Charles ‘Charly’ Jupiter Hamilton: A Retrospective

JUNE 20–SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

“It has sin. Redemption. It has lust. It has love. It has hell. It has heaven in it. And I think that appeals to people.” - Charly Jupiter Hamilton, 2010

The lively, provocative work of beloved Charleston artist Charles Jupiter Hamilton (1948–2021) can be seen throughout our city, in homes and businesses, decorating buildings and pillars. In celebration of Charly’s life and work, the Juliet Art Museum at the Clay Center has organized a retrospective exhibition that will examine his entire artistic career, drawing on private and public collections as well as archival materials.

Charles ‘Charly’ Jupiter Hamilton: A Retrospective is presented with support from the Bernard H. & Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation, Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, Daywood Foundation, Elliot Family Foundation, Fund for the Arts, and Herscher Foundation, Inc. The Clay Center’s performing and visual arts offerings are presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.