Charles "Duke" Gibbs
I started making metal sculpture in 1962, when I was in high school in Northern California. On this site you'll find some of the work I've made since 1987, when I returned to sculpture after two decades that included Army service during the Vietnam War; working as a merchant seaman in Alaska, as an auto mechanic, as a carpenter, in TV production, and in publishing; and earning degrees from U.C. Berkeley and MIT. I'm married to a painter, Charlotte Andry Gibbs (charlotteandrygibbs.com). We have studios in our barn. I've been a full-time artist since 1999 and have exhibited at art museums and galleries in New England, Florida, California, Ohio, and New Orleans. I'm currently represented by The Field Gallery on Martha's Vineyard (fieldgallery.com) and Alpers Fine Art in Rockport, MA (alpersfineart.com).
Juried/curated exhibits and awards (selected list)
New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Permanent collection, 2023-present
de Menil Gallery, Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts
"Still Emerging After All These Years" 2022; with Charlotte Andry Gibbs; Monika Andersson, curator
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
"Trash Menagerie" 2009-2010; Jane Winchell, curator
Concord Center for the Visual Arts, Concord, Massachusetts
Frances N. Roddy Open Competition, 2001, 2004, 2006-2010, 2012-2014, 2016-2018, 2020
Roddy prize 2017; Ali Ringenburg, juror
Members Juried Exhibits, 1994-2021 (most years)
Sculpture prize 2009; Larry Powers, juror
Crafts prize 2005; Leslie Brown, juror
Sculpture prize 2003; George Nick, juror
Sculpture prize 1995; Richard Raiselis, juror
Distinguished Artists Exhibit, Best in Show 1999; Audrey Pepper, juror
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Annual Art Sale, 2019
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Regional Exhibits of Arts and Crafts, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2015-2019
2nd prize, 1996; 3rd prize, 1997
"Trashformations East" Lloyd Herman, curator
Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio, 2007
Copia, Napa, California, 2006
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts, 2005
Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State
Brussels, Belgium (NATO), 2002-2005
Minsk, Belarus, 2000-2003
Havana, Cuba, 1996-2000
Featured in the 2004 official embassies calendar
Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire
"With Torch & Mallet" solo show, 2001
Weathervane commission for new building, 2000
"Contemporary Folk Art" group show, 1995; Randall Hoel, curator
Annual Juried Shows, 1994-2003
"Greater Boston" news program, WGBH-TV (PBS), Boston, Massachusetts, July 9, 2020
Two of my COVID masks appear at the end of the program, hosted by Jim Braude
"The Two Collection" auction, WGBH-TV (PBS), Boston, Massachusetts, 1998
"Artcetera" auction, AIDS Action Committee, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994
The Boston Globe "Critic's Pick" May 19, 1994
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts
"Whimsy of the Spirit," 1993; Barbara O'Brien, curator
I started making metal sculpture in 1962, when I was in high school in Northern California. On this site you'll find some of the work I've made since 1987, when I returned to sculpture after two decades that included Army service during the Vietnam War; working as a merchant seaman in Alaska, as an auto mechanic, as a carpenter, in TV production, and in publishing; and earning degrees from U.C. Berkeley and MIT. I'm married to a painter, Charlotte Andry Gibbs (charlotteandrygibbs.com). We have studios in our barn. I've been a full-time artist since 1999 and have exhibited at art museums and galleries in New England, Florida, California, Ohio, and New Orleans. I'm currently represented by The Field Gallery on Martha's Vineyard (fieldgallery.com) and Alpers Fine Art in Rockport, MA (alpersfineart.com).
Juried/curated exhibits and awards (selected list)
New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Permanent collection, 2023-present
de Menil Gallery, Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts
"Still Emerging After All These Years" 2022; with Charlotte Andry Gibbs; Monika Andersson, curator
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
"Trash Menagerie" 2009-2010; Jane Winchell, curator
Concord Center for the Visual Arts, Concord, Massachusetts
Frances N. Roddy Open Competition, 2001, 2004, 2006-2010, 2012-2014, 2016-2018, 2020
Roddy prize 2017; Ali Ringenburg, juror
Members Juried Exhibits, 1994-2021 (most years)
Sculpture prize 2009; Larry Powers, juror
Crafts prize 2005; Leslie Brown, juror
Sculpture prize 2003; George Nick, juror
Sculpture prize 1995; Richard Raiselis, juror
Distinguished Artists Exhibit, Best in Show 1999; Audrey Pepper, juror
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Annual Art Sale, 2019
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Regional Exhibits of Arts and Crafts, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2015-2019
2nd prize, 1996; 3rd prize, 1997
"Trashformations East" Lloyd Herman, curator
Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio, 2007
Copia, Napa, California, 2006
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts, 2005
Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State
Brussels, Belgium (NATO), 2002-2005
Minsk, Belarus, 2000-2003
Havana, Cuba, 1996-2000
Featured in the 2004 official embassies calendar
Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire
"With Torch & Mallet" solo show, 2001
Weathervane commission for new building, 2000
"Contemporary Folk Art" group show, 1995; Randall Hoel, curator
Annual Juried Shows, 1994-2003
"Greater Boston" news program, WGBH-TV (PBS), Boston, Massachusetts, July 9, 2020
Two of my COVID masks appear at the end of the program, hosted by Jim Braude
"The Two Collection" auction, WGBH-TV (PBS), Boston, Massachusetts, 1998
"Artcetera" auction, AIDS Action Committee, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994
The Boston Globe "Critic's Pick" May 19, 1994
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts
"Whimsy of the Spirit," 1993; Barbara O'Brien, curator