Charly Palmer
Over 30 years and counting, Charly Palmer’s art speaks for itself. Literally, Palmer's paintbrush is as a Griot. In every painting, he bears witness of African ancestry and contemporary experiences — rhythmic, visual stories that shifts what each viewer believes to see — should one dare to look deeply.
Palmer has an innate awareness of documenting the intricacies of Blackness with such depth, patterns, symbols, and textures that it is easy to forget that he begins with a blank canvas. The ways in which he applies acrylic is somewhat its own aesthetic that transcends where one’s thought begins and ends.
Home Run King , 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 30 x 20 in.
Dick Gregory , 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 60 x 30 in.
Ali , 2008. Acrylic On Canvas. 48 x 36 in.
Brave Hank Aaron. 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 40 x 30 in.
The Captain , 2020. Acrylic On Canvas. 40 x 30 in.
Simone, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 20 x 14 in.
Mr. Andrews, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 20 x 16 in.
Legend, 2020. Acrylic On Canvas. 36 x 24 in.
Kaep (Change), 2020. Acrylic On Canvas. 36 x 24 in.
All Boys, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 40 x 30 in.
Don't Look Back, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 48 x 36 in.
Kaep Kneeling, 2020. Acrylic On Canvas. 48 x 36 in.
Yellow Scarf, 2020. Acrylic On Canvas. 24 x 16 in.
Judith Free, 2013. Acrylic On Canvas. 40 x 30 in.
James and Little Sister, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 36 x 24 in.
Hattie Palmer, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 36 x 24 in.
Good Trouble, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 36 x 24 in.
The Goat, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 36 x 24 in.
Virgil Abloh, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 40 x 30 in.
Holla, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 40 x 30 in.
Zora Neale Hurston, 2023. Acrylic On Canvas. 40 x 30 in.
Ali (Red), 2022. Acrylic On Canvas. 48 x 36 in.
John (Cover 2), 2020. Acrylic On Canvas. 40 x 30 in.