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Charles Fazzino CHARLES FAZZINO Charles Fazzino, a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, is one of the most popular and highly collected pop artists. During his more-than-thirty years as a pop artist, he has inserted his unique, detailed, vibrant, and three-dimensional artwork into the very fabric of the popular culture. Fazzino’s artworks are exhibited in hundreds of museums and galleries in more than twenty different countries. He has received many private and important commissions and has been selected as the official artist for festivals and events worldwide. Charles is often referred to as a pop culture historian because of his work’s breadth and the way it touches his collectors and captures the best parts of their contemporary lives. His legacy will mark him as part of the next generation of famous pop artists as he follows the paths originally forged by pop art pioneers such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Red Grooms, and Roy Lichtenstein. Fazzino commemorated nine Super Bowls for National Football League and has been an official artist for the GRAMMY Awards, Country Music Awards, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Indianapolis 500, The United States Olympic Team, National Hockey League All-Star Game, Daytime Emmy Awards, and more. SPECIAL EVENTS, COMMISSIONS, AND MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS American Airlines JFK Terminal Installations (2009-2013) Olympic Games (2000-2020) Super Bowls XXXV-LII Daytime Emmy Awards (2006-2011) Major League Baseball All-Star Games (2003-current) President’s Council on Physical Fitness (2008-2010) Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale NHL All-Star Game (2007, 2008) Norman Rockwell Museum GRAMMY Awards (2004) Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum USA Sevens Rugby Tournament (2014) Arlington Museum of Art Winterfest Boat Parade (2006, 2010, 2016) Olympic Museum Lausanne, Switzerland Belmont Stakes (2005-2007) Coral Springs Museum of Art Pori Jazz Festival (2009) The World of Little League Museum Brickyard 400 National Art Museum of Sport National Jefferson Awards (2013) The Holocaust Memorial Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital/Westchester Medical Center Tolerance Center and Museum of Nassau County The City of New Rochelle, NY Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2009) New York Drama Desk Nomination for CMA Awards (2005, 2006) The Fazzino Ride Tourist Attraction (2009) Fort Lauderdale Centennial Celebration (2010) Off the Wall Gallery 5015 Westheimer Road #2208 Houston TX 77056 | 713.871.0940 | offthewallgallery.com CHARLES FAZZINO WORLD-RENOWNED COLLECTORS AND RECIPIENTS OF FAZZINO ARTWORK Paul McCartney Whoopi Goldberg Jim Brown President Bill Clinton Drew Carey Rod Gilbert Justin Tuck George Steinbrenner Reggie Jackson President George Bush Alexandra Kamp Elie Wiesel Michael Jackson Tom Brady Chris Wallace Levar Burton Prince Albert of Monaco Eva Longoria Derek Jeter Micheal Eisner Tony Orlando Mariano Rivera Ellen Degeneres Fred Lynn Keith Urban Petra Nemcova Regis Philbin Gretchen Wilson Jonathan Winters Michael Jordan Rosie O’Donnell Roger Staubach Tony Danza Morgan Freeman Richard Petty Joe Piscopo Donald Trump Katie Couric South Korea Mayor, Park Won-Soo Joe Torre Eli Manning William Shatner President Halonen (Finland) Dick Vitale Victor Espinoza Senator Hillary Clinton David Winfield Angel Cordero, Jr. Marlo Thomas Warren Buffett Peyton Manning Off the Wall Gallery 5015 Westheimer Road #2208 Houston TX 77056 | 713.871.0940 | offthewallgallery.com .
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