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Ken Charon
HI 96760 - 808-966-7343
ken-charon@charon-artfarm.com

https://charon-artfarm.com



Picture
“Yin Yang Nude”  
acrylic on 4 canvases  16x20 in. each   Price: $4,000  
SOLD

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“Hommage à Gauguin”  
acrylic on canvas  36x48 in.  unframed  
Price: $4,500


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“Frida & Vincent”  
 acrylic diptych on hardboard & canvas on hardboard  24x36 each  framed  
Price: $2,800 each or both for $5000 

Ken Charon
Resume 
Home: 808-966-7343 cell: 808-345-8051
P.O. Box 742 Kurtistown, HI. 96760
artfarm@aloha.net 
www.charon-artfarm.com


Born in New York 1954 

Education

1972 Graduated from the American School of Paris, Paris, France 1972-74 American College of Switzerland, Leysin, Switzerland. 1975 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA. 1977-78 Academie Julian, Paris, France.

Experience

Included in dozens of juried art exhibits in the Hawaiian Islands. Over 30 years teaching children’s art. Operated 3 art galleries in Hilo, Hawai‘i. Formerly on the Board of Volcano Art Center.

40 years as an artist/painter and illustrator in Paris and Hawai‘i. Lifelong student of Art History.
Lived in 5 countries and traveled to over 25, visiting art museums in most of them.

 Selected Exhibitions

2 Artist Retrospectives: East Hawai‘i Cultural Center in 2000 and Volcano Art Center in 2018 Included in 3 Schaefer Portrait Challenges at the Maui Art & Cultural Center in 2003, 2012 and 2018.

 Selected Awards and Honors

Invitation to participate in the International Exhibition of Space Art, Moscow, U.S.S.R. in 1990-1991. Honorable Mention, Hawaii National Parks Centennial Exhibit, MACC, juror: Nalani Kanaka‘ole, 2016 People’s Choice Award, Fine Art Expo, Wailoa Center, Hilo 2017
Murals: Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church, Hilo, HI. Mosaic Mural: “Pele at Rest” at Volcano Art Center.
Numerous commissions for private collectors.

Private Collections

Included in private collections in Hawai‘i, France, Switzerland, Scotland, Italy, Seychelle Islands and the United States including the collections of Vice-President Al Gore and President Barack Obama.

 Bibliography

”Big Island Art” by Barbara Wood premiere edition 1990.
”In the Stream of the Stars”, The Soviet-American Space Art Book by William Hartmann 1990. Maui Art & Cultural Center Schaefer Portrait Challenge exhibit catalogs, 2003, 2012 and 2018. Ke Ola Magazine January- February 2011 Cover and featured article by Marya Mann

References

Emily Catey Weiss, Gallery Manager, Volcano Art Center, 808-967-7565, gallery@volcanoartcenter.org 
Neida Bangerter, Director, Schaefer International Gallery, MACC, 808-242-2787, neida@mauiarts.org 
Maya Soetoro-Ng, Faculty Specialist at Institute for Peace at UH Manoa, 808-956-6433 uhip@hawaii.edu


Picture
“Self-Portrait Dreaming”  
acrylic on rotatable canvas tondo   24in. diameter  
Price: $2,500

KEN CHARON
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ARTIST STATEMENT
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Having acknowledged that visualizing a goal will help one achieve that goal, I have done my best to use my talents as an artist to visualize a better world, in the hope that my artwork will help promote and achieve positive change. Sometimes I develop ideas in my mind over long periods of time, and other times the idea comes to me from the subconscious in a flash and I go with it, without asking too many questions.

But I always see that they will depict principles that I hold dear to me. Sometimes my painti
ng express goals within my grasp and other times they seem idealistic and hard to achieve. But I have come to understand that my art is positive visualization. It is my expression of art therapy for my community, my planet and me.


The recurring themes in my artwork are: Peace, Non-Violence, Interracial Harmony, Unity, Environmental Wisdom, Natural Beauty, Hawaiian and other Indigenous Cultures, Astronomical Visions, Universal Spirituality and People who are important to me.

Mediums I use to explore these th
emes are: acrylic on canvas (mostly), drawing, woodcarving, mosaics and 3D multi-media with recycled materials.

I have been painting professionally, first in Paris, France since 1978, and here in Hawai‘i since 1984. 

Picture
“Harmony Lagoon”
 acrylic on 9 canvas polyptych  12x12 in. each   framed 42x42in.  
Price: $4,500


Picture
Barack Obama Riding the Big Wave of Change 
 acrylic on canvas 24x30 in. 
SOLD

Picture
“King Kamehameha at Kamakahonu“ 
acrylic on canvas   16x20 in.   
Price: $2,000


Picture
Ohia Lehua; A Closer Look” 
acrylic on canvas   16 in. diameter 
 Price: $1,000

Picture
“Hawaiian Lands in Hawaiian Hands”   
acrylic on hemp  14x18 in. 
Price: $1,000

Picture
“Akiapola’au; The Precious Egg”   
acrylic on hemp  11x14 in.   Price: $900


Picture
“Biophilia”    acrylic on hemp    18x40 in.   
​Price: $2,500



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“Rainbow Family”  acrylic on hemp   18 in. diameter  unframed 
 Price:$1,000

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“Hiamoe Iki”   
acrylic on hemp   20x28 in.  framed   
Price: $1,600


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“Jungle Love”   
acrylic on hemp    24x36 in.   framed. 
Price: $ $2,500


Picture
“Hawaiian Princes Surf the First California Wave”   
acrylic on hemp   30x72 in.  SOLD

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“Together We Are One” 
 acrylic on hemp  24x30 in.  unframed 
 Price: $2,000

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“Jesus Meets Muhammad “ 
 acrylic on canvas  20x30 in. 
Price: $2,000

Works from my 40 years as a Professional Artist


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Ken Charon
HI 96760 - 808-966-7343
ken-charon@charon-artfarm.com

https://charon-artfarm.com

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