Private Collection, St. Cloud, MN
1993-94 - Little Falls Fresco Project The Stewardship, Lindbergh Elementary School, Little Falls, MN
1994 - Christ the Almighty, St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Braham, MN
1981 - Four Evangelists Diptych, St. Pious X Catholic Church, Zimmerman, MN
1980 - Moses Descending Mt. Sinai, Glendale Springs, NC
1974 - Christ’s First Falling from the Cross, Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Buriano, Italy
Principal Associate Artist:
2004 - Ben Long’s The Muses, CoMMA Performing Arts Center, Morganton, NC
2001 - Ben Long’s Good Samaritan, First Presbyterian, Charlotte, NC
1998 - Ben Long’s Return of the Prodigal Son, Montreat College, Montreat, NC
1997-98 - Ben Long’s Continuum, Bank of America Building, Charlotte, NC
1990-92 - Ben Long’s Nation’s Bank Triptych, Charlotte, NC
1988-89 - Ben Long’s St. Peter’s Catholic Church Triptych, Charlotte, NC
1980 - Blue Ridge Fresco Project, Glendale Springs, NC
1978-80 - Abbey of Monte Cassino, Chapel of St. John the Baptist, Italy
1974 - Capucin Monastery of Montecatini Termine, St. Anthony of Padua, Italy
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS/UNITED STATES
Appeals Court of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Museum, Little Falls, MN
James J. Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville
Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
Minnesota State Capitol Building, St. Paul, MN
Supreme Court Building, Raleigh, NC
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS/EUROPEAN
Abbey of Monte Cassino, Cassino, Italy
American Ambassador’s Residence, Paris, France
Franco-American Museum Blerancourt, Paris, France
Hotel De Ville (Paris City Hall), Paris, France
The Marie, LeBourget, France
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
2007/08 - Visiting Artist, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
2006 - McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
1989-92 - Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
1987-88 - St. Francis Music Center, Little Falls, MN, NEA Grant
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2003 - Florence Biennale, Career Achievement Award
2000 - Minnesota Power Company, Little Falls Fresco Project
2000 - Central Minnesota Community Foundation, Little Falls Fresco
2000 - Coborn’s Superstores, Little Falls Fresco Project
1998 - Initiative Foundation, Little Falls Fresco Project
1998, 1994 - Laura Jane Musser Fund, Little Falls Fresco Project
1993-00 - Five Wings, Little Falls Fresco Project
1995-96 - U.S. West Foundation, Little Falls Fresco Project
1992 - Kenan Visiting Artist, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
1990 - Central Minnesota Arts Council
1975 - Greenshields Foundation: Montreal, Canada
PUBLICATIONS
American Art Collector, December 2005
Minnesota Moments, Summer 2005
Florence Biennale, 2003
Minnesota Monthly Magazine, Portrait, February 2001
Charlotte Taste, Feature, September/October 2008; November/December 2001; August/September 2006
Lake Country Journal, Charles Kapsner, January/February 1999
Charlotte’s Best, Fab Four Fresco Artists, March 1998
Creative Loafing, Studies In Tradition, 1998
Classical Realism Journal, Fall 1994
OIL PAINTING PRICE LIST
| 1. Small Head | 8" X 10" or 9" X 12" | $5,000 |
| 2. Small Head | 11" X 14" | $6,000 |
| 3. Small Head | 12" X 16" | $7,500 |
| 4. Small Head & Shoulders | 14" X 18" | $10,000 |
| 5. Head, Shoulders & Hands or Life Size Head & Shoulders | 16" X 20" | $12,500 |
| 6. Same as #5 or Child with Hands, etc. | 20" X 24" | $15,000 |
| 7. Same as #6 or ¾ size Child | 22" X 28" | $16,500 |
| 8. Head, Shoulders, Hands Full Sitting Child | 24" X 30" | $18,000 |
| 9. 2/3 Torso--Standing Child | 24" X 36" | $20,000 |
| 10. 2/3 Body--Full Child | 32" X 42" | $20,000 - 27,500 |
| 11. 3/4 Figure | 36" X 60" | $25,000 - 35,000 |
| 12. Full Figure | 48" X 72" | $35,000 - 50,000 |
Please note:
- There can be variations in prices depending upon the complexity of backgrounds, additional props and/or multiple subjects in a portrait. Prices are subject to change. This price list is for oil portraits only; a separate price list is available for drawings.
- Framing is the responsibility of the client, all other materials are provided by the Artist Charles Gilbert Kapsner.
- Shipping and handling charges and/or delivery of completed artwork and any travel-related expenses related to completion of the artwork are the responsibility of the client.