Chuck Connelly (born January 7, 1955, in

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) is an American painter.

Biography

Connelly graduated from the

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in 1977. Afterward, he moved from the

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area to New York City, where Robert C. Atkins became one of his first

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. Connelly went on to spend two years in Germany, where he continued to develop his art work under the patronage of Atkins. Upon his return to New York in the early 1980s, the Annina Nosei Gallery began to show his work. During this time, Connelly began to rise to fame along with

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and

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in the New York City art world. A movie (the "Life Lessons" segment of ''

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''), directed by

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featured Nick Nolte as a Soho painter. Chuck's hands, painting and paintings were featured as Nolte's. Not long after the film's release, Page Six asked Connelly what he thought of the film, and he replied "well, it wasn't Raging Bull". which angered Scorsese so much so that he never spoke to Chuck again. '' The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale'', an Emmy award-winning documentary directed by Jeff Stimmel, premiered at the L.A. Film Festival in June 2008 and was shown on

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in July. The documentary chronicles Connelly as he struggles with his temperament, alcoholism, and disillusionment with reality. These factors culminate in the alienation of gallery owners, collectors, and his wife; serving to depress Connelly further. The documentary details the tragedy of the fallen artist as he fights to maintain his dignity and integrity. On June 15, 2010, Connelly started a new web show called ''Stream of Thought''. A second full-length documentary celebrating the life of the artist
''Chuck Connelly: Into the Light''
had its U.S. premiere on Oct. 29, 2020 at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival and has been winning first place in documentaries at film festivals across the country ever since.

Bibliography

Selected solo exhibitions

*'' ttp://www.triggison.com/connelly/connelly.html Chuck Connelly: Rediscovery, Trigg Ison Fine Art, Beverly Hills, CA (Oct–Nov 2009)' *''Selected Work 1977–2008'', DFN Gallery, New York, NY (2008) *''In Fashion, Knapp Gallery, Philadelphia, PA'' (2008) *''East Oak Lane, DFN Gallery, New York, NY'' (2007 *''DFN Gallery, New York, NY'' (2005) *''Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Arts, New York, NY'' (2004) *''Lennon, Weinberg, New York, NY'' (2002) *''Chuck Connelly: Paintings 1996–2001, Galerie L'Enfant, Washington DC'' (2001) *''Chuck Connelly: Paintings 1990–1998, Galerie L'Enfant, Washington DC'' (1999) *''Lennon, Weinberg, New York, NY'' (1999) *''Alexander de Folin, New York, NY'' (1998) *''Alexander de Folin, New York, NY'' (1997) *''Lennon, Weinberg, New York, NY'' (1996) *''Chuck Connelly: Flowers, Exhibition Space, Elizabeth Moore, curated by Mary Lou Swift'' (1994) *''Lennon, Weinberg, New York, NY'' (1994) *''Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA'' (1993) *''Chuck Connelly: Portraits, Lennon, Weinberg, New York, NY'' (1992) *''Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA'' (1991) *''Chuck Connelly: New Paintings 1989–1990, Lennon, Weinberg, New York, NY (Catalogue)'' (1990) *''Chuck Connelly: New Paintings, Lennon, Weinberg, New York, NY'' (1989) *''Chuck Connelly, Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston, MA'' (1998) *''Galleria La Planita, Rome, Italy (Catalogue)'' (1987) *''Chuck Connelly, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY'' (1987) *''Chuck Connelly, Asher/Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA'' (1986) *''Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY'' (1986) *''Chuck Connelly: Paintings, Lawrence Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA'' (1985) *''Chuck Connelly: Paintings, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY (Catalogue)'' (1985) *''Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, Chicago, IL'' (1984) *''Serra di Felice Gallery, New York, NY'' (1984) *''Chuck Connelly: Paintings, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY'' (1984) *''Chuck Connelly: : Bilder and Sculpturen, Arno Cohen, Düsseldorf, West Germany'' (1982)

Public collections

*'' Broad Family Foundation, Santa Monica, CA'' *''

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, New York, NY'' *''

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, Davidson, NC'' *'' Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Ithaca, NY'' *'' J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KY'' *''

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, New York, NY'' *'' Palm Springs Desert Museum, CA'' *''

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, OR'' *''

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, FL'' *''

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, AZ'' *''

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Exhibitions catalogues

*''Chuck Connelly: East Oak Lane, New York, NY: DFN Gallery'' (2007) *''Chuck Connelly, New York, NY: DFN Gallery'' (2005) *''Chuck Connelly, Washington DC:Galerie L'Enfant'' (2001) *''THE FIGURE Another Side of Modernism, introduction by Olivia Georgia. Staten Island, NY: Snug Harbor Cultural Center'' (2000) *''Page, Judith. Chuck Connelly. New York, NY: Lennon, Weinberg, Inc.'' (1996) *''Lieberman, William S. American Narrative Painting and Sculpture: The 1980s.'' **''From the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Roslyn Harbor, NY: Nassau County Museum of Art'' (1991) *''Chuck Connelly. Introduction by J. Adams, B. Lennon. New York, NY, Lennon, Weinberg, Inc'' (1990) *''Pellizzi, Francesco et al. 1979–1989 American, Italian, Mexican Art from the Collection of Francesco Pellizzi, Hempstead, NY:'' **''Hofstra Museum, Hofstra University'' (1989) *''Yau, John. "A Contemporary View of Nature," Aspects of Nature, Ridgefield, CT: Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art'' (1986) *''Diacono, Mario. David Bowes, Michael Byron, Chuck Connelly, McDermott & McGough: The Burning Brush, Boston, MA:'' **''Mario Diacono Gallery'' (1986) *''Chuck Connelly. Statement by the artist, Philadelphia, PA: Locks Gallery'' (1985) *''Becker, Robert. "Chuck Connelly's Architecture," Chuck Connelly, New York, NY: Annina Nosei Gallery'' (1985)

Film credits

*''HBO Documentary Film Series, The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale, Produced and Directed by Jeff Stimmel'' (2008) *''

, Life Lessons, Directed by

and starring

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; Featured paintings by Chuck Connelly'' (1989) *'' A&E Television,

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. Actor

'' (1999)
''Chuck Connelly: Into the Light''
Produced by John Lizzio, Directed by Benjamin Schwartz (2020)

Sources

* ttp://www.life.com/image/91012065 Life – 30th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards September 21, 2009

References

External links

Official websiteStream of Thought - Web Show
* The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale (2008)
Chuck Connelly: Into the Light
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