EDUCATION
MA The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1982
MFA The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1984
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME 1983
BFA Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 1976
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Charles Pompilius, After Hours: Intimate Works From the Studio, David Klein Gallery
2007 Charles Pompilius, Interiors, David Klein Gallery
2001 Charles Pompilius, New Paintings, David Klein Gallery
1998 Charles Pompilius, New Paintings, David Klein Gallery
1997 Charles Pompilius, New Paintings and Watercolors, David Klein Gallery
1995 Charles Pompilius, New Paintings, David Klein Gallery
1992 Charles Pompilius, New Paintings, O.K. Harris/David Klein Gallery
INVITATIONALS
2009 Personal Territory, David Klein Gallery
2007 Representation 2007, Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA
2007 An Assessment of Contemporary Figuration, David Klein Gallery
2001 Personal Space: Twelve Contemporary Painters, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH Curators: Charles Kanwischer and Dennis Wojtkiewicz
CMU Alumni Invitational, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Go Figure, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI, Curator: Kathy Dambach
Made In Michigan, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI Curator: John Cynar
Figuratively Literal: Contemporary Figure Painting from Metro Area Collections,
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Curator: Mel Rosas
1999 Body and Soul, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, Ml Curator: John Cynar
Summer Group Show, Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, NY
Michigan Watercolorist, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Ml Curator: John Swanstrom
1995 Vis-à-Vis, Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, Ml, Curated by the exhibition committee
1994 The Figure, Buckham Fine Arts Project, Flint, Ml, Curator: Carol Taft
Figure Painting, Galleria Del Conte, Milwaukee, WI, Curator: Ubaldo Gaudiosi
The Sketchbook, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, Ml, Curator: Geri Craig
1991 Michigan Artists, O.K. Harris Works of Art, Birmingham, Ml, Curator: David Klein
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2004 Chicago Art Fair, Represented by David Klein Gallery
1997 Michigan Watercolor Society Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition, Detroit Institute of Art and other Michigan venues, Curators: Sam Sachs II and Maryanne Wilkinson
1995 Hotel Triton Contemporary Art Fair, San Francisco, CA, Represented by David Klein
1991 Salon des Refuses, 1990-91 Michigan Council for the Arts Grant Recipients, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
1989 Detroit Artists Market, Juror: Mary Stephenson
1988 Detroit Artists Market, Jurors: Tim and Pam Hill
1987 Extended Media-Fresh Visions, Detroit Institute of Arts, Juror: Jan van der Marck
1986 Twenty-Eighth Annual Mid-Michigan Exhibition, Midland Art Council, Midland, Ml, Juror: Elizabeth Neilson Armstrong
Twenty-Ninth Chautauqua National Exhibition, Chautauqua, NY, Juror: Charles Clough
Detroit Artists Market, Juror: Robert Wilbert
Detroit Artists Market, Juror: Sam Sachs II
1985 Ninth Annual Rock Island Arts Exhibition, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, Juror: Robert McCauley
Mid-Four Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, Juror: Jack Cowart
PUBLICATIONS
Gerry Craig, "Charles Pompilius at David Klein", Art in America, November 2007
Keri Guten Cohen, "An engaging year of art", Detroit Free Press, December 30, 2001
Skowhegan Fall 2001 Newsletter, painting reproduced, p. 14
Robert Poplack, "Elements of Desire and The Paintings of Charles Pompilius" catalog essay for Charles Pompilius, recent paintings, June 2001
Keri Guten Cohen, "Painter melds classic, postmodern" Detroit Free Press, July1, 2001
Jason Clancy, "Recent Paintings take viewers through a history of thought", The South End, June 11, 2001
Jason Clancy, "Former WSU art instructor lives dream of painting", The South End, June 11, 2001
Rebecca Mazzei, "What's happening through July 14", Metro Times, June 26, 2001
Green Mountains Review, Vol. XIV, No. 1, cover art
Keri Guten Cohen, "WSU exhibit shows figurative painting", Detroit Free Press, February 18, 2001
Glen Mannisto, "The Figure Made Full", introduction to Figuratively Literal catalog, February 2000
Frank Provenzano, "A Figurative Statement," Observer & Eccentric, October 3, 1999
Joy Hakanson Colby, "Art Works Raises AIDS Research Funds", Detroit News, August 7, 1998
Kristopher Spencer, "Pompilius Paints Intimate Interiors", The Mirror, May 28, 1998
Joy Hakanson Colby, "Charles Pompilius", Detroit News, May 28, 1998
Glen Mannisto, "Feminine Icons", Metro Times, May 20, 1998
Joy Hakanson Colby, "New Gallery in Old Main..." Detroit News, September 4, 1997
Joy Hakanson Colby, "Charles Pompilius", Detroit News, November 23, 1995
Khristi Zimmeth, "Life Cycle: Studio Visit with Charles Pompilius", Detroit Monthly Magazine, November 1995
Marsha Miro, "Artists as seen through other artists' eyes", Detroit Free Press, March 3, 1995
Marsha Miro, "Women, Then and Now ... O.K. Harris", Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1991
Marsha Miro, "Eye on Art... O.K. Harris", Detroit Free Press, July 25, 1991
Marsha Miro, "Recent Works, Detroit Focus", Detroit Free Press, February 22, 1987
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS
Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant. August 2000
Full Fellowship Award. Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, August 2000
Full Fellowship Award. MiIlay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY, June 1999
Faculty Travel Grant. Wayne State University, Fall 1997
Creative Artist Support Grant. Michigan Council for the Arts, 1990
First Prize. Ninth Annual Rock Island Arts Exhibition, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, 1985
Merit Award. Fine Arts Council Annual Exhibition, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1984
Scholarship. Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME 1983