BORN 27/02/1992, London
EDUCATION
2011-2014 University of Brighton, BA Fine Art: Painting
2010-2011 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Foundation Diploma
AWARDS
2019 Awarded First Prize at the BP Portrait Award 2019.
2019 Awarded the Brian Botting Prize "for an artist aged 30 or under for an outstanding representation of the human figure" - The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize
2019 Awarded second place for Artists and Illustrators Artist of the Year
2018 Shortlisted for the Jackson Open Painting Prize 2018
2018 Awarded the Brian Botting Prize "for an artist aged 30 or under for an outstanding representation of the human figure" - The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize
2016 Shortlisted for EWAAC 2016 Award and Japan Residency
2016 Shortlisted for Foci Magazine Award - Painting and Poems
2016 Awarded the Cass Art Solo Show Award - The National Open Art Competition
2016 Shortlisted for the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize.
2016 Awarded the Brian Botting Prize "for an artist aged 30 or under for an outstanding representation of the human figure" - The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize
2016 Shortlisted for RBA Rome Scholarship
2016 Awarded the Unison Young Artist Award - The Pastel Society
2015 Shortlisted for RBA Rome Scholarship
2014 Awarded the Young Artist of the Year - The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize
PAST SHOWS
2024 Solo Exhibition "Charlie Schaffer: Paintings". July, The Chelsea Arts Club, London.
2023 Solo Exhibition "Charlie Schaffer Scalpel-like Eyes". May, BWG Gallery, London.
2021 Self-portrait Prize, Longlist. May, Ruth Borchard Collection (online)
2021 Royal Society of Portrait Painters May, Mall Galleries, London.
2021 The Artist and his Studio. February, Piano Nobile, London.
2019 BP Portrait Award. June, National Portrait Gallery, London.
2019 Lynn Painter-Stainers' Prize. March, Mall Galleries, London.
2019 Artists and Illustrators Artist of the Year. February - March, Mall Galleries, London.
2018 Lynn Painter-stainers Prize - Mall Galleries, London. March
2018 - Flat 38, Margate. January
2017 Pygmalion Fine Arts - South Kensington, London. November
2017 New English Arts Club - Mall Galleries, London. June
2017 Royal Society of Portrait Painters - Mall Galleries, London. May
2017 Portraits from Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year - Wallace Collection, London. April.
2016 RGI Open Annual Exhibition - Glasgow. November.
2016 LOOKING.LOOKING BACK - Solo exhibition, London. November.
2016 Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize - Ashurst Gallery, London. April - June.
2016 Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize - Guildford House Gallery, June - July.
2016 Royal Society of Portrait Painters - The Mall Galleries, London.
2016 Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year
2016 Royal Society of British Artists - The Mall Galleries, London.
2016 Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize - The Mall Galleries, London
2016 RBA "Rising Stars" - Gallery at Lloyds Register, City of London.
2016 The Pastel Society - The Mall Galleries, London.
2015 The London Group Open - Cello Factory, London
2015 The National Open Art Competition - The Royal College of Art, London
2015 The New English Arts Club – The Mall Galleries, London
2015 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters – The Mall Galleries, London
2015 RBA "Rising Stars" - Gallery at Lloyds Register, City of London
2015 297 Hoxton Street, London
2014 Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year
2014 The West Hill - The West Hill, Brighton
2014 The United Society of Artists Cork Street Open Exhibition -
The Gallery, Cork Street
2014 University of Brighton Degree Show - Grand Parade
2014 Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize - The Mall Galleries, London.
2013 In Transition - Grand Parade south gallery
2013 Argos - New Palace Pier, Brighton
2012 Herding Cats- The Grey Area, Brighton