Born in Hampshire 1964, Charming Baker spent most of his early life travelling around the world following his father, a Commando in the British Army. At the age of 12, he and his family finally settled in Ripon, North Yorkshire. Baker left school at 16 and worked various manual jobs. In 1985, having gone back to college, Baker was accepted onto a course at the prestigious Central Saint Martin’s, where he later returned as a lecturer.

After graduating, Baker worked for many years as a commercial artist, also developing his personal work. Solo shows at the Truman Brewery in 2007 and the Redchurch Street Gallery in 2009 were followed by a show in New York in 2010. In 2011, Baker’s London show at the Mercer Street Studios cemented his place as one of the rising stars in the world of Contemporary Art. In 2012, a sculpture entitled ‘Triumph in the face of absurdity’ was displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum, (the piece, a collaboration for the 2012 Olympics between the artist and Sir Paul Smith). His 2013 LA exhibition entitled 'Lie Down I Think I Love You' cemented his relationship with the infamous PMM Art Projects, and caused a mass of media interest across America. Baker’s work explores well-trodden and intrinsically linked themes; life, love, death, terror, joy, despair… with an underlying reference to the classics and a dark humour. Although primarily a painter with an interest in narrative and an understanding of the tradition of painting, in recent years Baker has produced sculptural pieces in a wide and varied choice of materials, (from the anciently traditional to the not so).

Baker is also known to purposefully damage his delicate painting, including drilling, cutting and occasionally shooting them with a shotgun, intentionally and inadvertently putting to question the preciousness of art, and adding to the emotive charge of the work he produces. Damien Hirst says of Baker’s work; “It’s hard to say exactly what makes a painting great… Its flatness and its depth, its ease and its complexity, a kind of preciousness that’s also kind of throwaway, a risk factor. Who gives a damn? Charming Baker’s paintings are great.” All the prints here are made with Charming Baker in our studio.

Charming Baker also featured in the Jealous x Saatchi Gallery show RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, 2021.

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  • Gloria

    CHARMING BAKER
    Gloria

    POA

    CHARMING BAKER
    Gloria

    POA
  • God's Gift

    CHARMING BAKER
    God's Gift

    CHARMING BAKER
    God's Gift

  • Gone

    CHARMING BAKER
    Gone

    CHARMING BAKER
    Gone

  • It is My Heartfelt Desire to Improve But I Never Do

    CHARMING BAKER
    It is My Heartfelt Desire to Improve But I Never Do

    POA

    CHARMING BAKER
    It is My Heartfelt Desire to Improve But I Never Do

    POA
  • I've Surprised Myself By Coming To Terms With The End Of The World

    CHARMING BAKER
    I've Surprised Myself By Coming To Terms With The End Of The World

    CHARMING BAKER
    I've Surprised Myself By Coming To Terms With The End Of The World

  • Jane Doe

    CHARMING BAKER
    Jane Doe

    CHARMING BAKER
    Jane Doe

  • Killing Me, Softly (Special Edition - Rose Gold)

    CHARMING BAKER
    Killing Me, Softly (Special Edition - Rose Gold)

    CHARMING BAKER
    Killing Me, Softly (Special Edition - Rose Gold)

  • Let's Not Make Life Anymore Difficult Than It Already Is

    CHARMING BAKER
    Let's Not Make Life Anymore Difficult Than It Already Is

    CHARMING BAKER
    Let's Not Make Life Anymore Difficult Than It Already Is

  • Live Everyday Like Your Hair Is On Fire

    CHARMING BAKER
    Live Everyday Like Your Hair Is On Fire

    POA

    CHARMING BAKER
    Live Everyday Like Your Hair Is On Fire

    POA
  • Love Is Never Thinking It Might End Before We Do

    CHARMING BAKER
    Love Is Never Thinking It Might End Before We Do

    CHARMING BAKER
    Love Is Never Thinking It Might End Before We Do

  • Man Falls (Gold Leaf)

    CHARMING BAKER
    Man Falls (Gold Leaf)

    CHARMING BAKER
    Man Falls (Gold Leaf)

  • Nellephant (Wood Edition)

    CHARMING BAKER
    Nellephant (Wood Edition)

    CHARMING BAKER
    Nellephant (Wood Edition)

  • One or Two Cats

    CHARMING BAKER
    One or Two Cats

    CHARMING BAKER
    One or Two Cats

  • Panda Experimental Series 9

    CHARMING BAKER
    Panda Experimental Series 9

    POA

    CHARMING BAKER
    Panda Experimental Series 9

    POA
  • So Who Are The Glorious Dead Anyway?

    CHARMING BAKER
    So Who Are The Glorious Dead Anyway?

    CHARMING BAKER
    So Who Are The Glorious Dead Anyway?

  • Sorry

    CHARMING BAKER
    Sorry

    CHARMING BAKER
    Sorry

  • Sorry - Gold Leaf

    CHARMING BAKER
    Sorry - Gold Leaf

    CHARMING BAKER
    Sorry - Gold Leaf

  • Study for a Portrait of an Unknown Woman

    CHARMING BAKER
    Study for a Portrait of an Unknown Woman

    CHARMING BAKER
    Study for a Portrait of an Unknown Woman

  • Sweet Nothing (Silver and Gold)

    CHARMING BAKER
    Sweet Nothing (Silver and Gold)

    CHARMING BAKER
    Sweet Nothing (Silver and Gold)

  • Sweet Nothing (Silver and Gold) AP

    CHARMING BAKER
    Sweet Nothing (Silver and Gold) AP

    CHARMING BAKER
    Sweet Nothing (Silver and Gold) AP

  • The Enemy Within

    CHARMING BAKER
    The Enemy Within

    CHARMING BAKER
    The Enemy Within

  • The Only Thing I'm Sure Of Is That I'm Sure Of Nothing

    CHARMING BAKER
    The Only Thing I'm Sure Of Is That I'm Sure Of Nothing

    POA

    CHARMING BAKER
    The Only Thing I'm Sure Of Is That I'm Sure Of Nothing

    POA
  • The Wrong Brave Face

    CHARMING BAKER
    The Wrong Brave Face

    CHARMING BAKER
    The Wrong Brave Face

  • Try Not To Always Think The Worst

    CHARMING BAKER
    Try Not To Always Think The Worst

    CHARMING BAKER
    Try Not To Always Think The Worst

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