Artist Bio
Charlie is a textile artist based in Hell's Kitchen, NYC. Beginning his journey into textile art in late 2023, he has developed a practice that transforms personal emotional experiences into tactile, visual narratives through hand-tufted rugs.
He's entirely self-taught as an artist, and his partial color blindness influences his bold color palette, as he selects yarns based on contrast and visual impact rather than specific hues, creating dynamic relationships between colors that enhance the emotional resonance of each piece.
His work has been featured in solo exhibitions including "Hangin' by a Thread" at Helm Contemporary (March 2025), "Rugs of Reflection" at Columbus Circle (May 2025), and "Cathartic Connection" at Gracie Mansion (June - August 2025).
Charlie has always been very left brain/right brain, needing both analytical and creative outlets. Working in digital product management satisfies his analytical side, while textile art has finally given him a creative outlet that feels meaningful.
My work explores the emotional complexity of being human—especially the kinds of feelings that don't have clear names. I'm drawn to the subtle, often contradictory reactions we have to memory, connection, disconnection, and the stories we tell ourselves. Emotions like shame, longing, disorientation, or quiet clarity—the ones that live in the body before we can articulate them.
What began in Fall 2024 as a way to process personal transformation has evolved into a practice of making the invisible visible. Each piece I create is rooted in real emotional experiences, translating concepts from my mental health journey into visual form through hand-tufted rugs. The softness of the textile medium makes challenging psychological concepts more approachable—the texture invites people to lean in rather than turn away.
Through designing, tufting, gluing, and carving, I spend 20 to 30 hours with each piece, finding that the meditative process offers as much clarity and meaning as the finished work. My background in software development and interests in science, mental health, sociology, and systems thinking inform my approach, whether through structured patterns or organic forms.
These rugs are attempts to translate thoughts into form, to create small moments of recognition where someone might feel seen, understood, or just a little less alone. In a world where complex feelings often resist language, I offer texture, color, and form as alternative vocabularies for the human experience.