Bio:
Lynette Charters is a conceptual artist and author of The Missing Women Series book, presenting a new perspective of society and history from the female identifying point of view. She was born and grew up in The Yorkshire Dales in The North of England. She holds a BFA (hons) from Cardiff College, Wales and an MFA from Chelsea College of Art, London. She studied under British painter Graham Crowley, printmaker Amanda Faulkner, and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy working on two of his larger outdoor sculptures. She has also travelled internationally working in the animation industry. Charters has exhibited in many parts of America, most recently in Gallery 839 in Burbank LA, Fogue Studios and Gallery and Gallery 110 in Seattle, Ryan James Fine Arts in Kirkland, The Old Courthouse Arts Center in Chicago, and Marin County Society of Artists in the Bay Area, The Hammond Museum, NY, also exhibitions in the UK. She is looking forward solo shows at Lakewold Gallery late Aug-early Oct, reception date Aug 25th, 5-7 and in 2025 at The Art Gallery at TCC Community College. Her solo shows involve a museum installation with drole docent performances by John Serembe. She has featured in articles in Oly Arts, Artist Close Up, Voyage LA, Shoutout LA, The Olympian, Saundra Fleming’s blog, and was on the cover of Kirkland Lifestyle magazine. She currently works in Olympia, Washington. Her book The Missing Women Series is available from Lulu Publishing
Artist Statement:
Well known paintings throughout history are referenced and presented in a gallery setting.
The Missing Women Series is a playful yet earnest look at how women are presented but not represented in art, society, and history. Women and girls are encouraged to succeed while taking on supportive roles. They juggle multiple responsibilities; all while being underpaid and pressured to look picture perfect. The image of the woman’s body is omitted from renderings of famous paintings and photographic images, leaving on show the board it was painted on, to highlight the lack of documented female genius recorded in history, lack of proportional representation in politics, and other disparities.
Similarly, The Missing Parents Series calls to attention the lack of societal appreciation and wage equality for childbearing and stay-at-home parents. Some of these disparities have been exacerbated with the mass exodus of parents from the work force to care for family members during the pandemic and are due to worsen yet more with the current attacks on reproductive rights.