Chas Fagan

Chas Fagan
Born 1966
Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Education Yale University
Known for Oil Painting, Sculpture
Notable work Portraits, Sculptures, Political Cartoons
Website Chas Fagan Fine Art http://www.chasfagan.com/

Chas Fagan is an American artist and sculptor. He is known for painting oil portraits of all 45 U.S. Presidents (as of 2016), on commission from C-SPAN and the White House Historical Association.[1][2] He also painted the official canonization image of Mother Teresa on commission from the Knights of Columbus, basing his work on a photograph by Michael Collopy.[3] His other works include portraits, landscapes and still life, along with sculptures related to American historical figures.[4] His work was featured in the American Presidents: Life Portraits exhibition in 1999, and in other venues.

Biography

Chas Fagan was born in Ligonier, Pennsylvania in 1966.[5] He spent much of his early life in Belgium with his father, who worked as a diplomat.[3] He graduated Yale University with a degree in Russian and East European Studies. His earliest artistic works were political cartoons in a variety of publications. His career as a painter took off after his portrait of Ronald Reagan appeared on the cover of the conservative publication The Weekly Standard. Today he lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

References

  1. ↑ New Trump Portrait, First Post-Election, Joins C-SPAN Presidents Collection. C-SPAN Networks (2016). at <http://static.c-spanvideo.org/files/pressCenter/Chas+Fagan+Trump+Portrait+Press+Release+12.28.16+v2.pdf>
  2. ↑ Harding, R. C-SPAN's 'American Presidents' exhibit coming to Destiny USA in Syracuse. Auburn Citizen (2016). at <http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/c-span-s-american-presidents-exhibit-coming-to-destiny-usa/article_7ba80f2e-721b-11e2-b72e-0019bb2963f4.html>
  3. 1 2 Funk, T. How Charlotte artist captured Mother Teresa for official portrait in sainthood ceremony. Charlotte Observer (2016). at http://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/religion/article99241832.html>
  4. ↑ Fagan, C. About Chas Fagan | Chas Fagan. Chasfagan.com (2016). at <https://www.chasfagan.com/about/>
  5. ↑ Chas Fagan | Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation. Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation (2016). at <http://dsmpublicartfoundation.org/artist/chas-fagan/>
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