Charles Hardaker is an artist of International standing. He trained in the West Midlands at Birmingham College of Art and Crafts and the Royal College of Art.

Charles Hardaker is a member of the New English Art Club (1969) and the Royal Society of British Artists

Charles Hardaker contemporary paintings are in many important art collections. These include: the permanent collections of The Tate Art Gallery; the Guildhall of London, the GLC; the Institute of Civil Engineers; The National Library of Wales; and numerous private British art collections and overseas including USA, Canada, Japan and Greece.

Charles Hardaker contemporary paintings typically feature landscapes, still life, portraits and philosophical/ scriptural subjects. More recently Hardaker has been fascinated by the effect of light, shade and colour in a series of internal architectural paintings of his beloved art studio.

Major Charles Hardaker art commissions include paintings of: the BP Oil Terminal Sullom Voe; the Kielder Reservoir for Northumbria Water; murals for the Howard Hotel, London; the building of the Channel Tunnel for Eurotunnel; two cycles of paintings based on Seven Days of Genesis (7 works) and The Gospel of Thomas (11 works) for Townley Hall, Ireland; also numerous portraits. He has also been engaged in painting murals, at a country house Oxfordshire.

Charles Hardaker has had several solo art exhibitions to date in the USA and at British Art galleries and has been the recipient of many art awards. This includes winning the coveted di Laszlo art medal in 2005 at the Royal Society of British Artists. Hardaker has also been a finalist three times in the prestigious Hunting British Art prizes.

In addition to Red Rag British Art Gallery Charles Hardaker has exhibited at other leading British Art Galleries. Each painting at Red Rag is sourced from the Charles Hardaker artist studio and like all Red Rag British art and Contemporary art it can be shipped worldwide.

Red Rag Gallery regularly sources and promotes British art from the Charles HARDAKER artist studio. The Charles HARDAKER art work displayed on this website page represents the very latest to be available at the gallery.

All Charles HARDAKER art displayed on this web page is now for sale. For specific details on title, description, size and pricing click on the image of each painting.

To see the complete Red Rag catalogue of available and past Charles HARDAKER art works click here.

For further information about Charles HARDAKER art work from Red Rag please contact the gallery here or telephone the number below