Rod Charlesworth

Rod Charlesworth (b. 1955, Terrace, BC) is a painter whose vivid landscapes and playful figural works draw on the legacies of Impressionism and the Group of Seven. Largely self-taught, with early studies at Okanagan College, he developed a style defined by bold colour, expressive brushwork, and a distinctly Canadian sensibility. From sweeping western vistas to whimsical depictions of children at play, Charlesworth’s art celebrates both landscape and culture with immediacy and vitality.Rod Charlesworth was born in Terrace, British Columbia in 1955. His family moved to the Okanagan Valley, Kelowna, when he was seven. His childhood fascination with drawing and painting has grown into a unique and primarily self-taught style, influenced by the surrealist movement in its early stages. He later discovered the impressionist school that led him to experiment with colour and the physical qualities of paint.

The work of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven has had a profound influence on Rod’s style. Rod studied art at Okanagan College where his ability to express the beauty of the western Canadian landscape became evident.

Rod’s work is now collected world-wide and he is committed to painting images that have a strong Canadian cultural influence, whether through his bold landscapes or his more recent whimsical images of children at play. His work is displayed at Koyman Galleries in Ottawa, ON.