Artist Bio + CV

Chris Charles is a graduate of Montserrat College of Art, where she earned her BFA in painting. She is the proud owner of Moon Rabbit Press, which she established in 2010 after a serendipitous encounter with letterpress printing the year before. Having honed her skills in painting and graphic design, printmaking was a natural creative progression.

Chris's love for mid-century design deeply influences her creative style, especially when it comes to color and composition. She draws inspiration from the world around her, whether the beauty of nature or the intriguing forms of man-made objects. In addition to selling her work in galleries and art festivals across the country, Chris also teaches printmaking classes where she inspires and encourages the next generation of printmakers.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2025
"" Western NY Book Arts Center, Buffalo, NY

2024
Migratory with Alice Muhlbac, The Gallery at South Hill, Ithaca, NY

2023
Birds + Coffee, Junction 361, Fairport, NY
Love Birds, Hedonist Ice Cream Parlour, Rochester, NY
Pop Art & MCM, Abode, Pittsford, NY

2022
Recent Works, Hedonist Ice Cream Parlour, Rochester, NY

2018
Big Color, Nox, Rochester, NY
Solo Exhibit, Cellar D'Or, Ithaca, NY

2017
Current Work: Tap & Mallet, Rochester, NY

2012
Recent Works, Record Archive, Rochester, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2024
Made in NY 2024, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
Print Show: Featuring Work By Chris Charles, Skyla Pisciotti, Carol Acquilano & Nicholas Ruth, Fuego Coffee, Rochester, NY

2023
68th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
SPRINGTIME SHOW: Featuring Work by Chris Charles, Søren Kilmer, Phyllis Bryce Ely and Heather Gray. Fuego Coffee, Rochester, NY

2022
15 Prints on the Erie Canal, Folio by APA, Upstate Chapter, Buffalo, NY

2016
Ink and Paper: Book Arts and Printmaking from Across New York State, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY

2015
2015 New Impression in American Letterpress, Hamilton Wood Type Museum, Two Rivers, WI

2012
Letterpress Guild of New England, 30th Anniversary Show, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
Give & Take, Western New York Book Arts Center, Buffalo, NY

HONORS:

2024
Honorable Mention, WNYBAC Members Show, Buffalo, NY
Best in Category, Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Bethesda, MD

2023
Best in Category, Boston Mills Art Fest, Peninsula, Ohio
Featured Artist, Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI
Featured Artist to design Valentine's truffle collection, Hedonist Chocolates, Rochester, NY

2022
Honorable Mention, Broad Ripple Art Fair, Indianapolis, IN
"American Crow" Published in "Garden Inspired", Uppercase Magazine Issue #53, 

2021
"Early bird" Published in "What a Relief", Uppercase Magazine Issue #50, 
Featured Artist, Printers Row Art Festival, Chicago, IL

2018
Best in Category, Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI
Second Place in Category, Lewiston Art Festival, Lewiston, NY

2017
Best in Category, Park Ave Fest, Rochester, NY
Second Place in Category, Lewiston Art Festival, Lewiston, NY

2013
"Trip to the Moon" & "Whiskey" Published in the book Adventures in Letterpress by Brandon Mise

2011
Featured Artist, WRUR fundraiser, Rochester, NY