From my brain to the brayer.
My name is Charlie.
I have a passion for printmaking. I create hand carved woodblock prints and etchings. I focus my artwork on whimsical illustrations and scenes in nature. Each print is an original. My hand is in every part of the creation of these prints, from my brain to the brayer. I use color to add depth and a bit of pizazz. I hope you can all find as much joy in the things I create as I do.
Charlie Bloede CV
Education
2023 BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS WITH A CONCENTRATION IN PRINTMAKING Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
MOKUHANGA PRINT WORKSHOP Frogman’s Print Workshop, Iowa City, IA
2022 SCUOLA LORENZO DE MEDICI Summer Study Abroad, Florence, Italy
2018 RISING STAR PROGRAM Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
Professional Experience
2024 WINTER RESIDENCY Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC (Anticipated)
2023 ARTIST IN RESIDENCY Alchemy Art Center, San Juan Island, WA
WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR Alchemy Art Center, San Juan Island, WA
LEAD YOUTH ARTS INSTRUCTOR Manhattan Arts Center, Manhattan, KS
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT Electro Etching, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
PRINTMAKING SHOP MONITOR Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
VISITING ARTIST COORDINATOR Prairie Fire Printmaking Club, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
2022 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT Electro Etching, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
PAINTING INSTRUCTOR Rob Boss Paint Night, Kansas State University Student Union, Manhattan, KS
SUPER CUB PRINT SHOP Production Team Member, Manhattan, KS
PRINTMAKING SHOP MONITOR Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
VISITING ARTIST COORDINATOR Prairie Fire Printmaking Club, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
2021 PRINTMAKING SHOP MONITOR Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
VISITING ARTIST COORDINATOR Prairie Fire Printmaking Club, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Grants/Scholarships
2023 OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & CREATIVE INQUIRY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP (ELECTROETCHING) Funded $1,250, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
2022 OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & CREATIVE INQUIRY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP (ELECTROETCHING) Funded $500, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
MARK A. CHAPMAN AND CHERYL MELLENTHIN FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP Funded $2,400, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
ARTS AND SCIENCES TRAVEL GRANT Funded $400, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
BATER GLOBAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Funded $3,000
Exhibitions
2023 KANSAS CITY ARTISTS COALITION UNDERGRADUATE EXHIBITION Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries, Kansas City, MO, Juror: Sally Paul
ALBRECHT_KEMPER MUSEUM OF ART’S UNDERGRADUATE EXHIBITION Albrecht Kemper Museum Of Art, Saint Joseph, MO, Juried Show
ALCHEMY ART CENTER AIR EXHIBITION Dome Gallery, Alchemy Art Center, Friday Harbor, WA
EMERALD PRINT EXCHANGE EXHIBITION Whiteaker Printmakers, Exhibited at Maude Kerns Art Center Eugene, OR
EMERALD PRINT EXCHANGE EXHIBITION Print Arts Northwest, Exhibited at Beard’s Framing, Beaverton, OR
2022 DEPARTMENT OF ART UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION Mark A. Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, Juror: Douglas Dow, Kevin Burnstein, Molly Burnstein, Daniel Warner
RESISTANCE, REVOLUTION, & RESILIENCE Portfolio Exchange, Exhibited at Mid America Print Council Conference, Kent, OH
Presentations/Publications
2023 THE HAND MAGAZINE Issue 40, Page 36, Adam Finkelston, Prairie Village, KS
ARTIST TALK SERIES Alchemy Art Center, San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Friday Harbor, WA
2022 STUDENT LIGHTNING TALK Mid America Print Conference, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Jury: Adrian Gonzalez, Danqi Cai, and Alanna Austin
Collections
2023 PRAIRIE FIRE PRINTMAKING Permanent Collection, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
2022 KENT STATE UNIVERSITY PRINT COLLECTION Kent State University, Kent, OH
Professional Memberships
2023 LOS ANGELES PRINTMAKING SOCIETY
2022- COLLEGE BOOK ARTS ASSOCIATION
2021- MID AMERICA PRINT COUNCIL
SOUTHERN GRAPHICS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL