Résumé

Education:

Master of Fine Arts, University of Utah, 1975.

Bachelors of Art, University of South Florida, 1972.



Grant Awards:
1998/1999: Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Award.

1993/1994: Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Award.

1991: Emerging Artist Grant, Arts Council of Hillsborough County.



Museum/Public/Corporate Collections:
Arts Council of Pinellas County, FL

City of Orlando, FL

Dimmitt Automative Group, Clearwater, FL

Law Offices of Holland & Knight, St. Petersburg, FL

Leepa Rattner Museum, Tarpon Springs, FL

MMA Financial, Tampa, FL

Municipal Services Building, City of St. Petersburg, FL

Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), St. Petersburg, FL

Neiman Marcus, Coral Gables, FL

Neiman Marcus, Tampa, FL

Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL

Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, FL

Sabal Trust, St. Petersburg, FL

St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport

Sam and Martha Gibbons Alumni Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Stetson University, Duncan Gallery of Art, Deland, FL



Select One- and Two-Person Exhibitions:

Form and Field: Featuring the Work of David McKirdy and Charles Parkhill. 2026. ARTicles Gallery/Leslie Curran Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

Totem. 2023. ARTicles Gallery / Leslie Curran Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

Charles Parkhill: Work.  2022. ARTicles Gallery / Leslie Curran Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

Site | Line. 2018. ARTicles Gallery / Leslie Curran Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

Rare Form. 2016. ARTicles Gallery/Leslie Curran Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

Out of the Woods. 2012. Gallery 221, Hillsborough Community College, Dale Mabry Campus, Tampa, FL

Charles Parkhill. 2009. Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL

Charles Parkhill. Outdoor Sculpture Garden Exhibition. 2002. Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL

Purely Conceived: The Fundamental Forms of Richard Beckman and Charles Parkhill.  August - November 2000. Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL

Leslie Neumann and Charles Parkhill.  1998. Galleries at Salt Creek, St. Petersburg, FL

Woodworks by Charles Parkhill.  1996.  Pasco Fine Arts Council and Center, Holiday, FL

Charles Parkhill:  Sculpture. 1996.  Tampa Downtown Public Library.

Jack Casey and Charles Parkhill. 1996. Tampa Electric Plaza Gallery.

Charles Parkhill and Roberta Scofield. 1995. The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL

Exhibition of Works by James Bojarzuk and Charles Parkhill. 1992.  Scarfone Gallery, University of Tampa.

Selected Group Exhibitions:
Florida Now. 2026. Florida CraftArt, St. Petersburg, FL

Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration. 2017. Museum of Art, St. Petersburg, FL

Construct. 2017. Gallery AIA, The Center for Architecture and Design. Tampa, FL

100 Years / 100 Artists. 2017. Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL

Round Square. 2017. Florida CraftArt Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

Synesthesia. 2016. Dunedin Fine Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL

Boundary Lines. 2015. Florida CraftArt Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

ARTHOUSE 3. 2014. Lake Wales, FL

Collections: Art of Craft. 2013. Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

Florida Focus Exhibition. 2012. Studio @ 620, St. Petersburg, FL

UPCYCLED. 2011-2012. Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL

The Exotic & the Esoteric: New Works by 17 Florida Woodworkers. 2001. Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

Florida Visual Art Fellowships: 1998-1999. 2000. Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL; Orlando Public Art Terrace Gallery; Galleries at Okaloosa-Walton Community College; Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables; University of Miami

Art Department Faculty and Alumni Exhibition. 1999. University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa
Florida and Southeastern Artists in the Gulf Coast Museum of Art Collection. 1999. Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL

Undercurrent/Overview III. 1999. Tampa Museum of Art.

Imposing Objects: A Sculpture Invitational. 1998. Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL

Undercurrent/Overview II. 1997. Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL

Second Annual National All-Media Competition. 1998. Ridge Art Association, Winter Haven, FL

Invitational Sculpture Exhibition. 1997. Art League of Manatee County, Bradenton, FL

Florida National. 1997. Florida State University Art Museum, Tallahassee, FL

Venice (FL) Biennale 97. 1997. Venice, Florida. First Place - Sculpture.

American Craft Council/Southeast Spotlight 96. Louisville, Kentucky.

All Florida Juried Exhibition. 1996. Boca Museum, Boca Raton, FL

Wheel. (National Juried Show). 1996. Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

14th September Competition. 1995. Alexandria Art Museum, Alexandria, Louisiana

Florida National. 1995. Florida State University Art Museum, Tallahassee, FL
H X L X W: Florida Sculptors. 1994. Melbourne Art Museum, Melbourne, FL

All Florida Juried Exhibition. 1994. Boca Museum, Boca Raton, FL. Top Award.

Florida Visual Art Fellowships. 1994. Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL

Hilton Head Art League Juried Show. 1994. Hilton Head, South Carolina. First Place.

Southeast Juried Exhibition. 1993. Art Museum of the South, Mobile, Alabama

Annual Juried Exhibition. 1993. Orlando Art Museum, Orlando, FL. Top Award.

Florida National. 1993. Florida State University Art Museum, Tallahassee, FL

12th September Competition. 1993. Alexandria Art Museum, Alexandria, Louisiana

National Juried Show. 1992. New Milford, New Jersey

Florida State of the Art. 1992. South Florida Art Center, Miami Beach, FL

Small Impressions. 1992. New Jersey Printmaking Council, Somerville, New Jersey

Craftwork. 1991. Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, FL

Mixed Media Florida. 1990. Arts on the Park Gallery, Lakeland, FL. Best of Show.

Selected Outdoor Exhibitions:

Gasparilla Festival of the Arts. 2002. Tampa, FL. Mayor’s Award.

Art Harvest. 1999. Dunedin, FL. Top Award.

Winter Park Art Festival. 1999. Winter Park, FL. First Place - Sculpture.

Art Harvest. 1998. Dunedin, FL. Top Award.

Ocala Art Festival. 1998. Ocala, FL. Best of Show.

Winter Park Art Festival. 1998. Winter Park, FL. First Place - Sculpture.

Mayfaire-by-the-Lake. 1998. Lakeland, FL. Award of Excellence.

Tarpon Springs Art Festival. 1998. Tarpon Springs, FL. Top 3-D Award.

Space Coast Art Festival. 1997. Cocoa Beach, FL. First Place - Sculpture.

Tarpon Springs Art Festival. 1997. Tarpon Springs, FL. Top 3-D Award.

Ocala Art Festival. 1997. Ocala, FL. Award of Distinction.

Temple Terrace Art Festival. 1996. Temple Terrace, FL. Best of Show.

Melbourne Art Festival. 1996. Melbourne, FL. First Place - Sculpture.

Tarpon Springs Art Festival. 1996. Tarpon Springs, FL. Best of Show.

Spring Arts Festival. 1996. Gainesville, FL. Award of Distinction.

Mainsail Art Festival. 1996. St. Petersburg, FL. Award of Distinction.

Mainsail Art Festival. 1995. St. Petersburg, FL. Best of Show.

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